Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To summarize : the existing English law classifies as murder those killings where there was an intent to kill or an intent to cause grievous bodily harm . |
| 2 | Whether the quotation be an invitation to treat or an offer is actually immaterial , because the buyer will in response send back his purchase order with his standard conditions of purchase on the back . |
| 3 | a person to whom this order is addressed or an officer or an agent appointed by a power of attorney of such a person or |
| 4 | Section 2 is for assessment and may more frequently be expected where an individual had no previous psychiatric history . |
| 5 | The costs payable by a client to a solicitor in a civil matter will depend upon whether or not the matter is classified as ‘ contentious , ’ that term only applying where an action has begun . |
| 6 | an area in which an individual writes or an area of knowledge which is studied . |
| 7 | Halfway through , I started to worry that an airplane would crash into the preview theatre . |
| 8 | If one takes the position that human right to life is absolute , then one must show a morally relevant difference between human and animal life that justifies denying that an animal 's right to life is absolute , and I believe we have shown that such a difference is not readily found . |
| 9 | Barroso disclosed that an agenda and timetable for talks had been drawn up , but that a ceasefire had not been discussed . |
| 10 | These factors suggest that an increase in turnover in the formal sector will ensure a reflected increase in turnover in the informal sector . |
| 11 | Since perfusion of glutamate into the hippocampus in vivo induces seizures , our results suggest that an increase in endogenous extracellular fluid glutamate may do the same . |
| 12 | They suggest that an individual develops a ‘ self-concept ’ , a picture of him- or herself which has an important influence on his or her actions . |
| 13 | We suggest that an excess of HsdM and HsdS may produce the methylase in vivo and that assembly of the endonuclease may be dependent upon the prior production of this methylase . |
| 14 | We suggest that an authority embarking on a project of this kind needs to give serious consideration to the time-scale for guaranteed funding and the relative merits of schemes which are openly competitive and those based on selection and sponsorship . |
| 15 | I suggest that an attempt may well be made at some future Labour Party conference to dislodge a Labour Prime Minister . |
| 16 | More practically I suggest that an extension of the sovereign-power theory into international law is an unhelpful and dangerous thing to do , at least insofar as the avoidance of war is concerned . |
| 17 | The reports drifting out of Baghdad suggest that an accord of some sort is on the way . |
| 18 | Because HPV-16 DNA is known to activate cellular oncogene and is closely associated with malignant transformation , these findings suggest that an association of HPV-16 DNA with the multistep development of colorectal cancers may exist . |
| 19 | It further adds that an object ‘ normally dedicated to civilian purposes , such as a place of worship , a house or other dwelling or a school ’ shall in case of doubt be presumed to be making no effective contribution to military action . |
| 20 | Thus he proposed that an accountability scheme should : |
| 21 | Coleman , in a letter of 17 February , proposed that an infirmary should be prepared in part of the Woolwich stables , where he could attend once or twice a week . |
| 22 | The paper also proposed that an accounting standard restrict the uses of the share premium account . |
| 23 | If it were not for the uninspiring mug-shots of individual candidates on the bleak official hoardings and the mercifully brief ( maximum one minute ) party political broadcasts on radio and television , one would hardly know that an election was on . |
| 24 | The hon. Gentleman , who follows these matters closely , will know that an outline agreement affecting textiles is on the table which , I hope , given the completion of the whole GATT round , will come into force . |
| 25 | I am writing to let you know that an appeal has been made to the Secretary of State in respect of the above site . |
| 26 | These take place in the real world and those involved do not know that an experiment is being conducted . |
| 27 | It must be stressed that an exercise , such as the one mentioned is fundamental to the effective use of nursing manpower for it provides the foundation for subsequent decisions which may be less effective if handicapped from the outset . |
| 28 | Some clauses therefore provide that an appointment may be made by a duly authorised deputy , or a person acting on behalf of the President . |
| 29 | If we add to these the possibility that juries sometimes acquit notwithstanding convincing evidence of guilt , we have to accept that an acquittal does not indicate that the police were wrong to conclude that the accused was guilty . |
| 30 | It was illogical to accept that an accord and satisfaction fell within s 286(5) but fell outside s 287(1) , which referred to where a company releases or writes off the whole or part of the debt . |