Example sentences of "an [noun sg] of [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An advantage of using the OALDCE is that it is targeted at non-native learners of English . |
| 2 | v.etc. ) , and that she does so when he appears cross-gartered may be an instance of humouring a madman by descending to his level ( III.iv. 16ff . ) . |
| 3 | Willie was given a small spade and after an hour of removing a tiny section of earth he began to forget that he was surrounded by strangers and gradually became absorbed in his digging . |
| 4 | And after half an hour of discussing the good things and the less good things about the royal family the vote , apart from a few abstentions , we have worried a few people fo fo fo forty three people say we think that it should be a republic , fifty four no , so there is there 's a swing factor in the middle . |
| 5 | ‘ City Challenge provides us with an opportunity of getting the funding we need to turn the plans into bricks and mortar . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ the basal reason for binding the creditor with equities arising from the conduct of the husband is that in substance , if not technically , the wife is a volunteer conferring an important advantage upon her husband who in virtue of his position has an opportunity of abusing the confidence she may be expected to place in him and the creditor relies upon the person in that position to obtain her agreement to become his surety . |
| 7 | It was Chapman 's second foreign tour ( after Northampton 's German visit of 1909 ) and he became a firm advocate of overseas ventures , because of their publicity value and because they gave an opportunity of displaying the English soccer style to foreign audiences . |
| 8 | With the capture of Francis I at Pavia in 1525 , Henry saw — or claimed to see — an opportunity of seizing the French throne . |
| 9 | The witness speaks to the accused , whereby the witness has an opportunity of recognizing the thieves and the animal with its brandmarks . ’ |
| 10 | In addition to providing a comprehensive understanding of nursing care and its relationship to disease and treatment , clinical experience offers the student an opportunity of learning a wide range of practical skills . |
| 11 | I have had an opportunity of reading the judgment of Balcombe L.J . |
| 12 | ‘ But what you have to understand is that I am a racer and I feel I still have an opportunity of winning the World Championship . |
| 13 | You have an opportunity of performing a signal service to mankind … . |
| 14 | In commissioning music the Church has an opportunity of affirming the importance for society of musical creativity . |
| 15 | So what what I 'm that that that 's the sort of basic outline and I see it as an opportunity of putting the name in front of quite a lot of schools |
| 16 | ‘ I early found that I had not the literary ability to give me such a place among English authors as I should have desired ; but I thought that I had an opportunity of gaining a knowledge of many of the distinguished men of the age , and that I might do some good by keeping a record of my interviews with them . ’ |
| 17 | Where it is desired to afford members an opportunity of instructing the proxy how he shall act the instrument appointing a proxy shall be in the following form ( or in a form as near thereto as circumstances allow or in any other form which is usual or which the Directors may approve ) : — |
| 18 | Where it is desired to afford members an opportunity of instructing the proxy how he shall act the instrument appointing a proxy shall be in the following form ( or in a form as near thereto as circumstances allow or in any other form which is usual or which the Directors may approve ) : — |
| 19 | ‘ The purpose of the administration order is to allow the company an opportunity of finding an investor or partner thereby allowing it to survive , ’ said Jason Elles . |
| 20 | But Germany , which led the campaign to reduce spending on space to help pay for the soaring cost of reunification , sees the situation as an opportunity of reduce the cost of Columbus as well . |
| 21 | Following the discussion at the Chief Executive 's Management Group , I have now had an opportunity of reviewing the draft of the above document . |
| 22 | The new partner should , it hardly needs to be said , be given an opportunity of studying the full agreement together with the firm 's accounts for , say , the last three years before being invited to sign any instrument of accession or adherence . |
| 23 | the , the treat was at the end they gave them a very er , an opportunity of having a very strong drink |
| 24 | should have an opportunity of reconsidering the form of restitutionary or remedial order it will seek against these defendants . |
| 25 | Looking for support and because I thought the Royal Society of Chemistry would welcome an opportunity of improving the standing of chemists in the community , some three years ago I sent the secretary-general of the RSC a letter very similar to the one published ( Chem . |
| 26 | This has an effect of cooling the deep waters of the world ocean and it also has an important climatic effect in removing excess C O two from the atmosphere . |
| 27 | If inaction is believed to involve losing the whole , to promote a change which is aimed , on a low estimate , at keeping three-quarters does not imply an intention of conceding a great deal . |
| 28 | A has its meaning within the couplet only in the light , or sense , of B , and B in the light , or sense , of A. In the case of Isa 40.3 , for instance , the couplet does not mean B , even if B is more precise than A. It means ( i ) prepare Yahweh 's way in the sense of making straight a highway , and it means ( ii ) make straight the highway as an act of preparing a way for Yahweh , and it means both of these things concurrently . |
| 29 | It 's more an issue of scaling the naming service , registry and security model as well as replacing the database technology . |
| 30 | However , do not make an issue of refusing a drink . |