Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [been] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp has been granted a provisional double-A-3 rating for a shelf registration in Japan for the equivalent of $860m of debt , citing its market positions as Japan 's third largest integrated electric and electronics manufacturer , its sound financial condition , solid profit margins , and its expected strong cash flows arising from its well-diversified business lines , for the rating . |
| 2 | JEREMY Irons ' latest movie Damage has been given an adults-only rating by American censors . |
| 3 | The Yorkshire Dales National Park has been awarded a European Commission grant of more than £50 000 to help conserve the traditional Dales farming landscape . |
| 4 | In the best Lowden tradition the entire guitar has been given a matt ‘ wire-wool ’ type finish and again , like all Lowdens , it has a very hefty-looking top — almost twice as thick as those of some other makers . |
| 5 | With singer Bradley acting out his Mozzer fantasies by lurching around on top of the monitors — only lacking a bunch of daffs stuffed down the back of his pants — their arrogance level has been hoisted a welcome couple of notches . |
| 6 | The base has been made a free port and special economic zone . |
| 7 | My tiny kitchen has been given a rustic look by hanging up a hop bine from a farm , and a string of onions ( 99p ) adds the finishing touch . |
| 8 | The Olympic marathon course has been given a thorough testing by 7000 runners taking part in the 14th Barcelona Marathon in March . |
| 9 | Its output is the state of the truck , after the truck has been reversed a short distance with the steering wheel set as instructed by the net . |
| 10 | POLICE station cleaner Ted Blight has been given a new job … looking after prisoners in the cells . |
| 11 | So now the Black Horse has been named a regional Pub of the Year with a strong chance of winning the national title later this year . |
| 12 | From this viewpoint , football violence has been given a new meaning since the early 1960s . |
| 13 | Professor Peter Warren of the Classics Department has been elected a Corresponding Member of the Society for Cretan Historical Studies . |
| 14 | Scarborough 's fishing industry has been given a big boost thanks to shoals of scallops . |
| 15 | This effect has been given a special significance in the writings of E.P . |
| 16 | Since then Spool Setting has been given an expanded nightshift , resulting in a smoother operation and a reliable twenty four hour despatch service to customers . |
| 17 | Their friendship has been called a unique political ménage à trois . |
| 18 | The former secretary at Swindon Town football club has been given a suspended jail sentence for conspiring to cheat the Inland Revenue . |
| 19 | The 26-year-old was a free agent having been given a free transfer by the Scottish Premier League club , and flew to Belfast on Friday to complete the deal . |
| 20 | The Jockey Club expects to ‘ clarify that situation shortly ’ and Pipe , who believes the horse to have been administered a fast-acting tranquiliser , is anxiously awaiting the results . |
| 21 | The Australian Unwins , sitting with the rival owners of Flokati , were concerned about a lifelessness they had detected in Upper Gumtree due to the fact that on the train their horse had been fed a restricted diet of compressed food nuts and high-grade hay and the Flokati people were cheerfully saying that on so long a stretch without exercise , good hay was best . |
| 22 | Where direct rule had been established a long time — in India , for example — it provided a framework in which there could grow an acceptance of European ideas of political organization . |
| 23 | The campaign has been given an extra edge as it is one of the many school ‘ constituencies ’ throughout Britain to be featured on the BBC 's Newsround programme . |
| 24 | Bill and Hillary 's only child has been assigned a secret service agent to protect her while she attends public school near Little Rock . |
| 25 | Warrington Borough Council has been given a detailed outline of Liverpool 's proposals by airport managing director Rod Hill . |
| 26 | Warrington Council has been given a detailed presentation on Liverpool 's proposals by airport managing director Rod Hill . |
| 27 | Chris Dick of Linguaphone , which has a joint venture in Russia , reports that to the familiar problems of inflation , bureaucracy and foreign exchange has been added a new threat , piracy , now ‘ an enormous problem ’ . |
| 28 | Even in large firms the reality of consensual decision-making has been dubbed a ceremonial ritual which merely persuades those most affected to feel they are participants . |
| 29 | Central South has been shown a strongly-worded letter sent by the Director of Social Services Ray Jones to Wiltshire 's Chief Constable Walter Girven . |
| 30 | Central South has been shown a strongly-worded letter sent by the Director of Social Services Ray Jones to Wiltshire 's Chief Constable Walter Girven . |