Example sentences of "the [noun] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All that was necessary was for the porter to replace it on the wrong nail before going to Compline , and leave her its ineffective twin . |
| 2 | It was just a strange feeling and of course the inability to contact anyone in the Shill 's room . |
| 3 | RIGHT Dogs may be less enthusiastic to perform where they are on the leash but this gives you the opportunity to guide them to the appropriate spot . |
| 4 | The ‘ pure ’ entrepreneur observes the opportunity to sell something at a price higher than that at which he can buy it . |
| 5 | It seems a shame to waste the opportunity to see something of the country . ’ |
| 6 | to do and we 're going to have the opportunity to do it in a slightly interesting way and you failed miserably because you sat and chatted and did n't get any work done . |
| 7 | Police spokesman Martin Wallwork said : ‘ In police stations civilians will do the duties of officers who man the front desk giving us the opportunity to redeploy them on the streets . ’ |
| 8 | They also included the operation of ‘ stand down , ’ by which the airline retained scarce skills by allowing people to work elsewhere on part pay but having the opportunity to recall them at a month 's notice . |
| 9 | I trust that at some stage I will have the opportunity to tax him on the curious proposal that legislation which increases the wage bill of companies does not necessarily increase the costs of those companies and therefore can be regarded as having nil effect on their competitiveness . |
| 10 | erm Rusty in the fact that erm we have n't been able to sort of erm get out on the field with a ball in our hand , erm but erm our coach erm Ian McMillan has taken the opportunity to drag us into the gym and give us quite erm hard fitness sessions , so the fitness is still erm quite high on our side , but erm handling the ball will be a little bit rusty , but hopefully this week , now all the snow 's gone , we 'll be able to get out and erm move the ball about at training . |
| 11 | You will receive a copy of the report and have the opportunity to discuss it in an interview . |
| 12 | He gave the union leaders the opportunity to tell him in a forthright manner where they thought he was going wrong with his policies and he in turn did some pretty plain talking about what he saw as their shortcomings . |
| 13 | Grateful to be spared the unsettling power of that dark gaze , Ronni took the opportunity to study him for a moment . |
| 14 | It is understood therefore , that , as part of the pupil 's exploration of aspects of religion and morality , he/she will have access to these five main elements of the Mysteries of the Faith , and the opportunity to relate them to the particular issue/topic being explored . |
| 15 | to give children the opportunity to express themselves through a variety of approaches including descriptive , imaginative and creative poetry and prose . |
| 16 | These are very popular on the continent and a number of players take advantage of the opportunity to match themselves against the professional to see just how good their game is over 72 holes of stroke play . |
| 17 | Under normal circumstances , understudies would be expected to attend all the rehearsals to familiarise themselves with the production , but , because Alex and Charles knew the play so well , they were given a dispensation to take most of the first week off , which would save both them and their replacements the embarrassment of the early stumbling rehearsals while the newcomers were trying to memorise the lines . |
| 18 | It 's about six feet in height and just about shoulder width , er it 's coloured black and it has a bullet proof glass window of about six inches by four inches which enables the er officer behind the shield to manoeuvre it in the correct position . |
| 19 | Onions are the link to take us to the nearby open market where we see these and other vegetables on display . |
| 20 | De Craon was sitting in a high-backed chair near the window , a small scroll of parchment on his lap , apparently waiting for the Prince to summon him to an audience . |
| 21 | I had n't got the change to ring you from the tube , and I 'd had to rush out of the house to get there because I woke up late . ’ |
| 22 | Instead he designed lamps on the spot and took them straight down into the mines to test them on the jets of methane . |
| 23 | Occasionally I would join Robins on the bridge ; at other times , when all was going well , he would come into the saloon to join me in a drink served by a Cockney steward called Tomkins ; the choice was limited , but I did n't drink much anyway . |
| 24 | This would enable the men on the bank to keep her head up and give more time to spend on the attempts to raise her from the quagmire . |
| 25 | The south-west was far enough from the established centres of power for those who felt excluded from the throne to use it as a launching pad for rebellion . |
| 26 | The stout plastic sacks are ripped open by sharp beaks , allowing the birds to help themselves to the contents . |
| 27 | The decision to turn it into an independent corporation has been welcomed , although the government 's power to veto members less so . |
| 28 | The decision to install it in the museum 's new Henry Cole Wing in 1989 led to its restoration and trip to Japan for the Wright exhibition in 1990 . |
| 29 | It would have been nice , however , if the band had informed Gannon of the decision to fire him before the rumours spread through the Mancunian underground . |
| 30 | With the increasing number of cutters and the decision to operate them on an all year round basis the closed shop tendency for crewing of the earlier days could not continue . |