Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [be] [vb pp] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , it is more common for a British manager working in Europe or in the United States to be paid the local market rate . |
| 2 | This was the first year that Environment Achievement Awards have been made , so Johnson Matthey was particularly proud to have been included among the 12 initial companies to be granted the new honour . |
| 3 | Their restaurant is the only one in Ireland to be awarded the much-prized Michelin star . |
| 4 | Furthermore , modernism created a considerable degree of misery and frustration by insisting that only one particular dominant style had the right to be considered the appropriate form for the expression of socialism . |
| 5 | It is convenient to consider the third and fourth issues together : has the prisoner the right to make representations before the Secretary of State sets the date for the first review , and has he a right to be told the judicial view of his tariff ? |
| 6 | To avoid these situations it is important for pilots to be taught the right technique for the take-off run . |
| 7 | ( 1 ) There shall be established a body to be called the Scottish Bus Passengers ' Consultative Committee . |
| 8 | The second thinks of it as a canvas to be made the most of ; yet another surface to decorate or ornament . |
| 9 | Isaac , the name to be given the promised son , means ‘ he laughs ’ . |
| 10 | Leroy Burns was rebuking a demonstrator , who had arrived to take part in a rally to be held the next day against racism and the National Young Conservatives . |
| 11 | One vicar said there was no longer provision in the Church of England liturgy for such a service ; the blessing was regarded as the remains of a pre-Christian ritual , and with modern maps it was no longer necessary for the people to be shown the physical boundaries . |
| 12 | The price of 36s. has thus some claim to be called the true equilibrium price : because if it were fixed on at the beginning , and adhered to throughout , it would exactly equate demand and supply ( i.e. the amount which buyers were willing to purchase at that price would be just equal to that for which sellers were willing to take that price ) ; and because every dealer who has a perfect knowledge of the circumstances of the market expects that price to be established . |
| 13 | The music of two short pastorales which have some claim to be considered the earliest true operas in French has been lost . |
| 14 | It has a claim to be considered the first court school of the Middle Ages . |
| 15 | According to the report five officers had planned to use two military helicopters to bomb the headquarters during a joint meeting of government ministers and the Revolutionary Command Council ( RCC ) to discuss the austerity measures to be announced the next day . |
| 16 | Similarly , although it may be felt necessary for children to have some understanding of violence ( trench warfare ; personal violence ; the physical , visual , and verbal violence of city life ) , one would wish children to be spared the direct experience of it . |
| 17 | Mike Marsh became the third Anfield star to be shown the red card in successive European Cup Winners ' Cup matches when he was sent off in the closing stages of the defeat against Spartak Moscow on Wednesday . |
| 18 | Students must achieve 18 full module equivalents to be awarded the National Certificate in Travel . |
| 19 | When you reflect on all these amenities , you may not be entirely surprised to learn that we are the only Scottish hotel to be awarded the Royal Automobile Club 's prized Blue Ribbon award for superlative levels of excellence . |
| 20 | At the first session of the court in January 1869 he gave judgement to James Sprinks , who had sued Harry Carroll for 7s 6d to be paid the full amount plus almost as much in costs , 6s 3d . |
| 21 | At the end of the adult session , when the group are considering the symbol to be used the following week , the catechists have the opportunity to allow the symbol to ‘ do its work ’ . |
| 22 | Like its predecessor , in order to be adopted the new package — known initially as the Pearson Accord and latterly as the Charlottetown Agreement — required ratification by the federal parliament and by individual provincial legislatures . |
| 23 | In order to be awarded the general SVQ , a student must pass the additional assessment as well as achieving the required number of credits . |
| 24 | Both indigenous and immigrant working classes have at various times staked claims to be considered the true backbone of ‘ the nation ’ ( as against a decadent aristocracy or unpatriotic bourgeoisie for example ) through various institutions of public propriety ( churches , labour organizations , community associations ) which at the same time defend the integrity of their own traditions against negative influences in the wider society . |
| 25 | Crews , here , were among the first in the country to be taught the additional medical skills that can save lives . |
| 26 | As a result , the homes at West Moor are among the first in the country to be awarded the critical acclaim of a Gas Warm Award from British Gas . |
| 27 | Christie believes his buddy is in the sort of shape to be crowned the overall men 's Grand Prix champion at Crystal Palace next Friday and collect the £87,000 that goes with the title . |
| 28 | ‘ Instead it can , for example , be based on the argument that any particular agent 's capacity to absorb information is finite , and that broadly therefore the smaller the unit to be controlled the greater the likelihood of competence sufficient to make the necessary judgement . |