Example sentences of "the [noun sg] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I still ca n't work out how they got away with it because I 'd only left it outside the tent for a few moments before it vanished . |
| 2 | Her final sight of Hatherley was from the lane which skirted the park for a short distance . |
| 3 | A moment later she had the opportunity for a closer look , as the trio came trooping into the sitting-room , Jake in front , the two females right behind . |
| 4 | Your village or corner shop , on the other hand , usually gives the opportunity for a friendly chat This in itself is worth paying a penny or two more on sultanas , and it provides regular contact with the shopkeeper , who will soon realize that ‘ you hear her better if you see her face ’ . |
| 5 | The introduction of new technology creates the opportunity for a wide range of choices to be made about how work should be organised . |
| 6 | Despite the fact that winter will soon be drawing in , many of you will , no doubt , be taking the opportunity for a late holiday in the sun and looking for suitably cool tops to pack in your suitcases . |
| 7 | Peace Alliance supporters , and the Communists in particular were annoyed that the opportunity for a joint candidature had been lost . |
| 8 | Possible remedies for the lack of closeness to shareholders include the appointment of an intermediary group such as a supervisory board , more flexible audit reporting and the opportunity for a two-way dialogue between auditors and shareholders at the agm or in private . |
| 9 | ‘ We 've both been working so hard that this break has given us the opportunity for a second honeymoon , ’ he told her smoothly . |
| 10 | General SVQs offer the opportunity for a major shift in vocational education in this country , and a real chance to achieve parity of esteem between vocational and academic awards . ’ |
| 11 | As he told Fred Emery on Panorama , ‘ from the moment that decision was taken to cancel the opportunity for a collective judgement to be taken , I knew that something very wrong had happened . ’ |
| 12 | We have discussed this at length and although we have a number of ideas we feel that if we were to air them now we would perhaps stifle your creativity and spoil the opportunity for a fresh approach . |
| 13 | David Hudson and Katharine 's father are both hoping that she 'll get the opportunity for a quiet word in the Prime Ministerial ear . |
| 14 | Before either her mother or Lydia had the opportunity for a quiet chat with Martha , the even tenor of life in the kitchen was disrupted the following day , by the arrival of Tamar . |
| 15 | With rabbit numbers low , this was seen as the opportunity for a further reduction but in response to public outcry legislation was also introduced making it illegal to spread myxomatosis by artificial means — by taking infected rabbits and releasing them near disease-free colonies . |
| 16 | Such gains were effectively only taxed as and when a UK resident enjoyed a benefit ; hence arose the opportunity for a gross roll-up of gains , followed by the eventual distribution of all gains to a beneficiary on a tax holiday . |
| 17 | The opportunity for a negotiated peace had been lost — and with it the hope that anything good might come out of the Great War . |
| 18 | Rebutting suggestions that Scottish Liberal Democrat MPs would baulk at losing the opportunity for a Scottish Assembly , he added : ‘ My colleagues and I have taken this decision jointly and collectively . |
| 19 | I wore a set for nine days , without having the opportunity for a proper wash , and they were still comfortable and did not smell . |
| 20 | Though they missed the opportunity for a rapid spurt in growth in the 1970s , they were spared the social and political strains of vulnerability to the subsequent cut-off in bank credit . |
| 21 | Imagine that — passing up the opportunity for a little hanky-panky with yours truly . |
| 22 | then you 've lost the opportunity for a full page |
| 23 | Once again the opportunity for a secure pocket has been overlooked . |
| 24 | Photographers were tending to adopt that method on every job , even if there was the opportunity for a natural approach . |
| 25 | My general conclusion is that the pro-classical themes are the more important : they have opened up the opportunity for an extensive development of the unnecessarily narrow focus of Beccaria 's original formulation of classical criminology , and this opportunity will be taken up in Part Two . |
| 26 | As part of its Development Plan , the Institute is now providing the opportunity for an entrepreneurial Project Leader to develop his or her own ideas by creating a strong , self-financing until supported from contract research . |
| 27 | It was clear , too , that Kanhai , who had taken over the leadership from Sobers , was coming to the end of his career and that whoever took over from him would have the opportunity for an extended run in the job if he were successful . |
| 28 | Where the Colonel Generals , where the Colonels , where the Majors of Headquarters had failed , idiot buggers , there was the opportunity for an ambitious Captain to succeed . |
| 29 | To use the videoconferencing for an inter-site meeting contact Debbie Hancock , |
| 30 | ‘ After the Smiths I had been playing the guitar for a few years and I was listening to things like Aztec Camera and Orange Juice . |