Example sentences of "[vb pp] [art] [noun] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only had we increased our self-awareness , but we felt content , happy with ourselves and we 'd also received the encouragement to go for the things we want — to seize the day . |
| 2 | Vernon Bogdaner a reader in government at the University and a Fellow of Brasenose College , says he too is in favour of P R , and wants the electorate to be given the chance to vote on the issue . |
| 3 | BUDDING young jazz musicians are being given the chance to shine with the launch this autumn of the Ulster Schools ' Jazz Orchestra . |
| 4 | Twenty years ago it was expected that if you trained you would surely be accepted into the membership of your trade union and be given the chance to compete for the roles that were suitable . |
| 5 | It 's also remarkable that the public have been given the chance to get into the debate early . |
| 6 | In a foreword Coun Mike Carr , the council leader , calls for local government to be given the powers to respond to the problems of the communities they serve . |
| 7 | If no serious errors were reported , the user will be given the choice to proceed with the module entry phase or to stop . |
| 8 | WITH Midnight Cowboy in the can , Dustin was given the opportunity to return to the stage in the title role of Jimmy Shine , a Broadway-bound play by his friend Murray Schisgal . |
| 9 | The 12 Palestinians were not immediately deported but were given the opportunity to appeal against the order , and on Jan. 23 the government revoked a deportation order against one of five Palestinians from the West Bank . |
| 10 | The developer will normally be given the opportunity to tender for the excavation work and laying of ducts and cables in association with the development . |
| 11 | Participants will be given the opportunity to meet with the Company 's management , inspect its facilities , and review relevant internal documents . |
| 12 | ‘ He is not in good health , and he asks only that his nephew , Nathan , who is sixteen , shall be given the opportunity to work with the firm , starting at the lowest rung of the ladder , to learn the publishing business thoroughly . |
| 13 | One of the sellers was Nairn ladies ' guild , who had been given the plate to sell for the guild 's funds , and this was the one I bought at the Bradford Exchange price . |
| 14 | Parents should be given the power to vote on the removal of individual governors if their conduct was felt to be unsatisfactory , Mr Smith suggested . |
| 15 | We humans , however , are not given the power to look into the mind of a penguin and must only accept that this is the best way to ensure survival of the species . |
| 16 | At the end of the prepass phase , the user will be given the option to proceed to the next phase , if no serious errors have occurred , or to terminate without entering the modules into LIFESPAN . |
| 17 | She took it from him and patted the marble-topped table , then placed the hanky to dry over the back of a chair . |
| 18 | Third , since 1984 , unions in RENFE have won the right to negotiate over the level of minimum service , and management has not normally run services in excess of that level even if resources were available . |
| 19 | I 've earned the right to fight for the world title and I 'm anxious to get on with it . ’ |
| 20 | The Collector had half expected the rains to begin during the night , but when he awoke the sky was cloudless once more ; he could sense , however , that they would not be long coming . |
| 21 | There , paradoxically , the complex of reasons had included the need to focus on the interests of minorities and avoid racism : presumably Una Marson 's poems would have been safe with them . |
| 22 | Not one of them has won a card to play on the Volvo Tour . |
| 23 | He 's one of six young musicians who 've earned a chance to play alongside the professionals.Chris Moore reports . |
| 24 | The programme should also have included a Bill to deal with the crisis in our prisons , by implementing at least part of Lord Justice Woolf 's report . |
| 25 | This is the only possible way that the students could have answered the questions to agree with the information given . |
| 26 | This time , the Test and County Cricket Board which is really the professional armour of the game , have seen the need to combine with the National Cricket Association , er to streamline the opportunities for these young players . |
| 27 | Pliant editors were rewarded with knighthoods , and the Sun 's owner , Rupert Murdoch , was granted a licence to strike at the BBC by establishing the first satellite station , Sky TV . |
| 28 | More importantly , Soviet diplomats have by and large restrained from trying to cultivate political ties with groups considered unacceptable to the government in question and , when accused of doing so , have apologised and made every effort to smooth over the situation , in dramatic contrast to the vehement denials and abusive tirades which any such allegation elicited in the 1930s . |
| 29 | Penelope , however , it had to be acknowledged , had made no attempt to rise above the blow she had been dealt by finding a dazzling girl of her own age favoured over herself in her uncle 's will . |
| 30 | Sam Ramsamy , the chairman of the National Olympic Committee of South Africa ( NOCSA ) announced on Nov. 6 that South Africa had accepted an invitation to participate in the Olympic Games in Barcelona in June 1992 [ see p. 38318 readmission to International Olympic Committee ] . |