Example sentences of "[vb pp] an [noun sg] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have also just won an order to supply the scout shops . |
| 2 | More likely , the episode was considered an opportunity to rid the island of Cuban influence and a chance to demonstrate US firepower just after 241 troops had been killed in Lebanon . |
| 3 | It is not necessary to add this endorsement where the policyholder has installed an alarm to improve the security without us insisting on it . |
| 4 | It is sometimes difficult to know whether the purchaser has done an act adopting the transaction . |
| 5 | The expression of good-humoured contempt had vanished as quickly as it had appeared , and suddenly Rostov realised that he had missed an opportunity to relax the tension which existed between them . |
| 6 | Unofficial strike action followed and the union 's own bankers were granted an injunction prohibiting the NUS from transferring any of their property abroad , on the principle that third parties must ensure that they gave no aid to any action which might occur if the union 's property were sequestrated as a result of some future contempt of court . |
| 7 | B and L were granted an injunction restraining the receivers from any further sales until the question of the disputed remuneration was settled . |
| 8 | We are pleased to report that Alastair Channing , Deputy Managing Director of Associated British Ports has accepted an invitation to join the TPC and was officially welcomed on the committee in November . |
| 9 | The BEC has accepted an invitation to attend the talks . |
| 10 | Victor Ceserani MBE , FHCIMA , head of the School of Hospitality Studies ( 1964–80 ) , has accepted an invitation to become the Association 's first president . |
| 11 | Nor , it might be said , had Joffre , the cooper 's son , but he had been quick to cultivate what he lacked , whereas Pétain never made an effort to conceal the contempt of the Third Republic that he had acquired early in his career . |
| 12 | ‘ I have made an appointment to see the Matron of The Gantry . ’ |
| 13 | The Land Drainage Act of 1918 had made an attempt to simplify the administration of land drainage , but in the late 1920s it was clear that confusion still prevailed . |
| 14 | Ford has made an attempt to plug the gap left by the XR3i in its time-honoured fashion of producing an interim S-specification Escort . |
| 15 | However , no occasion has yet arisen on which the courts have had an opportunity to demonstrate the Convention as having practical effect in this aspect . |
| 16 | When have I had an opportunity to watch the tape ? |
| 17 | When have had an opportunity to watch the tape ? |
| 18 | These are usually temporary measures which can be obtained quite swiftly and will involve the court directing the developer not to carry out the development until the court has had an opportunity to consider the dispute in detail . |
| 19 | In any event , we would suggest that a decision as to whether to advertise the opportunity is deferred at least until you have had an opportunity to review the output of the earlier search activity . |
| 20 | I hope that right hon. and hon. Members who wish to participate in this debate will have now had an opportunity to read the anniversary report in detail . |
| 21 | My Lord I think it 's right that that it 's clear from the discussions I 've had with Mr that the plaintiff is going to be in the witness box for some considerable time and I think if your Lordship 's had an opportunity to read the witness statement , seen the areas of dispute , the nature of the the fact that arised and had a look at some of the documentation , it would be much er er a much speedier process than it would otherwise be . |
| 22 | Caine has even bought an apartment overlooking the restaurant . |
| 23 | On 4 April 1991 , the very day the children were finally flown home to Orkney , the government announced it had commissioned an Inquiry to establish the extent — if any — of ritual sexual abuse of children . |
| 24 | Neolithic man would have used an axe to cut the trees . |
| 25 | Pennick and Devereux are blunt on this point : ‘ The dowsing rod has become an implement to authorise the acceptance of subjective ideas as factual statements . ’ |
| 26 | France 's two Green parties , Les Verts and Génération Ecologie ( GE ) , have formed an alliance to fight the March general elections . |
| 27 | The University of Reading has been given an award to investigate the relationship between shop property values and rates . |
| 28 | The counsellor is given an opportunity to treat the pain with respect , and for the person seeking help this can be a supremely important experience . |
| 29 | The buyer is given an opportunity to inspect the goods by virtue of s15(2) ( b ) . |
| 30 | Extra care must be taken with case records which contain information about suspected rather than convicted abusers and suspects must be informed and given an opportunity to challenge the information and make representations ( para 6.54 ) . |