“The real estate mogul now wants to construct a new tower in the heart of the city.”

“Rian Johnson would construct a fantastical universe where trigger-happy flyboys would be put in their place.”

“He may construe your constant badgering as a hostile act.”

“I have again attempted to construe the statute in a purposive manner and with my understanding of the intent of the Act in mind.”

“To this end, a theory construes those phenomena as manifestations of entities and processes that lie behind or beneath them, as it were.”

“Moreover, the rule is highly manipulable, depending, among other things, on how broadly or narrowly a court construes the field in question.”

“Although it is true that Southwell does not use muses as a device very often, she construes Neoplatonism too narrowly.”

“Only the buildings that were constructed of more substantial materials survived the earthquake.”

“The body is constructed of welded steel panels, with the bonnet, doors and boot lid in aluminium on steel frames.”

“New towns were constructed to accommodate overspill from established cities.”

“The average for the past three years was 67, and this was construed as an indication that the fox menace was now reasonably under control.”

“This should not be construed as a lack of interest in this offer of funding.”

“Any old comment I make is immediately construed to be racist by some people.”

“They have resisted acculturation by constructing social fences around their community.”

“Now on the other side of the fence, McCusker has been learning the intricacies of constructing a gridiron machine in quick-fire time.”

“They are constructing around existing old-growth trees and heritage plants.”

“That was said in a low, level voice and I suddenly realised how she might be construing this.”

“In reading the objectives, instructions and guidance the court is not construing a statute, or even subordinate legislation.”

“The other way of construing things, of course, is that it is a perfect get-out clause.”