Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opportunity to buy two outstanding adjoining properties in that location was extremely rare and the Perots had the opportunity to acquire them both as a family compound . |
| 2 | erm Obviously , as it 's being passed on to groups , we ca n't make any decision at the moment on whether we think it 's a good thing or not , we do n't get the opportunity to endorse it all , like today . |
| 3 | Sir Philip Egerton having been kind enough to give me a Frank I embrace the opportunity to send you some account of Mr. Gould and his movements , presuming that as you expressed a wish to hear of him from time to time , a letter on this subject might not be devoid of interest . |
| 4 | Thank you , yes , erm thank you very much for inviting me to attend to those meetings and giving me the opportunity to meet you all . |
| 5 | On the word , Emma turned her head away , the exclamation saying it all . |
| 6 | The wireless and the cinema gave me such enjoyment that I decided I 'd become an actor , a film star . |
| 7 | For instance , the basic activity in ( 2 ) is painting the general ; but the sentence tells us more specifically that it is an activity carried out in a way that envisages the general as seated . |
| 8 | So far , thankfully , there is no sign that the technique makes it any more likely that a child will be born with congenital defects . |
| 9 | He went there to Dalby Forest one day in the afternoon loaded them all up and set off for Wales . |
| 10 | ‘ After the birth Tony and I both felt very shaky and the midwife got us some tea right away , while they were tidying me up , just to calm us down . |
| 11 | Local authorities are to be given the leading role in the organisation of community care , but the decision to give them this responsibility was taken with the greatest possible reluctance and only after every other possibility had been explored . |
| 12 | Indeed , there must be serious doubts about the decision to hold them this year . |
| 13 | The buyer tells us that bright colours are not sold because sales estimates are low . |
| 14 | Alternately alarmed and exalted by Barry Fox 's reports of the progress of CD ( we who are in the know call it that ) I have therefore been following the advertisements of equipment to play CD records . |
| 15 | The experience taught me that , difficult though crofters sometimes are , they are generally more realistic , and often more far-seeing , than those who seek to regulate their affairs . |
| 16 | ‘ Do you disapprove of us , my angel ? ’ she asked , exalted by wine and overbearing , and took him down to the kitchen to give him some of the leftover chicken . |
| 17 | Then she hurried out to the kitchen to tell them all the news . |
| 18 | ‘ The university gave me some nice dinners and said ‘ do n't worry about coming back to work . |
| 19 | You have competing systems and you have the freedom to switch them all off . |
| 20 | The route takes you several miles from any habitation , unbridged burns and rivers have to be crossed during its length and you will find yourself surrounded by some of the most delectable mountains . |
| 21 | The story has it that young de Malleray , a second-lieutenant in the same regiment , having heard the first news but not the sequel , was himself on the way up to the line that evening , and encountered his father 's Colonel . |
| 22 | The bark starts them all off and they howl at the moon for a few minutes . |
| 23 | The Guidance tells us that " minor shortcomings in health care or minor deficits in physical , psychological or social development " should not justify proceedings unless they are having , or are likely to have , " serious and lasting effects on the child " ( para 3.21 ) . |
| 24 | The Guidance tells us that interim orders represent a substantial , if temporary , intervention in the child 's life and " should not be regarded as routine parts of an application for a full care or supervision order " ( vol 1 , para 3.38 ) . |
| 25 | The Guidance has them both . |
| 26 | The confrontation convinced them that , on the contrary , they were so dogmatic and sure of themselves that it was obvious that they had no intention of being deterred . |
| 27 | Shareen , you 're very much part of the er , the attempt to help us all use alcohol a little bit more sensibly , what , what , what is this strategy ? |
| 28 | Being able to anticipate the demands of the future makes us less vulnerable to stress . |
| 29 | The card screamed it all . |
| 30 | A sound from the doorway made them both turn . |