Example sentences of "the opportunity [to-vb] him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I wish that Deane was scoring 3 a match — but I have nt had the opportunity to see him in action recently . |
| 3 | You filthy stinking — ’ Several Repo Men took the opportunity to club him to his knees . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He gave the union leaders the opportunity to tell him in a forthright manner where they thought he was going wrong with his policies and he in turn did some pretty plain talking about what he saw as their shortcomings . |
| 6 | Grateful to be spared the unsettling power of that dark gaze , Ronni took the opportunity to study him for a moment . |