Example sentences of "[noun sg] for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Ten top Megatapes we 'll also throw in , and a groovy T-Shirt for you to look cool in .
2 A few minutes earlier Ruth would have welcomed the idea of everyone going off to sleep ( not that Sean showed any sign of doing so ) as an opportunity for her to indulge in her own thoughts , but the fits of uninhibited laughter had restored her to something nearer to normality , and at last she was present with her companions in mind as well as in the flesh .
3 Even his marriage to Primaflora in some way had charmed them although , of course , there had been no opportunity for her to visit either Episkopi or Kouklia .
4 It was an ideal opportunity for her to find out whether Andrew knew the missing don , and whether Puddephat had ever had any connection with rue Roland .
5 If , despite such investigation , you are still left with two suspects , then you should go through the disciplinary procedure with both of them , including interviewing both , giving an opportunity for one to own up , etc .
6 This present trip represents , after all , a rare opportunity for me to savour to the full the many splendours of the English countryside , and I know I shall greatly regret it later if I allow myself to become unduly diverted .
7 It shocked my manager a lot too and he 's going to be concentrating on a big relaunch of Suzanne over the next while so I think it 's a good opportunity for me to take my career more into my own hands . ’
8 There was more of an opportunity for me to stand out over here , particularly as there is no real heavyweight contender on the British scene since Bruno lost to Tyson . ’
9 If he had had any foresight , when the Woolf-Tumim report was published , the right hon. Gentleman would have said to himself , ’ Here is a unique and historic opportunity for me to make my reputation as one of the great Home Secretaries of the 20th century . ’
10 Shortly after my return , the Governor was to make a tour of Central Burma and it seemed a great opportunity for me to gauge conditions outside Rangoon , so I was invited to accompany him .
11 Later on , perhaps at the next election , there might be an opportunity for me to get into Parliament .
12 This gives an annual opportunity for me to get up to dates with Fordyce Maxwell of The Scotsman , an old friend from my Berwick days , at the preliminaries .
13 This debate is an opportunity for me to pay tribute , as he did , to the excellent management skills and work of Iain MacKinnon and his task force .
14 ‘ I decided that , somewhere among the pottery and handicrafts which are sold on the Algarve , there had to be an opportunity for me to utilise my design skills and earn money without the need to park Thomas with a minder .
15 Hunt , who broke an ankle at the start of this season , said : ‘ This is a good opportunity for me to show what I can do after a bit of a difficult time . ’
16 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 .
17 Another opportunity for them to do it again .
18 Boys , on the other hand , tend towards holist strategies , and get training in serialist strategies from their teachers , thus providing the opportunity for them to become versatile learners .
19 ‘ A lot of people feel shy about going into a Tax Office , so this is a good opportunity for them to get any help they need , ’ explained Peter Guy , the Inland Revenue 's Customer Service Manager in the province .
20 Where the Bill has been before a standing committee , so that Members not on the committee have had no previous opportunity to speak on the minutiae of the Bill , there is now an opportunity for them to make their points .
21 ‘ This will be an opportunity for them to come into their own but without having to do anything that might upset their families . ’
22 Parents ' main interest was seen as the opportunity to influence the quality of their children 's education … the view was expressed that the APM should be seen as the climax to a continuous relationship between various parties and an opportunity for them to come together and ask questions about what had happened over the course of the previous 12 months .
23 Towards the end of the Summer term it 's common practice in most schools to invite the parents of the new intake of children to visit the school to explain the routines and organisation , to give them a chance to meet the teachers and also to provide an opportunity for them to share any concerns they might have .
24 But , in a slightly weaker sense , someone may lose their autonomy if the opportunity for them to exercise their capacity to choose is removed .
25 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 ’ .
26 ‘ Well , can you think of a better opportunity for them to find out what 's best for the both of ‘ em ? ’
27 Secondment is an opportunity for them to learn at first hand about the world of work to which their students are aspiring .
28 It is also notable that where a chairman or chief executive has been brought in from outside to those organisations , this may be followed by many changes in senior management and so , from the headhunters ' point of view , putting a chief executive into an older-style organisation is usually an opportunity for them to work with the newly appointed chief executive to build the new senior management team .
29 Rather it is an opportunity for them to contribute positively to the educational , social and personal support which many pupils do need but often do not receive .
30 1.13 Our fundamental assumption is that all pupils are entitled to an education that will provide the opportunity for them to develop to the best of their abilities a competence in and appreciation of English .
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