Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] [verb] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | 3. develop or cover an idea , argument , controversy or point of view . |
| 2 | The act makes it unlawful for an employer to ‘ limit , segregate or classify an employee in any way that would deprive that employee of job opportunities or adversely affect employment status because of their age . ’ |
| 3 | For over forty years it was illegal in Indonesia to kill , capture or keep an orang-utan in captivity . |
| 4 | When you offer a piece of information , you do n't commit yourself in quite the same way that you do when you propose or suggest an idea . |
| 5 | The prosecution say that following an armed robbery at a building society near Gloucester in 1988 White had been due to give evidence against Gardiner and implicating him in the crime . |
| 6 | There is a vast fund of evidence to indicate that it is just not the case that the experience that observers undergo when viewing an object is determined solely by the information , in the form of light rays , entering the observer 's eyes , nor is it determined solely by the images on the retinas of an observer . |
| 7 | NEC Corp has announced a full-colour analogue 13″ thin-film transistor liquid crystal diode display that uses an analogue red , green and blue interface to achieve natural colour . |
| 8 | Many ground-nesting birds employ a distraction display that draws an approaching predator away from the nest-site where vulnerable eggs or chicks are situated . |
| 9 | Giving , or offering or agreeing to give to persons in their capacity as investors or potential investors advice on the merits of their purchasing , selling , subscribing for or underwriting an investment , or exercising any right conferred by an investment to acquire , dispose of , underwrite or convert an investment . |
| 10 | ‘ … any advertisement inviting persons to enter or offer to enter into an investment agreement or to exercise any rights conferred by an investment to acquire , dispose of , underwrite or convert an investment or containing information calculated to lead directly or indirectly to persons doing so ’ . |
| 11 | This investment overview does not constitute an offer or invitation to persons to subscribe for or purchase any shares or other securities in any company or for persons to enter or offer into an investment agreement or to exercise any rights conferred by a investment to acquire , dispose of , underwrite or convert an investment . |
| 12 | This company does not constitute an offer or invitation to persons to subscribe for or purchase any shares or other securities in any company or for persons to enter or offer to enter into an investment agreement or to exercise any rights conferred by an investment to acquire , dispose of , underwrite or convert an investment . |
| 13 | " Investment advertisement " is widely defined in s57(2) to mean any advertisement inviting persons to enter or offer to enter into an investment agreement or to exercise any rights conferred by an investment to acquire , dispose of , underwrite or convert an investment or containing information calculated to lead directly or indirectly to persons doing so . |
| 14 | Exchange tactics A request that includes an explicit or implicit promise to reward the person for the information or action . |
| 15 | What 's more they stop and form an attractive carpet of feed well in range . |
| 16 | What did Ancient Roman men hold when swearing an oath ? |
| 17 | ( c ) Variation and discharge of orders An application to extend , vary or discharge an existing order must be made to the court which made the original order . |
| 18 | The court may give directions or vary or revoke an existing direction at any stage in the proceedings provided that the parties are given notice and an opportunity to attend and be heard or to make written representations . |
| 19 | Cells in bottle-wrack will be more genetically uniform within plants t–an cells in splurge-weed ( give or take an occasional reverse-mutation ) . |
| 20 | Twenty minutes later , give or take an hour , four long-haired , flower-shirted men dribble on stage . |
| 21 | In return we offer an attractive benefits package that includes an excellent pension scheme , free life insurance , 28 days annual leave , and an interest free season ticket loan . |
| 22 | to man , manage and maintain an effective UK ability to contribute to and influence international and European standards making |
| 23 | But as you graph your annual giving year by year , remember that to give an accurate impression you will need to correct for inflation . |
| 24 | We design and perform an experiment , or make observations , according to a preformed set of ideas or concepts in our mind . |
| 25 | Furthermore , while it may well be correct to say that the implied licence doctrine ( so long as it survived ) itself involved the " adaptation " of the literal application of the statutory provisions " to meet one special type of case " , I do not think it correct that the [ old ] decisions … authorise or justify an application of the statutory provisions otherwise than in accordance with their ordinary and natural meaning … |
| 26 | Note that purchasing an asset for less than its face value is known as ‘ discounting ’ . |
| 27 | I find that using an electric shaver makes your face sore cause you 're rubbing your face all the time . |
| 28 | Pupils compare and contrast an illuminated manuscript and an early printed page and list the advantages and disadvantages of each . |
| 29 | The sales staff show these new releases to retailers who decide whether to place an order . |
| 30 | To make sure you are not over the line at the start , try and get an accurate transit — do not use a moving ship on the horizon ! |