Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Please note that it is not intended to issue an agenda or further papers for the presentation . ) |
| 2 | He developed an allergy to a powerful , broad-spectrum antibiotic he had been given to treat an attack of bronchitis . |
| 3 | Branson had arranged to see an advertising agency about Oldfield producing music for a commercial for Dulux paint . |
| 4 | As a result the models for the mechanism of LTP had to be revised to include an effect mediated through the phosphorylation of specific pre- and postsynaptic membrane proteins . |
| 5 | Its functional modernity struck a discordant note in a room which was otherwise cluttered with eighteenth-century furniture ; two chairs with embroidered seats , a Pembroke table , a bureau , each a fine example of its period , were strategically placed to provide an island of support if she needed to make her painful progress to the door , so that the room looked rather like an antique shop with its treasures ineptly displayed . |
| 6 | They are intended to provide an opportunity for pupils of all abilities to show what they can do in realistic activities that themselves contribute to learning . |
| 7 | Because the Company was intended to provide an opportunity for all English merchants interested in the Indian trade to take part , it did not treat shareholdings as permanent commitments . |
| 8 | The conference director , John T Masterson , says that the conference is intended to provide an opportunity for professionals and students to exchange communication ideas . |
| 9 | Furthermore the deputy heads were expected to discuss their work with the head teacher , and a visit by two members of the LEA 's advisory service was intended to provide an opportunity for the head to ‘ account ’ to his peers . |
| 10 | As its title indicates , this book is intended to provide an introduction to the main topics currently discussed under the rather unclear heading of ‘ epistemology ’ or theory of knowledge . |
| 11 | The agreement , by which Merck will pay the Institute $1 million , is intended to provide an incentive for the conservation of Costa Rica 's remaining forest lands , by allowing them to serve as a sustainable productive resource of materials other than timber . |
| 12 | The theory of sexual selection was intended to provide an explanation only of secondary sexual characteristics . |
| 13 | As previously mentioned , if the buyer indicates that he does not intend to make an offer for the company he will not be permitted to post an offer document for 12 months unless a third party announces an offer during that period . |
| 14 | Is to be distinguished from the implementation , in which electronic circuits are designed to realize an architecture . |
| 15 | It is part of a Royal Ballet project called A Chance to Dance , designed to stimulate an interest in ballet , principally but not exclusively among black children , in deprived areas . |
| 16 | The course is designed to stimulate an interest in History through a study of the recent past in a variety of contexts . |
| 17 | Initially , then , on being approached to promote an order , it is the task of the agent to confirm that the order is in fact viable , that is to say , that the objects of the order can not be achieved without an order confirmed by parliament — that it can not be done by other means . |
| 18 | The other COSE firms were approached to support an effort that became bigger than Hewlett and IBM could handle alone . |
| 19 | The other COSE companies — principally Sun Microsystems Inc with Unix System Laboratories Inc and Santa Cruz Operation Inc — were approached to support an effort that became bigger than Hewlett and IBM could handle alone . |
| 20 | The other COSE firms were approached to support an effort that became bigger than HP and IBM could handle alone . |
| 21 | She 's now expected to lodge an appeal . |
| 22 | A brief filed with the Texas Supreme Court said : ‘ For the purposes of paragraph ( 3 ) , an organisation described in paragraph ( 2 ) shall be deemed to include an organisation described in section 501(c) ( 4 ) , ( 5 ) , or ( 6 ) which would be described in paragraph ( 2 ) if it were an organisation described in section 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) . |
| 23 | 3.11 Any covenant by the Tenant not to do an act or thing shall be deemed to include an obligation [ to use reasonable endeavours ] not to permit or suffer such act or thing to be done by another person [ where the Tenant is aware that such act or thing is being done ] |
| 24 | For this reason failure to respond is rare and late responses are deemed to include an application for an extension of time , which is invariably allowed . |
| 25 | The package of proposals was published on Feb. 29 , in the form of a report by an all-party parliamentary committee of 10 senators and 20 members of the House of Commons , and was designed to provide an agenda for forthcoming negotiations between the federal government and the provinces . |
| 26 | Community care support , therefore , may well be a starting-point in a process designed to provide an individual with , ultimately , true independence and a generally fuller life . |
| 27 | It is designed to provide an avenue by which teacher researchers can discuss , both formally and informally , areas of research interest . |
| 28 | The course has been designed to provide an insight into mutual support and team-building and is attended by both junior and senior levels of the company . |
| 29 | The third elicitation strategy employed by the Goldman-Fristoe test is designed to provide an indication of the child 's optimal performance when given both visual and oral support . |
| 30 | This work was claimed to provide an analysis that could produce a phonologically distinct representation for all English short vowels , long vowels and diphthongs . |