Example sentences of "and [pers pn] take this [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | We now have trust status , however , and I take this opportunity to congratulate the team on its application . |
2 | That this ‘ slippage ’ is so slight is due to the fact that the other Enterprise staff have worked a great deal of extra time and taken on extra responsibilities and I take this opportunity of thanking them for their hard work and support during this period . |
3 | A summary of export mission achievements is shown on page 10 of this Report and I take this opportunity to thank all those who have led Scottish Council missions during 1989/90 for their excellent support . |
4 | And I take this opportunity to say that , erm , I had , I moved this at budget revue , and my intention was to move erm , pretty much the wording that Mr moved at property , but I was unable to obtain that wording by the time of the meeting , so I put this forward , erm , knowing that it obviously was different words , but but with that same sense , that we do have to address some very real issues about County Farms and not to pussyfoot about it I think that er , any comparison between the County Farms and a commercial enterprise is a coincidence of terms , but I ca n't see how we can have forty million pounds worth of estate , as it 's valued on the free market , to be making two hundred and ninety-one thousand pounds a year out of it , and think that that is commercial . |
5 | The national Youth in Transport Competition , now in its third year , also continues to attract interest : this year we had even more entries and sponsors , and I take this opportunity of congratulating all the prizewinners , and of thanking the sponsors of this valuable and far-reaching scheme . |
6 | It was not intended to give this impression , and we take this opportunity to make that clear and to apologize for any embarrassment caused . |
7 | ‘ Edinburgh citizens , ’ Mr Thin complained , ‘ were advised not to come into the centre of town , and they took this advice very literally . ’ |
8 | The home selectors have been shuffling their resources in recent matches and they take this opportunity to have a look at some members on the fringe of inclusion for Italy with one or two experienced players , such as flanker Martin Pepper stepping down to the replacements ' bench . |
9 | After two or three hours , Harry say a sign indicating that Hamburg was 300 kilometres away , and he took this road as he knew Lubeck might be an alternative if no vessels for Sweden were berthed in the larger port . |