Example sentences of "[pron] opt [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By now it has sold out , so I opt for a gin and tonic , at a price commensurate with a drink at the Ritz . |
| 2 | I opt for the outside seat which in some models is adapted into a mini-swimming-pool . |
| 3 | Existing schools which opt for GM status will be able to emulate City Technology Colleges and attract private technology sponsorship . |
| 4 | Although hibernation can be dangerous and some creatures never awaken from it , it is less lethal to the animals which opt for it than the rigours of a harsh winter would be . |
| 5 | Employees who opt for the scheme will be expected to revert to their former employment contract once their children reach 14 . |
| 6 | The new body — to be set up by the 12 countries of the European Community and the six countries of the European Free Trade Association — would be open to east European states who opt for democracy . |
| 7 | If we compare boys of 14 years of age who opt for science with other boys , we find that the former have very cut-and-dried views on many issues . |
| 8 | The aim is that those young people who opt for early leaving would themselves be substantial gainers . |
| 9 | Investigators who opt for the first solution may seek out variable syntactic elements where meaning variation does not constitute a serious problem ; this is the general approach taken by Cheshire . |
| 10 | This costs up to 2 p.c. of the sum converted with the possibility of a £3 handling charge if you opt for non-sterling or American dollar denominated cheques . |
| 11 | If you opt for the once a week regime , apply the oils three times a day if possible , otherwise once a day is enough . |
| 12 | If you opt for the minimum , contracted out personal pension , you will pay the full-rate of national insurance contributions , and the government will pass on a rebate to the firm providing the pension ( a bank , a building society , an insurance company , or a unit trust ) . |
| 13 | If you opt for undergravels , a good and economic choice for the novice , you will have first to add an undergravel plate . |
| 14 | For concerned parents , the best advice is : weigh the evidence , talk to your dentist and , if you opt for fluoride , make sure you do n't overdose . |
| 15 | This straightforward facility means that you can revise , or indeed build , your presentation at the last minute — particularly if you opt for on-screen presentations , rather than foils produced by colour plotters — yet still get professional results . |
| 16 | If you opt for a childminder , you should : Visit the house several times with your child . |
| 17 | Whatever shoe style you opt for , look for simplicity and minimal design . |
| 18 | Bear in mind however , that if you opt for a natural wood finish your mistakes will all be seen ! |
| 19 | Unless you opt for the insurance company 's managed fund , the safer option , you will need to employ a professional adviser . |
| 20 | TV Sports Boxing is playable if you opt for the management side of the game and simply let the computer fight for you . |
| 21 | That stacks up to a quite well specified machine , and you 'll find file operations , particularly , slow on a 20MHz SX if you opt for the HPFS . |
| 22 | If you entertain a lot you may well prefer to have your kitchen separate from the dining area , unless you opt for a large and deliberately-for-dining kitchen . |
| 23 | We opt for The Baker 's Wife at the Phoenix and all vote it a definite winner , and I wonder again at the jaundiced palate of critics who gave it a fair old drubbing when it first trotted out . |
| 24 | In order to explore a different style of bass , we opt for a Hohner , though traditional Fenders are still popular in this price range . |
| 25 | So we opt for the tried and tested T-shirt or , even worse , baggy shorts and a button-through overshirt . |
| 26 | Not content with vamping it up in figure-skimming frocks with plunging cleavages and ribbon straps , we opt for the full dressing-up works , with long gloves , spindly stilettos , sparkling clutch bags and gleaming jewellery aplenty . |
| 27 | Sadly they probably do not know much of the Bible and have few friends among the saints , so they opt for one of the little poems which some newspapers have on offer in a little book . |
| 28 | Asked what they think women want , they opt for tenderness rather than sensuality . |
| 29 | They opt for the pop end of things , complete with requisite effects pedals et al , and give it loads of balls . |
| 30 | Yet the evidence from their earliest word uses , their requests for the names of things , and their repairs to their own utterances , all indicate that they opt for Conventionality as they begin to use their first language . |