Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [noun] [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A combination to compel the plaintiff to pay a debt is apparently unlawful , but where the object is to punish him it is necessary to distinguish between mere vindictive vengeance , which is unlawful , and the purpose of deterring others from similarly offending , which apparently is not . |
| 2 | It sold at a high enough price per pound to cover the cost of carrying it across the Atlantic , and Jamestown enjoyed a tobacco boom , though the increase in exports from 20,000 lb. in 1617 to 350,000 lb. in 1621 was not enough to enable the Company to show a profit , because the ( wholesale , pre-duty ) price fell from four or five shillings a pound to a shilling a pound at the same time . |
| 3 | The husband agreed that the wife should have the maisonette , but appealed against the judge 's award of a lump sum of £1m on the grounds ( 1 ) that the judge was wrong in principle to make an award to enable the wife to buy a hotel ; and ( 2 ) that in any case the amount was excessive . |
| 4 | The £15,000 was advanced in order to enable the Hammonds to complete a purchase from Mr. Steed at a price of £24,500 . |
| 5 | A payment will not qualify under Gift Aid if it is made to enable the charity to purchase a property , or other assets , from the donor or from a ‘ connected person ’ . |
| 6 | This exercise is valuable not only to enable the draftsman to produce a set of conditions which is most to the advantage of his client ( whether his client be buyer or seller ) , but also to enable him to understand the motivation of the other side when he is in negotiation with their advisers . |
| 7 | The matter was referred to Jockey Club headquarters in London to enable the stewards to see a video recording of the Ayr race which had not been available at Carlisle . |
| 8 | to enable the salesperson to obtain a sale immediately ( e.g. a car demonstration drive given to a member of the public ) ; or |
| 9 | The Committee continued to monitor the development of CPD and sought more resources to enable the regions to offer a service to members . |
| 10 | and the Landlord shall forthwith deposit its land certificate in respect of the Site at HM Land Registry and inform the Tenant of the deposit number thereof within three working days of notice of the deposit number being given to the Landlord to enable the Tenant to register a notice of this agreement |
| 11 | The huge lorry is forced to mount the kerb to avoid a collision with the oncoming car . |
| 12 | It should be possible in these cases to instruct the system to send a hold letter or a regret letter to everyone concerned . |
| 13 | We plan to plant the seeds to improve a number of fisheries every year . ’ |
| 14 | THE GOVERNMENT is promising to continue the fight to find a cure for AIDS after the failure of the AZT drug to halt the onset of the disease in trials . |
| 15 | Annette says she wanted to encourage the boys to have a try at something different . |
| 16 | We all want to encourage the winger to have a go for the corner . |
| 17 | In addition , the conference was forced to accept the need to organize a campaign to compel the National government to drop its policy of non-intervention , an action which led to the formation of the Spain Campaign Committee . |
| 18 | ‘ I told you , Murphy , that although I am immensely grateful to you for helping me to repair the shed to make a hen house and for finding me the things I need , these are my hens and I shall look after them . |
| 19 | The reasons for doing so were various , but prominent among them was that quality chess seemed to demand the ability to devise a plan and stick to it when circumstances changed in unpredictable ways . |
| 20 | Rostov hesitated , trying to find the words to frame a non-committal response . |
| 21 | Is it possible to obtain the materials to re-silver a mirror ? |
| 22 | The two central characters played by Hopper and Fonda are Wyatt , nicknamed Captain America , and Billy — Billy the Kid — who embark on a drugs deal , selling cocaine in California , to provide the finance to purchase a pair of magnificent Harley Davidsons for a journey across America and to the Mardi Gras at New Orleans . |
| 23 | Ace thought the Doctor sounded as if he were trying to coax a dog to do a trick . |
| 24 | And then on six two , do you wish to grant a permit to allow a flag day to take place on one or two days during nineteen ninety-one , for the Royal British Legion ? |
| 25 | It requires learners to provide a word to fill a blank in reference to a picture . |
| 26 | It 's very hard to find a vet to fire a horse , they 're liable to get prosecuted by the RSPCA . |
| 27 | This decision was described as exceptional in Alexander v Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd ( 1990 ) , where the High Court reasserted the traditional principle that the courts should refuse to grant an injunction to restrain a breach of contract which would force an employer to provide work for an employee he does not wish to employ . |
| 28 | More than a hundred thousand people are expected to visit the showground to see a variety of colourful , and often bizarre balloons . |
| 29 | As reported earlier in Newsline , there are competitions to choose the child to present a posy to the Queen and the person to design the posy . |
| 30 | The Eretrian alliance arranges for the Council to choose ten men to go to Eretria , and there is a similar provision in a document from the year 367 ( Tod 137 = HD 54 ) : the Council is to choose a herald to make a protest to the Aitolian League ( cp. also Aisch. ii.19 ) . |