Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ One day I shall compose a Møn symphony ! ’
2 Among other things I hit on the idea of writing down a very simple minuet , in order to see whether she could not compose a variation on it .
3 Does TNC compose a solution too prematurely ?
4 Langley spared neither blood nor fortune — he would beggar a nobleman for taking a fawn or a hare wandering on the road .
5 The college might also install a CD Rom system to enable information , including encyclopaedias and atlases , to be stored on a compact disc .
6 Can you install a shower if one is not already there ?
7 This case arose from a contract under which the pursuers , an engineering company , were to supply and install a conveyor belt system at the premises of the defenders , a brickmaking company .
8 The Proposal goes on to require that a public company with 1,000 or more employees ( including employees of subsidiaries ) within the Community must install a system of employee participation .
9 So far , the costs of having a solar heating system installed have outweighed the likely savings in fuel bills , but if you can install a system yourself , you should save money .
10 Farmer M Tinkler is to receive £8,350 in compensation so Cleveland County Council can install a gas control system near Whitton , Stockton .
11 The group 's philosophy is that computers should increase , rather than decrease , workers ' participation in industry , For example , large cooperatives could install a computer in canteens , on which workers could experiment with different ways of management , or discover various implications of increasing wages , for example .
12 I 'll install a couple who will keep an eye on her and take care of the grounds . ’
13 Terrorists , blackmailers , burglars , business rivals and the nosey-parkers next door can legally buy and install a phone scanner .
14 So what they did , they said can we install a water meter , the water company said yes .
15 I will install a filter system and UV using a 1200gph pump .
16 A solid door that has good , secure locks ( preferably two — a Yale lock and a deadlock ) and in which you can install a viewer , which will enable you to verify the identity of callers before opening up , is an important feature .
17 ‘ He could install a security system . ’
18 The OLF announced on May 29 that it would seek a referendum on the future of the Oromo people of southern Ethiopia .
19 We would not necessarily seek a contribution from the previous insurers where the remedial work required to rectify the damage occurring whilst we are on cover has swamped any pre-existing damage .
20 ‘ At one stage when he was at United I was asked to go and help him seek a settlement after a specialist 's report said his knees would n't last another 12 months ! ’
21 If the talks fail , Lotus may seek a licensing deal with Apple Computer Inc 's Claris unit , or another database maker , the Journal was told .
22 The prosecution did not seek a re-hearing of the case against him .
23 Nevertheless , he has come here , so he must seek a favours
24 Where a chief police officer believed that a march would cause serious disorder which would not be amenable to control he could seek a ban through the local authority to the Home Secretary .
25 Indeed for those insiders living in Cheater 's metaphorical front room — such as in the police — the need to obscure and seek a degree of anonymity from the analytic gaze can be described as a major principle in the preservation of power , ranking highly in the structures of significance .
26 A local Labour party will seek a candidate by inviting nominations .
27 Britain would either be overwhelmed as France had been or would seek a compromise with Hitler .
28 If unc then unc These two expressions are equal for all x ; subtraction yields unc Let us seek a vector x such that unc Now from ( 31 ) ,
29 But the Clinton proposals were reported to be causing concern to Saudi Arabia , the world 's largest oil exporter , which may seek a dialogue with Western nations on issues of petroleum supply and taxation .
30 If he discovered a new rule he would immediately seek a way of breaking it , and I had assumed that he would have some sympathy with those who flouted the laws against drugs , yet there was no denying the genuine anger in his voice when he talked of cocaine .
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