Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [noun sg] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the talks fail , Lotus may seek a licensing deal with Apple Computer Inc 's Claris unit , or another database maker , the Journal was told . |
| 2 | It is likely in this kind of case that Regional Railways might seek a partnership operation with a local council or one of the passenger transport executives to establish a light rail line . |
| 3 | Parents , relatives and foster parents may seek a residence order under s8 in order to secure a child 's release from care . |
| 4 | It will often seek a comfort letter to that effect from the offeror 's financial adviser . |
| 5 | ‘ She 'll tie a clove hitch in your willy if you 're not careful , ’ said Dommie . |
| 6 | ‘ Maybe he does n't know a squeeze play from a loud foul , but once he senses he 's being got at he can be a vicious SOB . ’ |
| 7 | Okay erm do you know a nursery rhyme about Jack and Jill ? |
| 8 | ‘ Phena would n't know a soup ladle from a hoe ! |
| 9 | You 'd need a maths degree from Oxford University to work out United 's chances of staying up . |
| 10 | ‘ We 'll need a sketch layout of the house ; floor plan . ’ |
| 11 | Do n't forget that if you have such a card fitted , you do n't need a software cache like SmartDrive . |
| 12 | It will need a heading allowance of only 1.5cm ( ½in ) . |
| 13 | You do n't need a work permit for any of the member states , but the ability to speak the language fairly well is usually demanded : |
| 14 | Larger holes would need a backing coat of Carlite Metal Lathing plaster , followed by Carlite Finish plaster . |
| 15 | You will also need a kilo bag of white sugar . |
| 16 | If he has a tiring morning session , for instance , he may need a rest period in his chair or in bed after lunch . |
| 17 | A further gain is that we do not need a sampling frame for the 10 000 cattle but only for each of the 10 herds ; such a frame could be constructed on the investigator 's arrival at a farm . |
| 18 | We did n't really need a Christmas present after that but the encore , the intermezzo from Delius 's Fennimore and Gerda , was very welcome all the same . |
| 19 | Intense competition made the Double impossible , he said , and to achieve it a club would need a League lead of at least eight points by the semi-final . |
| 20 | You do n't need a team talk for this game . |
| 21 | I think you 'll need a coat hanger for that , oh , any down here . |
| 22 | Depending on the style of your conservatory you may need a fixing kit for plastic base panels , £23.50 from Burco Maxol . |
| 23 | ‘ But Britain will need a world leader of fantastic proportions . |
| 24 | There seem to be so many additives available for marine tanks that you would need a store room in which to keep them all . |
| 25 | You may also need a cross-head screwdriver for some fittings : choose a Phillips type which will fit all crosshead screws . |
| 26 | So you 'd need a junction box to erm connect the |
| 27 | If these are present you will need a blood test from your doctor and should not start a special diet without checking with him or her first . |
| 28 | ‘ What did we need a television set for ? ’ demands Howard wonderingly . |
| 29 | In his new post , he will initiate a graduate course on petroleum policy and economics to complement the Centre 's legal courses , and also set up a new MBA ( oil and gas ) programme , the first of its kind in Scotland . |
| 30 | The exercise had its practical value , but he recognized that , in some obscure way , it fulfilled a psychological need , just as in boyhood he would explore a country church by first walking slowly round it before , with a frisson of awe and excitement , pushing open the door and beginning his planned progress of discovery to the central mystery . |