Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following may also appear beside the tag to indicate the current state of the media unit in the Offline cycle : |
| 2 | The defence protects the honest views of the crank and the eccentric , but not when they are based on dishonest statements of fact . |
| 3 | The income becomes the highest part of the settlor 's income although the settlor has a right to recover the tax from the trust . |
| 4 | Elf astrologers and geomancers studied the portents to divine the best time for the new king to begin his reign , and calculated the best time for him to pass through the flame . |
| 5 | In the last chapter we saw that the crisis of capitalism resulted from the crisis of humanism — the inability to resolve the basic tension between freedom and control . |
| 6 | But these offsets are seldom adequate to compensate for the inability to afford the technological investments needed to compete globally . |
| 7 | Suggestive crop-marks at the point where the projected line of the defences meets the emerging east-west street have also been photographed from the air , but proof of another gate here will have to wait for excavation . |
| 8 | The very size of the defences emphasizes the local wealth available when compared with other large and small towns in the province . |
| 9 | Finally , it made sense with the gallery 's affairs already disrupted by the construction , to seize the opportunity to restore the original museum , reinstall the collection , and landscape the surrounding grounds . |
| 10 | Finally , the Churchill patience snapped and , peering over his glasses at the hapless Opposition MP , he retorted : ‘ I am grateful for the opportunity to remind the Honourable Member for Dewsbury what a dirty dog does to a paling . ’ |
| 11 | Nine months later , in July 1991 , we facilitated a second self-evaluation process during which VHWs had the opportunity to evaluate the newly-developed health education programme at the well baby clinic of the health centre . |
| 12 | Above all , project work provides learners with the opportunity to use the newly-acquired language to talk about themselves , and to express their own ideas , feelings , and opinions . |
| 13 | Helen would then seize the opportunity to use the controlling tactic of sympathy on Jennifer . |
| 14 | As well as world No. 1 , Monica Seles , fans will have the opportunity to see the top players , including Steffi Graf , Zina Garrison , Jennifer Capriati , Sanchez-Vicario , not to mention the British contingent of Jo Durie , Monique Javer , Clare Wood and Sam Smith . |
| 15 | This excursion offers the opportunity to see the breathtaking spectacle of Holland 's fabulous bulbfields . |
| 16 | This will give people the opportunity to see the same actors play three different parts , and it will give me that essential ingredient of a good farce : strong ensemble acting . ’ |
| 17 | So you will eventually get the opportunity to take as Mike has maybe already told you , get eventually get the opportunity to take the audio tour yourself , so you can see where things are . |
| 18 | When planning for the appointment of either additional or replacement medical staff , the manager should have the opportunity to assess the nursing consequences of the appointment . |
| 19 | Good , well thought out industrial or commercial experience for teachers provides the opportunity to spot the exciting curriculum vehicles and identify the challenging and enterprising educational opportunities . |
| 20 | He said Labour would be denied the opportunity to re-erect the interventionist policies promised in the policy review . |
| 21 | This provided the opportunity to widen the High Street . |
| 22 | The new procedures were well received by the delegates who took full advantage of the opportunity to clarify the administrative details relating to the Pilot Courses . |
| 23 | I am grateful for the opportunity to enlighten the hon. Gentleman , and I thank him for his question . |
| 24 | The budget in this context gives the management the opportunity to examine the overall effect of operating decisions . |
| 25 | Given that they would have to look for other offices , the partners decided to take the opportunity to merge the three Isle of Wight offices and reap the benefits of the resulting economies of scale . |
| 26 | Finding a competing behaviour means finding an acceptable activity for the child to engage in which robs him or her of the opportunity to perform the defined problem behaviour . |
| 27 | The opportunity to enjoy the finest food and wine and to relive the 450-year history of England 's most famous country inn , is offered to National Trust members at £195.00 per person , including VAT , and is applicable for any two nights between 1st November , 1990 and 31st March , 1991 . |
| 28 | We took the opportunity to drive the outgoing model while we had the new one and were left in no doubt about which was the driver 's car . |
| 29 | Jilinski , now overconfident and desirous of seizing the opportunity to destroy the German Army in East Prussia , urged Samsonov and his five corps , a total of some 200,000 men , to advance at maximum speed . |
| 30 | One disadvantage of the departure from the planned scheme was , of course , the loss of the opportunity to compare the new pathway students with their colleagues continuing on a traditional course . |