Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | What the trust offered was the opportunity to invest in interest-bearing mortgages . |
| 32 | However , with changing attitudes in society , questions are being raised about the morality of denying girls the opportunity to sing in a cathedral choir . |
| 33 | An elicitation procedure is designed to provide a child with the opportunity to respond to a specific set of stimuli ; the relationship between a stimulus and the child 's response is then taken as an indication of the child 's mastery of a particular aspect of language . |
| 34 | Wirral , at the time of writing , is in the enviable position of having the opportunity to respond to any switch from smoking to injecting heroin , and of ensuring that those drug users who do inject have clean equipment and are aware of the risks ( cf. |
| 35 | Unless Opposition Members are prepared to stand up and pledge that they will meet the costs of every private home , no matter how high and heavy , our proposals for 1993 will overtake most of their objections , and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to respond to the debate . |
| 36 | I am grateful to have the opportunity to respond to the debate . |
| 37 | Students who achieve an acceptable standard may have the opportunity to progress to degree studies . |
| 38 | Students who achieve an acceptable standard may have the opportunity to progress to degree studies . |
| 39 | Pauline was a few years older than Chris , who was 31 , but they had found mutual support and love , and together created the opportunity to live on their own . |
| 40 | To mainstream children it offers the opportunity to live with and work alongside children who are triumphing over pain and crippling disability . |
| 41 | The debt was cleared , and she was given the opportunity to live without fear . |
| 42 | The Prince of Wales also cancelled plans to attend Royal Ascot to take the opportunity to recover from the back injury he aggravated at polo on Sunday . |
| 43 | And so I took the opportunity to describe in some detail conditions in the attic . |
| 44 | Richard Roberts seized the opportunity to contract with landowners for the purchase of their wood and furze crop , which he sold at a handsome profit to the tinners . |
| 45 | It was only after the demise of the ruling reptiles that the class had the opportunity to capitalize on the evolutionary advantages which propelled them to the dominance they have enjoyed ever since . |
| 46 | What had been happening was an assumption of power on the part of the Vietminh and the demonstration that a communist party could seize the opportunity to capitalize on the power of nationalism at a moment of unparalleled opportunity . |
| 47 | Well I 've already said about the bulk transfer Giro , I quite honestly do n't know whether any other option can be given to people , they 've given the option to defer their pension with the Post or their present scheme , transferred it new company scheme or take out er the money and take out a personal pension fund er I suppose there might be a possibility of offering people after a certain number past a certain number of years the opportunity to remain within the fund they 're in but er the contribution and who , who makes a contribution may be a problem , but that 's the only other option I can see . |
| 48 | The overseas trade fair will give 25 companies from all over Northern Ireland the opportunity to sell to hundreds of US buyers . |
| 49 | Members of the public took the opportunity to see for themselves in a unique open day . |
| 50 | 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 . |
| 51 | This gave excitement , the opportunity to go off duty early or at least to return to the warmth and relative conviviality of the police station , as well as prestige … |
| 52 | I suppose my shadow calculated that I would soon come in off the streets , or perhaps he was using the opportunity to go through my baggage . |
| 53 | The game against the Belgians affords Rangers the opportunity to go through a complete year without losing at home in any competition . |
| 54 | Her studies were interrupted by the opportunity to go into local politics , from which she has never looked back . |
| 55 | Moreover , we regard such fees as undesirable because we are keen that there should be no avoidable barriers to access on the part of people who have not traditionally had the opportunity to go into higher education . |
| 56 | did he have the opportunity to go into hospital to have it done ? |
| 57 | Members have the opportunity to go on weekend projects , conservation working holidays and training courses run by BTCV all over the country . |
| 58 | The ship will soon be visiting Hartlepool giving Hurworth residents the opportunity to go on board and meet crew members . |
| 59 | She slipped the newspaper cutting into the top drawer of her bedside chest , then took the opportunity to go for a walk by herself , without Josh . |
| 60 | However , that does have its positive side — it gives my staff the opportunity to go to meetings and take responsibility when I 'm not there , so it can be used in quite a developmental way . |