Example sentences of "the [noun] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All that was necessary was for the porter to replace it on the wrong nail before going to Compline , and leave her its ineffective twin . |
| 2 | It was just a strange feeling and of course the inability to contact anyone in the Shill 's room . |
| 3 | RIGHT Dogs may be less enthusiastic to perform where they are on the leash but this gives you the opportunity to guide them to the appropriate spot . |
| 4 | The policy is to educate pupils to cope with the technology and give them the opportunity to exploit it in their future work and leisure . |
| 5 | This would give her the opportunity to say something in time for the next morning 's American newspapers . |
| 6 | He 's in the dressing room next door and , after sorting himself out , he knocked and joined me in mine , giving me the opportunity to ask him about his illness . |
| 7 | Although some lesbians exploited the opportunity to distance themselves from dirty , dangerous male sexuality , a vastly disproportionate number devoted themselves to AIDS work . |
| 8 | The ‘ pure ’ entrepreneur observes the opportunity to sell something at a price higher than that at which he can buy it . |
| 9 | Marc would lap up the opportunity to use it against her . |
| 10 | It seems a shame to waste the opportunity to see something of the country . ’ |
| 11 | In time , however , learners and trained staff welcome the opportunity to see themselves as others see them , and endeavour to improve their skills . |
| 12 | I wish that Deane was scoring 3 a match — but I have nt had the opportunity to see him in action recently . |
| 13 | More important , support for the League would be maximized if people were given the opportunity to support it without supporting war . |
| 14 | Those guests who will give us the opportunity to welcome them to our hotels for many years to come . |
| 15 | The tournament though , in giving some of our hopefuls the opportunity to assess themselves against quality foreign opposition , delivers some harsh truths . |
| 16 | The MPIs too could benefit from closer contacts with universities : older members who have passed their first flush of creativity would have the opportunity to refresh themselves by teaching , at the same time attracting new young people . |
| 17 | Just for a child to know that someone will be interested in her work or to have the opportunity to do something for someone else and know it will be appreciated can significantly change the child 's attitude to the task . |
| 18 | He used to listen to his music all the time when he was not at college , so the opportunity to do something like this was like a homage to Hendrix , a thank you for letting him discover music . ’ |
| 19 | to do and we 're going to have the opportunity to do it in a slightly interesting way and you failed miserably because you sat and chatted and did n't get any work done . |
| 20 | Police spokesman Martin Wallwork said : ‘ In police stations civilians will do the duties of officers who man the front desk giving us the opportunity to redeploy them on the streets . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Well , I wish he did have cause to be jealous of me , ’ I said , and took the opportunity to draw her towards me and fold my arms around her . |
| 22 | Tonight I want to take the opportunity to thank her for her patience and support . |
| 23 | High Court medical negligence actions are governed by Ord 38 , r5 which requires the party intending to produce plans , photographs or models at trial to give the other side the opportunity to inspect them at least 10 days before the hearing unless the court for " special reasons " orders otherwise . |
| 24 | You filthy stinking — ’ Several Repo Men took the opportunity to club him to his knees . |
| 25 | No , the the well some of them are , those particular ones some of them are joined but they are to all intents and purposes separate in that they can be er , rented out separately they 're not tied to the house erm in that they are they go with it but the housing department have the opportunity to rent them to whoever applies for them . |
| 26 | Elaborate wood and iron work , overhanging eaves , portes cochères , and all sorts of architectural ornamentation all conveyed a sense of the romance of travel , identified the station as landmark , and offered the various companies the opportunity to distinguish themselves by particular ‘ house ’ characteristics . |
| 27 | For the man without interest , the opportunity to distinguish himself in action , and thus by securing mentions in despatches to attract the attention of the Admiralty , was a harder road to advancement . |
| 28 | They also included the operation of ‘ stand down , ’ by which the airline retained scarce skills by allowing people to work elsewhere on part pay but having the opportunity to recall them at a month 's notice . |
| 29 | I trust that at some stage I will have the opportunity to tax him on the curious proposal that legislation which increases the wage bill of companies does not necessarily increase the costs of those companies and therefore can be regarded as having nil effect on their competitiveness . |
| 30 | As his army approached close to the walls of Toulouse itself the townspeople seized the opportunity to emancipate themselves from comital authority . |