Example sentences of "saw the opportunity " in BNC.
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| 1 | Smith saw the opportunity to do for books what Jack Cohen had done for groceries at Tesco 's — ‘ Pile 'em high and sell 'em cheap . ’ |
| 2 | Coleridge , his thoughts still at Racedown , immediately saw the opportunity for bringing all his friends together at Stowey , and on 29 June wrote to Joseph Cottle to suggest — unsuccessfully — that he should take the next coach to Bridgwater : ‘ T. Poole would fetch you in a one horse Chair . ’ |
| 3 | He saw the opportunity to play the peace card and the moderate rearmament card at the same time , fortified by the prospect that in times of trouble the public would prefer to vote for an established Government rather than a peculiarly unknown opposition . |
| 4 | Then finally , Paul Reichmann saw the opportunity he had been waiting for in London , a city he fondly recalled from the days when he studied there as a young man . |
| 5 | When I saw the opportunity to strengthen my own position and lay claim to that which rightfully belonged to me , I brought you the papers , and , being the trusting fellow you are , you made no bones about signing them . |
| 6 | Blanche saw the opportunity to prod the historian towards her goal . |
| 7 | Area Manager , Paul Stearn saw the opportunity of bringing together contented councillors who had used our services with local authority personnel who held the keys to future business . |
| 8 | It pointed out : ’ no overt decision had been made to phase out geriatric wards ; the practice grew as health authorities saw the opportunity to transfer costs to the budget of another Government Department by transferring one aspect of care to the voluntary and private sector . |
| 9 | They just saw the opportunity this time and took it — but it could have been prevented . ’ |
| 10 | 1.3.4 Other groups such as the Scottish Sports Council and the Scottish Health Education Group saw the opportunity for providing some form of national accreditation for health and fitness training , sports coaching and community sports leadership . |
| 11 | Producer Michael Mills saw the opportunity to team up a new writer with an actor new to television comedy . |