Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A more definitive operation involves building a ‘ bypass ’ around the blockage using bits of surplus blood vessel from other parts of the body . |
| 2 | This project involves building a new econometric macro-model of the UK economy that will incorporate this new theory if it proves consistent with UK evidence . |
| 3 | The $5.5 billion project involves building a cascade of dams on the Narmada River with the aim of providing drinking water , irrigation and hydro-electric power . |
| 4 | The scheme , whose cost is to be shared by Thames Water and the National Rivers Authority , involves building a 10-mile underground pipe to pump water from chalk pits at Northfleet to the river 's middle reaches when necessary . |
| 5 | The plan involves building an enormous tapering chimney , up to 3,000 feet high and 1,000 feet across the base . |
| 6 | The CSO perspective is one that involves producing a market scenario to compare with the observed mixed economy that exists . |
| 7 | Basque pelota looks like being this year 's corker as it involves catching a tennis ball in a fruit bowl and throwing it at a wall ( below left ) . |
| 8 | This research project first involves contacting a representative sample of 12,000 British manufacturing companies . |
| 9 | Discerning involves drawing a conclusion as to the identity of an object based on careful scrutiny . |
| 10 | Planning involves simulating a difficult or irreversible search . |
| 11 | This may involve special categories of trader , such as the market maker , who is under an obligation ( by the exchange rules ) to quote a price in a given contract whenever asked ; the designated broker , who agrees to promote a particular contract without giving a binding commitment to deal ; and the " local " , who trades his personal account on the exchange floor . |
| 12 | Thriving under the feet of elephants Quentin Cowdry goes to see a giant-slaying small firm which is |
| 13 | Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes on the Lamont affair WHEN he goes to see a Shakespeare play he wants to know what happens at the end . |
| 14 | They will of course charge for doing the job , but if you appoint somebody else as an executor and that person goes to see a solicitor the solicitor will also be charging for the job . |
| 15 | If your job involves using a till , you will be given training in how to operate it . |
| 16 | This involves using a filtration process which basically makes the solid content of the milk much higher allowing it to set better , making it smooth , thick and above all , consistent . |
| 17 | Play-pens are now having to be made to a new British Standard , which involves using a simulated ‘ bite ’ test . |
| 18 | Treatment involves using a very messy ointment which marks the sheets . |
| 19 | Thus if the coursework involves using an EP system called X , then X source files should be in a form that other tools can read . |
| 20 | Predicating a theme involves using an it-structure ( also called a cleft structure ) to place an element near the beginning of the clause , as in It was the book that received a great deal of publicity in China , it was a great deal of publicity that the book received in China , or It was in China that the book received a great deal of publicity . |
| 21 | One technique involves helping a person to break down a problem into more manageable subproblems and consider the merits of various possible solutions to each part . |
| 22 | Smart drives using a peer to peer 8 bit interface bus supporting up to 8 devices … |
| 23 | With the ardour of his age Dick agrees to carry a vital message across the frontier into Flavonia : delighting in unexpected action , he is afraid only of being late and failing in his mission and it is the free resourcefulness of a boy that ensures that in spite of accidents the message does get through . |
| 24 | One involves generating a short-lived species in the gas phase , by photolysis , thermolysis , chemical reaction , discharge , etc . |
| 25 | This involves generating a DC for the package , assessing the DC , activating the DC , updating the package to reference the selected approved version of the changed module , and then getting the package approved . |
| 26 | So La Laura now thinks got a sore stomach because she 's hungry . |
| 27 | The process of extracting the gold is a still more emotive issue , since the preferred method involves sprinkling a solution of cyanide ( which bonds with metals ) on to the ground-up ore . |
| 28 | This involves gaining an idea of villagers ' senses of their past and future fates , their senses of history , and their identities with others sharing or differences from those not sharing their fates . |
| 29 | These new , relatively small , selective colleges are to be set up by private sponsors , with government grants to provide a free education with a technological emphasis for 11–16-year-olds . |
| 30 | This meeting agrees to provide a reasonable level of financial and logistical and other support to those students who wish to pursue legal action against the CLE , who are not eligible for legal aid . |