Example sentences of "[vb base] a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government 's aim is evidently to shift the taxation of motorists on to petrol ; this will link the tax more closely to vehicle use , and so provide a greater incentive to economise on fuel . |
| 2 | Would not such a visit provide a glorious opportunity to point out that the assisted places scheme — among other major educational advances — would be abolished under a Labour Government , thereby denying many bright children in the Duchy the opportunity of a first-rate education ? |
| 3 | Anglian Water Open Days provide a rare opportunity to find out what is really involved in treating and supplying safe , clean water and in cleaning waste water for its return to the environment . |
| 4 | Both provide a real opportunity to start breaking down barriers . |
| 5 | But , however successful they are financially , they provide a splendid opportunity to give your work exposure and publicity and to take stock of your progress and development , as well as often providing various contacts and leads to follow up . |
| 6 | But she has no intention of changing course now as she believes that , run as separate entities , the shops remain manageable and provide a strong incentive to succeed for the franchisees . |
| 7 | While Yoruba and Ibo patterns of status mobility based on achieved wealth provide a strong incentive to establish a business enterprise as a means of obtaining high social status , once established there are no antecedent roles conferring respect for efficient managerial performance . |
| 8 | provide a useful training-ground to prepare us |
| 9 | Office Systems ( also previously known as office automation or office information systems ) provide a good vehicle to explore the major questions . |
| 10 | Threats in the external environment also provide a compelling reason to expand beyond the home market . |
| 11 | After that you need to type it either on to a computer or a typewriter and provide a free translation to go with it . |
| 12 | The consultant psychiatrist and a team of community nurses from the health service are actively involved in supporting and visiting the scheme , and the home is registered and inspected by the local authority who also provide a social worker to provide links with other local services . |
| 13 | You propose a new wheeze to help farmers ; I cite a specific nonsense that will result . |
| 14 | To return to the question of how longitude-confined VGP paths can arise from complex behaviour of the dynamo , we propose a simple way to link VGP movements with flux change at the core surface , thereby connecting palaeomagnetic data with intuition gained from secular variation ( SV ) studies . |
| 15 | Feigning fatigue , we urge a baffled party to evacuate before the witching hour . |
| 16 | ‘ All the independent analysts are now backing their words with money that they expect a gentle recovery to take root next year . ’ |
| 17 | ( a ) because the rights of preference shareholders are subordinated to those of loan stock holders , preference shareholders normally expect a higher yield to reflect the difference in risk . |
| 18 | Those ultimate motivations will be the subject of the next section , but here we are interested in exactly what it is that we expect a pragmatic theory to do . |
| 19 | If you want a decent tree to grow |
| 20 | He added : ‘ We still want to stay in Britain , but we want a decent place to live in . ’ |
| 21 | I want a bigger range to choose from and hopefully this role will help me . |
| 22 | ‘ So , for instance , you may install Windows in the office , and if you want a compatible spreadsheet to use at home , you can install the DOS version there , provided that only one is used at a time . ’ |
| 23 | I want a thousand pounds to come through the door now . |
| 24 | Housing experts say it 's an increasing problem and they want a new law to protect tenants . |
| 25 | But I want a Labour Britain to play its full part in bringing about a nuclear-free world , ’ Mr Kaufman said . |
| 26 | I want a little thing to crack into . |
| 27 | We went to Washington to talk to the IRS and said , ‘ Look , honest donors want a reputable place to get appraisals and we think dealers are best qualified to provide it ’ . |
| 28 | Of course — and especially when you only want a single rose to fill a gap — it is all very easy to succumb to the highly coloured and neatly packaged entreaties to impulse buying , conspicuously displayed in supermarkets , DIY garden centres , and even the local street market . |
| 29 | It depends on whether you want a natural pond to encourage newts , frogs and toads . |
| 30 | Premier Savings is not the type of savings account for you to dip into every time you want a few pounds to spend . |