Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [vb pp] [art] [noun sg] to " in BNC.

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1 They are also guaranteed the right to secrecy and to protect their sources of information .
2 At home we were soon given the answer to a question which had been puzzling us : Who had saved us ?
3 Police were twice granted an extension to the time allowed for questioning .
4 I 'm not entirely clear what was said , but erm , they were certainly given no commitment to an an interview
5 Apparently , if a baby kicks and is repeatedly given a response to that kick by touch , it can become highly responsive when it enters the world .
6 He 's also planned a route to the south pole of Mars .
7 He 's also planned a route to the south pole of Mars .
8 For all his working of the flesh and his golden suntan and his deployment of pop philosophies and credos , Letterman is too contrived an individual to be successful with the sort of Frenchwoman — my gaze descends from the mountain to my backyard where they are pegging out a goatskin — whom he desires to play the part of Claudia .
9 It 's certainly made a difference to him in that four days .
10 And Mr Bean 's never said a word to me , so it 's a bit of a mystery . ’
11 In that task I am assisted by a team of six managers , all of whom are professional nurses and district nurses or health visitors and they of course are there to advise me on professional issues , and to share with me the management task of using the resources of Oxford City in the way that we feel is best appropriate , and in doing that , I think one of the important things for us to do , I do n't think we do it quite as well as we should , is to work more closely with the local council , and to look really at what the needs of our local communities are for health , and to try and make sure that the feelings that might well be expressed by individuals , either individually , or through caring associations , or through other statutory agencies , or through voluntary health organisations , are actually given a chance to be there , and to influence our , that official policy and constituents , and to , to influence the planning process .
12 Neville Chamberlain was naturally offered a return to the Treasury .
13 The horn was also blown every night to ‘ set the watch ’ , signifying that the city was now in the care of the wakeman .
14 That this was true offered no excuse to the sick , evil , vicious minds that used it as a tool .
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