Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following may also appear beside the tag to indicate the current state of the media unit in the Offline cycle : |
| 2 | Daalny had acted , after all ; she must have taken the second key during Vespers , from the nail where at noon she had watched the porter hang the first one , but she had had to wait for near-darkness before using it . |
| 3 | With ‘ Jacko ’ in great form the defence weathered the early and emotional surge of City pressure , gained control of mid-field and then Gerry Queen scored from close in . |
| 4 | The defence protects the honest views of the crank and the eccentric , but not when they are based on dishonest statements of fact . |
| 5 | The income becomes the highest part of the settlor 's income although the settlor has a right to recover the tax from the trust . |
| 6 | In a stinging attack , Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown mocked Mr Major 's habit of looking on at soccer and cricket matches — and said the Premier did the same when it came to the economy . |
| 7 | Indeed , as we have seen , such an infantile fixation at a pre-genital stage is an inevitable consequence of the very thing which explains the protests and the revolt against authority — the inability to transcend the phallic , Oedipal phase . |
| 8 | In the last chapter we saw that the crisis of capitalism resulted from the crisis of humanism — the inability to resolve the basic tension between freedom and control . |
| 9 | But these offsets are seldom adequate to compensate for the inability to afford the technological investments needed to compete globally . |
| 10 | Other owls in the park include the Spotted Little Owl from Asia , largely an invertebrate hunter . |
| 11 | Many of them will also have the opportunity to attend the famous WHAM Bicycleship Training School . |
| 12 | Finally , it made sense with the gallery 's affairs already disrupted by the construction , to seize the opportunity to restore the original museum , reinstall the collection , and landscape the surrounding grounds . |
| 13 | I warmly welcome the opportunity to debate the many forward-looking suggestions the APB has put forward . |
| 14 | Finally , the Churchill patience snapped and , peering over his glasses at the hapless Opposition MP , he retorted : ‘ I am grateful for the opportunity to remind the Honourable Member for Dewsbury what a dirty dog does to a paling . ’ |
| 15 | The opportunity to evaluate the only airworthy UK example of anything is a rare privilege . |
| 16 | Nine months later , in July 1991 , we facilitated a second self-evaluation process during which VHWs had the opportunity to evaluate the newly-developed health education programme at the well baby clinic of the health centre . |
| 17 | Above all , project work provides learners with the opportunity to use the newly-acquired language to talk about themselves , and to express their own ideas , feelings , and opinions . |
| 18 | Helen would then seize the opportunity to use the controlling tactic of sympathy on Jennifer . |
| 19 | All the firms invited to donate the custom-built models in the Dolls ' House took the opportunity to use the black and maroon colours of the royal livery on their bodywork . |
| 20 | As well as world No. 1 , Monica Seles , fans will have the opportunity to see the top players , including Steffi Graf , Zina Garrison , Jennifer Capriati , Sanchez-Vicario , not to mention the British contingent of Jo Durie , Monique Javer , Clare Wood and Sam Smith . |
| 21 | This excursion offers the opportunity to see the breathtaking spectacle of Holland 's fabulous bulbfields . |
| 22 | This will give people the opportunity to see the same actors play three different parts , and it will give me that essential ingredient of a good farce : strong ensemble acting . ’ |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | When planning for the appointment of either additional or replacement medical staff , the manager should have the opportunity to assess the nursing consequences of the appointment . |
| 25 | Good , well thought out industrial or commercial experience for teachers provides the opportunity to spot the exciting curriculum vehicles and identify the challenging and enterprising educational opportunities . |
| 26 | He said Labour would be denied the opportunity to re-erect the interventionist policies promised in the policy review . |
| 27 | This provided the opportunity to widen the High Street . |
| 28 | The new procedures were well received by the delegates who took full advantage of the opportunity to clarify the administrative details relating to the Pilot Courses . |
| 29 | I am grateful for the opportunity to enlighten the hon. Gentleman , and I thank him for his question . |
| 30 | The budget in this context gives the management the opportunity to examine the overall effect of operating decisions . |