Example sentences of "at every opportunity " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario , 17 , made a late charge into the hearts of the fans by putting the frighteners on Martina Navratilova , to race through the first set 6-0 , in just 25 minutes , cracking winners at every opportunity . |
| 2 | Nathan hated them because they implied that he was terribly little and when you are terribly little you do n't want the world to keep pointing it out to you at every opportunity . |
| 3 | At every opportunity senior ministers tout the idea of a ‘ growth triangle ’ , with Singapore at the apex , the Malaysian state of Johore to the north , and northern Sumatra and a string of Indonesian islands to the south . |
| 4 | Naturally , Greenidge tried to emulate Richards which , when things went well , was fine , but when they did not it meant that , for a while , he gained a reputation for not being over-reliable ; perhaps he suffered from trying to hit the ball too hard , for there were plenty of people who felt that he would have been a better player had he not tried to ‘ bury the ball into the wall of some distant building ’ ( his own words ) at every opportunity . |
| 5 | In Barbados ( and other places such as Jamaica and Antigua ) , the wickets are fast and so the bowlers have traditionally bowled fast , while the batsmen have looked to attack at every opportunity , to hit the ball as hard and as gleefully as possible . |
| 6 | She pulled backwards if I spoke to her and lay down in the grass at every opportunity , refusing to move . |
| 7 | The stateless image automatically provided Zuwaya or Magharba with a group they had to oppose — — not exactly at all costs , but certainly at every opportunity . |
| 8 | On the contrary , it was to hammer long balls into the Hearts penalty area at every opportunity on the grounds that such pressure would produce defensive mistakes . |
| 9 | Besides trends that come and go , there are basic pieces that should be snapped up at every opportunity — anything that has been hand-made or finished : beaded and embroidered cashmere cardigans , beautiful lace shirts , superbly cut Thirties and Forties jackets or satin brocade robes . |
| 10 | ‘ Forwards hit you at every opportunity and my problem was to remember to expect physical contact . |
| 11 | We listened to the wireless at every opportunity . |
| 12 | A man of both charisma and personal piety , John Wesley is a legendary figure for his tireless travels around the country on horseback , preaching at every opportunity ( often in the open air , largely because he was banned from using pulpits ) . |
| 13 | He had to choose whether to grasp power at every opportunity or to love others and to trust in God . |
| 14 | ‘ So what are you doing here — you 're highly recognizable with your picture in the papers at every opportunity … ’ |
| 15 | The lochans of Scotland are teeming with interesting things too , and I confess to a penchant for peering into dark , peaty puddles at every opportunity in the eternal search for frogs and newts . |
| 16 | Cards and flowers had already come to the stage door , and Bernie was making mocking remarks at every opportunity . |
| 17 | He arranged parties and expeditions for inspecting churches and old buildings both in London and in the country ; he became one of the public advocates of the Gothic style for modern buildings ; he caught at every opportunity of designing a lodge or a farmhouse or any other building . |
| 18 | Probably , in his youth , some tone deaf colleague had told him that he possessed a good voice , ever since when , he would arise at every opportunity , usually by reluctant request , and then po-faced with hand on heart , would bellow ‘ Come into the garden Maude ’ , watched by a captive audience and a proud , watery-eyed wife . |
| 19 | Over my dead body ! ’ — a tempting proposition — and bandying the phrase , ‘ Police harassment ’ , gleaned from the media , at every opportunity . |
| 20 | Like copepods , these 3–4mm brownish worms thrive in overfed aquaria , and can only be eradicated by syphoning them out at every opportunity , which may take months . |
| 21 | He feels so restricted by the screenplay that he has to break away from the apartment at every opportunity . |
| 22 | Look in the mirror at every opportunity to see the difference . |
| 23 | I could n't wait to grow up , defying Pop at every opportunity . |
| 24 | Yet the main character says it at every opportunity — that , and ‘ silly old moi ’ . |
| 25 | It is equally frustrating when you suspect that the opposition are killing the ball at every opportunity to win the put-in . |
| 26 | ‘ When anyone can , they stick the knife into Arsenal at every opportunity , but we will come together and we will be back on top again . |
| 27 | Instead of quitting the music business she should have learned to use it for singing rather than mouthing off at every opportunity . |
| 28 | I decided to be unconventional ; dressing differently ( stripy socks and outrageous make-up ) , wearing trousers at every opportunity and trying to organize the other girls into a socialist club . |
| 29 | We shall certainly be giving him the ball at every opportunity . |
| 30 | You should repeat the puppy 's name at every opportunity within its hearing , so that it becomes accustomed to the sound . |