Example sentences of "and [vb -s] [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In our discussion in Chapter 1 about economy , efficiency and effectiveness , the technical problem was how we can meaningfully compare inputs and outputs to produce a measure of efficiency when outputs are not automatically valued by the market price . |
| 2 | Head comes in , has already thought of this , and agrees to organize a collection from staff for fruit or whatever . |
| 3 | at the time of entering into the Contract with the Carrier the Trader declares to the Carrier a special interest in delivery in the case of loss or damage or of an agreed time limit being exceeded and agrees to pay a surcharge calculated on the amount of that interest , and |
| 4 | Rainbow disconnects her hand from Anya 's , rises , and goes to lean an elbow on the mantelpiece . |
| 5 | Craig 's father Robert says his son is still suffering from nightmares , and has to see a psychiatrist weekly for counselling . |
| 6 | Merrill could have sold the whole issue several times over in the US , but Waste Management International intends to acquire British companies , funded by future share issues , and needs to create a shareholder base in Britain to facilitate this . |
| 7 | Kahn says UI can no longer be a ‘ beacon ’ and needs to get a lot more aggressive . |
| 8 | We take causal circumstances and causes to have a nature lacked by effects . |
| 9 | Later these will be replaced by annual bedding plants and wildflowers to make a tapestry of colour throughout the summer until the Floriade closes in the autumn . |
| 10 | The investor who has a few privatisation shares and wants to extend a portfolio without paying for advice does have a cheap alternative to discretionary portfolio management . |
| 11 | He should repeat his assurance that , while Labour is opposed to the privatisation of water and electricity and wants to see a return to public control , it is not the party 's intention to clobber those who buy shares . |
| 12 | He envisages the ambience of the place as ‘ discernibly British ’ and wants to see an element of ‘ commercial ’ use : private art galleries , bookshops and design studios would fit in very well , and there could be restaurants off the splendid riverside terrace , which would make a fine sculpture park . |
| 13 | He intends to raise the top rate of tax from 31% to 36% and wants to apply a 10% millionaires ' surtax , leading to a top rate of approximately 40% . |
| 14 | Miss Sullivan said : ‘ The typical person coming to us is a divorced man in his 30s or 40s who has remarried , often to a woman in her 20s , and wants to start a family . |
| 15 | But she currently has a steady good income with a reputable model agency and wants to buy a flat as a first time buyer . |
| 16 | Taj has 36 hotels in India already and plans to open a budget chain of properties across the country by 1992 . |
| 17 | A training class for teachers started in 1939 but further developments were curtailed by the war , and plans to open a Medau Training College in England had to be abandoned . |
| 18 | Ten month old start up ( UX No 433 ) , OpenVision Inc , Pleasanton , California , is spreading its wings already and plans to open a UK office in September to market OpenV*OPSS , its Unix-based security systems management software . |
| 19 | Acer Inc , Taipei , Taiwan says it is considering the possibility of cooperation with Nintendo Co Ltd in the electronic games industry and plans to submit a proposal to the Japanese company soon ; Acer denied a report that it would make electronic games on behalf of Nintendo . |
| 20 | But one of his congregation is made of more aggressive stuff and refuses to live a life of compromise ; in the end he turns his rage destructively against the poor people around him — with tragic results . |
| 21 | Yet again , the Almeida gives its designer — in this case , Anthony Ward — the chance to create a dazzling set , three classic reliefs of caped , naked horsemen and a dropped ceiling that splits and lowers to display a map of nameless walled city . |
| 22 | The Group will co-ordinate efforts with established consortia pursuing related projects and aims to hold an interoperability demonstration in the autumn ; the group is operating out of Bell Atlantic 's Frazer , Pennsylvania base . |
| 23 | Tele2 AB , the new Stockholm-based telecommunications company 60% owned by Kinnevik AB and 40% by Cable & Wireless Plc , yesterday began operations in Sweden : Tele2 offers its customers domestic and international links , and aims to win a 10% share of the Swedish market , which is at present monopolised by state-owned Televerket , by 1995 . |
| 24 | The lactic acid of yogurt ( due to its fermentation ) is similar to that of the skin acid mantle , and appears to exert a balancing action on the secretion of skin fluids . |
| 25 | At its highest point , a turn to the right up a pathless incline leads to the subsidiary height of pike which has two cairns ; from here the route , still pathless , heads due south , passing the three Whernside Tarns and rises to join a wall coming up from the left , this being kept alongside to the summit . |
| 26 | The privately owned company , Ovation Inc , plans to begin advertiser supported programming nationwide in late 1994 and hopes to reach an audience of tens of millions within the most affluent sector of the U.S. population . |
| 27 | She is currently re-taking her mathics mathematics O level and hopes to obtain a grade C. She is diligent in all her studies with a determination to do as well as possible , while her powers of expression are adequate , she has a fine sense of initiative and can organise her material persuasively . |
| 28 | He has five grandsons and hopes to buy a garden hut with cheques he received as a leaving present from work mates and friends . |
| 29 | Following an exhibition of one Black Painting by Ad Reinhardt in the context of his theoretical writings , he is working with Allan Kaprow , celebrated for his Happenings ( 15 March-30 April ) , and hopes to show an installation of white-band Chevrolet tyres originally created by Kaprow in 1961 . |
| 30 | Richardson , Texas-based Micrografx Inc warns that it has uncovered corporate funds mismanagement in its Japanese subsidiary Micrografx , KK which may result in a loss of $500,000 , and it will likely take a provision for the non-recurring loss in the fourth quarter ; the company further realigned its worldwide operations to respond to changes in software purchasing trends and the costs of marketing products and services and expects to report a loss for the fiscal . |