Example sentences of "an [noun sg] [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was plainly not part of the agreement and not only was the French government furious but it used the sentence as an excuse to generate public support for Mafart and Prieur on the grounds that they were being unfairly treated by the New Zealand government . |
| 2 | It seems the incidents last year will be used as an excuse to withdraw international status [ from the Cowes-Torquay race ] and hence survival . ’ |
| 3 | On Jan. 10 Georgia 's President Zviad Gamsakhurdia accused the Soviet government of stirring up the revolt in South Ossetia to provide an excuse to impose presidential rule on the whole of Georgia . |
| 4 | So Yule and January passed , and the lord of Dalwolsey quite frequently caught himself wondering how he might contrive an excuse to pay another visit to the Doune of Menteith . |
| 5 | The seemingly flowery language which people often have to resort to when trying to talk about spiritual experience results from an inability to use religious language as a means of communication ; even if known , it is so likely today to be misunderstood . |
| 6 | Some men with permanently limp members may suffer from an inability to secrete nitric oxide , and researchers are now trying to develop a treatment which would stimulate its production . |
| 7 | And in between the P C which we find on many peoples desks may be emulating a character terminal , may be emulating erm an X-terminal to provide that user interface to an individual . |
| 8 | It is unfortunately all too common an experience to see so-called expert work resulting in a garish meretriciousness quite unsuitable for , and unworthy of , the original book . |
| 9 | Six of us , Mohammed , Aziz , Ali ( Aziz 's assistant ) , six locals and goods it took half an hour to unload half way , was a fairly modest load . |
| 10 | It seemed to Elizabeth that it took people half an hour to greet each other each day . |
| 11 | It says it takes an hour to install Personal Edition . |
| 12 | We report here a simplified and reliable protocol for fast minipreparation and denaturation of plasmid DNA which takes only half an hour to produce single-stranded template DNA of high quality for sequencing . |
| 13 | The final insult has been moving Coronation Street forward half an hour to show European Cup games . |
| 14 | I can also keep alive inside me an awareness of the delicate balance , looking out for an opportunity to support independent initiative within whatever restrictions are imposed . |
| 15 | There is nothing ins intrinsically long with the concept of Percent for Art , but we saw an opportunity to extend that concept to make sure that the real need of real people in real communities were properly reflected in any scheme . |
| 16 | The economy of London is suffering dreadfully in this second Conservative recession , and we should have an opportunity to debate that matter in the House as soon as possible . |
| 17 | A core programme , coupled with an opportunity to spend some time in the patient area of their choice , is most likely to meet the needs of the individual . |
| 18 | It would be an opportunity to foster civic pride and to identify talented youngsters . |
| 19 | It would be an opportunity to foster civic pride and to identify talented youngsters . |
| 20 | The officer at Leicester 's not available at the moment , so he hopes by the next meeting erm if Leeds have an opportunity to see that letter , and perhaps have a short report on what this council does with respect to Nestle/1 and also what other councils have done . |
| 21 | Get the children to take their autograph book as there should be an opportunity to do some celebrity spotting . |
| 22 | Later you are going to have an opportunity to do some writing similar to the pieces you have heard , however , if you have been fidgeting and not concentrating , you wo n't know what to do big boys . |
| 23 | The magistrates ' courts provided an opportunity to do this while simultaneously bolstering flagging markets for solicitors , who were feeling the economic pinch of a depressed property and commercial market . |
| 24 | While that is good news for farmers , who are undoubtedly being given an opportunity to earn more money than the multiples would ever be happy to pass back — it does mean that consumers will have to get used to paying a little more . |
| 25 | On the plus side it gives an opportunity to monitor good practice , which will hopefully lead to improved standards ’ . |
| 26 | It had been Dalrymple 's idea to require the clan chiefs to take the oath of allegiance and it became obvious that he had hoped for an opportunity to punish one clan as an example to the others . |
| 27 | Macari used his appointment not only to begin his personal return to form , but as an opportunity to put further distance between himself and the squalid affairs at Swindon . |
| 28 | While the city administration of New York Mayor David Dinkins has viewed museums and performing arts funding as an opportunity to promote cultural diversity , the city 's government has largely ignored the arts as a sector for economic development . |
| 29 | These skills are applied in a dissertation which provides an opportunity to undertake original research . |
| 30 | The course is broadly based on the disciplines relevant to business studies but also offers an opportunity to undertake some specialization in the final year . |