Example sentences of "[noun sg] for [pers pn] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He declared that it provides time for the family to gather or the body to be transported home and it offers an opportunity for them to see the person in a state of peaceful repose . |
| 2 | Given the particular disposition of the policeman or woman and the nature of the case , court duty can become an opportunity for them to have a ‘ good fight ’ , and pleasure can be taken in ‘ getting one over the solicitor ’ . |
| 3 | Plus , there 's a unique opportunity for you to purchase a Clothes Show Live carrier bag and catalogue . |
| 4 | The cherry blossom also symbolizes an opportunity for you to tap a powerful new source of experience and committed expertise which will help your business blossom ; the Mitsui Taiyo Kobe Bank . |
| 5 | ‘ It was a good opportunity for us to develop the application as part of the contract . ’ |
| 6 | It was close enough to the cottage for her to take an early morning dip or a quick swim before dinner . |
| 7 | At this point a Moral Re-Armament force visited Kenya , and Anderson got permission for them to address the camp . |
| 8 | My manager has given me permission for me to use the shop foyer for a whole day and I hope to get local radio and local papers to advertise the sale for me . |
| 9 | Some months earlier I had written to Sir Sidney Barton who , fortunately for me , was still British Minister in Addis Ababa , asking him to obtain the Emperor 's permission for me to follow the Awash river through the Danakil country to discover where and how it ended . |
| 10 | The example engagement letter at 1101.2 includes a request for permission for us to inform the auditors of our appointment . |
| 11 | I will make contact with the movement and get permission for you to attend the next meeting . ’ |
| 12 | He has persuaded the new Armed Forces minister , Jeremy Hanley , to see a delegation next week to hear Chester 's case for it to have the new centralised pay and personnel centre . |
| 13 | There is no provision for it to order a payment on account of costs . |
| 14 | It was so much the sort of remark one could only make to a girl friend , but Rupert took it very nicely and said with only slightly forced heartiness , ‘ Jolly good , and it 's an excuse for me to have a better meal than usual , too . |
| 15 | David escorted her there on her first morning and was touchingly concerned for her , insisting on taking a cushion for her to soften the hard seat on the press benches and urging her to promise to leave the stuffy , dark-panelled room if she felt faint or troubled . |
| 16 | IGNORED our plea for him to address the ‘ Southgate Semiotics Society ’ — a body ‘ concerned with discussing the most poignant examples of what we believe to be ironic , individualist/regionalist and deconstructionist English . ’ |
| 17 | As he was the only able-bodied man on the farm , it was a constant struggle for him to make the mortgage payments . |
| 18 | It took nearly an hour for her to empty the wardrobe and dressing-table . |
| 19 | I leave at 7.30am and by 8am have checked Skipper over and given him a small handful of feed in his manger ( which seems to keep him happy when other horses are fed and means I do n't have to wait an hour for him to digest a full feed ) . |
| 20 | Not every Zionist or Palestinian needs to be a fervent believer in this kind of credo for it to have a force and tenacity which can not be ignored . |
| 21 | Roxburgh said : ‘ The four players I 've mentioned form a very experienced backbone for me to put the flesh on . |
| 22 | So , for instance , the Crowther Report of 1959 on the education of 15-18-year-olds talked about the likelihood that middle-class girls would combine a career with motherhood and marriage and the necessity for them to receive an education which prepared them for this future dual role . |
| 23 | Although a government which enjoys the confidence of a comfortable majority of Members of the House of Commons is very unlikely to encounter any difficulty in securing such sanction , the necessity for it remains the ultimate weapon in the hands of the House . |
| 24 | I wo n't take the responsibility for you losing the will to write , or for shackling your motives , or anything else . |
| 25 | The local youth centre raised the money for us to have a phone installed and we got a FreeFone number for the Exeter and Devon area . |
| 26 | If , as reported on Page One , the funds of the town council are as much as John Bennett states , perhaps they would advance the money for us to buy a new minibus , on suitable terms of course . |
| 27 | I have been given enough money for you to live the life of a gentleman in London while you are studying . |
| 28 | My mother and I helped push him up the ladder into the attic ( not easy — he was no lightweight ) , and then passed up the bucket for him to quench the flames . |
| 29 | The not-so-dour Scot knows it will be a unique experience for him to take the visitor 's dressing room at the citadel where his deeds as player and manager became legend — as did his departure . |
| 30 | We estimate that 150000 men aged 60 to 74 would be required in an evaluative trial for it to have an 80% chance of showing a 20% reduction in mortality over the ensuing 10 years , significant at the 5% level . |