Example sentences of "[pers pn] had [art] opportunity " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had no opportunity to learn , and none of Fulgor Sagramoso 's excruciators teased me by telling . |
| 2 | Our arrival was just in time to take off again , so that I had no opportunity for a rest , a meal or anything else . |
| 3 | I had to keep on signing bits of paper which were meant to list my property , but I had no opportunity to read anything . |
| 4 | ‘ I early found that I had not the literary ability to give me such a place among English authors as I should have desired ; but I thought that I had an opportunity of gaining a knowledge of many of the distinguished men of the age , and that I might do some good by keeping a record of my interviews with them . ’ |
| 5 | In a study of management development some colleagues and I had an opportunity to identify some conceptions in the minds of managers about management ( Lawrence , et al. , 1975 ) . |
| 6 | Last summer , I had an opportunity to live and work in rural Czechoslovakia , a very different culture . |
| 7 | Dean agreed : ‘ I had an opportunity to watch Jimmy a couple of times from short leg in my first season here , and I realised then that he does n't go very far forward . |
| 8 | For the first time I had an opportunity of seeing Barbara at work in detailed negotiations , and whatever small credit attached to me for the major idea , the scale and ingenuity that she expended on the detail and in making it possible to arrive at a suitable settlement was beyond praise . |
| 9 | While we talked , I had an opportunity of glancing round the familiar room , which was even more cluttered than usual . |
| 10 | I was not only able to review social security , I had the opportunity as a politician of implementing the changes — always provided I could get the support of my colleagues , of course , and that was not going to be easy . |
| 11 | As I work as a mechanic on diesel engines I had the opportunity of testing the output of the ‘ W ’ terminal , and it was , as the text books said , 7 to 8 volts . |
| 12 | I had the opportunity to get all my favourite people together . |
| 13 | I had the opportunity to get beneath Metallica 's stage , where all the amplification is stowed and noticed that Kirk is still using ADA MP-1 preamps with MESA/Boogie Strategy 400 power amps . |
| 14 | ‘ After a few days of production I had the opportunity to approach Dustin , ’ Silvis remembered . |
| 15 | At that time we also ran a children 's hospital , so that I had the opportunity of seeing the effects of treatment on acute surgical cases , both pre- and post-operatively , as well as dealing with some fairly ill children and a good mix of diagnostic and management problems in the adult unit . |
| 16 | I love rugby and if I had the opportunity I would pull on my boots and play tomorrow . |
| 17 | ‘ I just wish I had the opportunity to buy a quality player like that more often , but they are not around even if you have the money . |
| 18 | Many years ago , I had the opportunity to read and report on the position of a group of such women who were on Supplementary Benefit . |
| 19 | While these changes were taking place , I had the opportunity to visit a number of local children 's homes . |
| 20 | JUNE 16 : Today I visited the Department of Trade and Industry , where I had the opportunity to pick up a copy of The Personal Protective Equipment Directive ( Directive 89/686/EEC ) , which as a every single-market fan will know , cam into force on July 1 , 1992 . |
| 21 | ‘ The other man 's grass is always greener and I had the opportunity when I was younger to work abroad . |
| 22 | In September , after three years in New Zealand , I had the opportunity to spend one month back in Britain and was able to review the changes I had heard previewed in March 1989 . |
| 23 | Although during the years I worked there I had the opportunity to meet many people , mainly the farmers who were our principal customers , I can honestly say that my job was the most boring and monotonous I could possibly have had . |
| 24 | If I had the opportunity , which I have not had , to go round the rest of Scotland , perhaps I would form the same view of the rest . |
| 25 | It was presumptuous of me , but I had to know , and now I had the opportunity . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's true that I had the opportunity to be alone in the office , and we both know that I was angry and said a lot of things in the heat of the moment … but would I really be this vindictive ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ In preparing this Address I had the opportunity to reflect back over the last thirty years , reliving those working days when wages were extremely low , working conditions poor and when in industry a person 's life was cheap . |
| 28 | I pushed myself through the agony of broaching the subject of Mark 's death and then , when I had the opportunity to finish the deed and expose the truth of my association , tell Luke what a low-down swine he is , I crumbled like a coward . |
| 29 | I had the opportunity to discuss the matter that the right hon. Gentleman has raised at the conference this week . |
| 30 | I had the opportunity to study the document because my hon. Friend drew it to my attention as we came into the Chamber . |