Example sentences of "opt [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're always undermining me , ’ Avril accused James when he tried to respond to an earlier complaint she had made ( 'You always opt out at the first hint of difficulty' ) , and she reprimanded the children . |
| 2 | the values of communitas are strikingly present in the literature and behaviour of what came to be known as the ‘ beat generation ’ , who were succeeded by the ‘ hippies ’ … [ and who ] opt out of the status-bound social order and acquire the stigmata of the lowly … |
| 3 | If some of those who resist and resent the imposition , opt out of the electoral system ( and the calculation is that these will be those who are thought , either now or in the future , likely to benefit from the present array of public services ) , while others are more inclined to vote at local elections for a party which offers to cut and reorganize services , the electoral outcome would be dramatic . |
| 4 | If patients are forced to go private because the local dentists opt out of the National Health Service , fees will triple . |
| 5 | If patients are forced to go private because the local dentists opt out of the National Health Service , fees will triple . |
| 6 | Most girls opt out of the physical sciences . |
| 7 | Well , I give a vote that erm , because certainly not everybody 's aware that er , this er Service director is merely a way to get round to payments that different people have opt out of the social chapter . |
| 8 | ‘ I tell you flatly , the sort of scientists you should be frightened of are n't the ones like Dr. Briant , who … well , opt out of the ethical questions . |