Example sentences of "a builder " in BNC.
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| 1 | My parish priest had always dreamed of building outstation churches and , with the luxury of two curates , here was his chance to convert one into a builders ' labourer ! |
| 2 | Take very careful measurements before buying your replacement through a builders ' merchant or fireplace specialist . |
| 3 | One the way , however , I cam across a builders ' merchant which had a sign up , saying ‘ Reclaimed materials sold ’ . |
| 4 | He was educated at the local church school then , at the age of twelve , went to work for a builders ' business in Lancaster . |
| 5 | On the other side of the road at the front of the house a builders ' skip was full to the brim . |
| 6 | It had become a real Waterloo : Alexandre collapsed into a Builders Arms ! |
| 7 | JOHN Trussler , the president of the Chartered Institute of Building renewed his call to the Chancellor for a Builders ' Budget while in Darlington yesterday . |
| 8 | I have asked a couple of guys at the college you know and one fellow said the tray , oh he said , you can buy this tray from a builders , oh he said you can make a , a cover and I said oh god , make it the same colour as the mat and the er |
| 9 | A builder friend of mine once talked to me about mistakes made by builders . |
| 10 | These people will help you prepare plans , obtain building regulation approval , planning permission if needed find and supervise a builder . |
| 11 | If a builder has already worked with you to obtain the above , he will also give you an estimate for the work . |
| 12 | If not you will need to choose a builder an agent , architect or surveyor will help you with this , to give you an estimate . |
| 13 | Choose a builder carefully — your Environmental Health Department may have a list to help you . |
| 14 | A builder will need to give an estimate for the building work . |
| 15 | Use a builder 's square to check that corners are true right-angles |
| 16 | IF you are contemplating home improvements , it is worth using a builder covered by the Building Employers Confederation 's guarantee scheme for small works . |
| 17 | For Corporal Gary Elmer , whose day job is as a builder , this is a big change : during the week he puts them up , and at weekends he knocks them down ! |
| 18 | The building owner may either employ a builder to carry out the work or opening up and eradication , or he may call in one of the numerous specialist firms to deal with the attack . |
| 19 | If a builder is entrusted with the work , it must be ensured through a full briefing and careful supervision that only conscientious , knowledgeable and skilled tradesmen are employed who are able to give rational advice on the proper nature and extent of the remedial treatment if the initial assessment of the degree of damage proves to be inaccurate . |
| 20 | The six participants also took a risk in buying the building without planning permission , but some months later they obtained consent for change of use from school premises to residential/studio units and the architect was able to instruct a builder to commence Stage 1 — the conversion of the building into six basic , serviced ‘ shells ’ . |
| 21 | The contract for construction of a residential development wholly or partly funded by the Housing Corporation may be awarded to a builder only if he submits the most favourable tender in competition . |
| 22 | A builder ! |
| 23 | She would need at least one room that was n't like a builder 's yard , ’ Sam says . |
| 24 | Recent research suggests that buyers are unashamedly mercenary in screwing the most out of a builder . |
| 25 | And the Sainsburys , Tescos and Safeways of the world are the people with the financial clout and organisational know-how to spend the £15million or so which it takes to buy the land , negotiate the planning hurdles , employ a builder and stock the shelves to open a new superstore on a good site . |
| 26 | Unless you have a fair experience of building handicrafts and a lot of time on your hands , you will probably need to hire a builder , and you should take as much care over this as possible since the quality of building work varies very substantially indeed , and two different firms of builders , next to each other in the ‘ Yellow Pages ’ may reflect totally different standards and attitudes . |
| 27 | If the company you have hired can not obtain materials from a builder 's merchant without any advance payment there is something wrong . |
| 28 | Remember that if you hire a builder with a large stetson hat and a six shooter you might very easily reach a situation where , ‘ The house ai n't big enough for both of you . ’ |
| 29 | He employed a builder from his home town who was well used to the sophisticated style in which the many rich cloth merchants were building their houses . |
| 30 | Then , using spirit-level and pegs as a builder lays a concrete floor , level it to the flatness of a billiard table . |