Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [adv] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Q I was recently given a large five gallon tin canister containing linseed oil . |
| 2 | I was recently offered a second-hand hard drive — apparently it has a capacity of 33Mb , but I do n't know much else about it . |
| 3 | I was never considered a true Baldersdale man . |
| 4 | I never wore the roll-neck out there again and as the years passed I was gradually given a large wardrobe of beautiful traditional dresses , which I wore with comfort and delight , each dress reminding me of the giver . |
| 5 | Algy used up his measure of luck , I was then given a super navigator with only the sharpest of pencils and the instinct of a homing pigeon who took me through my tour ; he perished the first time he New without me after I was hijacked to Bennett 's staff . |
| 6 | I was then permitted a short time during the lunch interval to study this new material before being cross-examined on it . |
| 7 | I was only given a few days ' notice . |
| 8 | What I 've you know when you 're like given a plain axis and I have to decide what to put on the sides I I 'm sometimes a bit |
| 9 | He did it on the guitar and you were simply found a few words and |
| 10 | She 's since made a complete recovery and Mona 's consultant says she ows everything to Janet . |
| 11 | She 's not allowed a white one for tap . |
| 12 | ‘ She 's inundated with work over there she 's just done a 13-part sitcom for CBS , for example . ’ |
| 13 | She 's even introduced a mini wedding cake , still three tiers , but with the cakes only eight , six or four inches across ‘ looks much more special than one single tier but is n't too big for a small wedding . ’ |
| 14 | So she was , she was into Volkswagen Polos , she 's always liked a little run-around , she 'd like a Volkswagen Polo , and . |
| 15 | There too she is never considered a significant contributor to the economic needs of the family ( because labour power is not equated with real economic value ) and there too , among the farming castes , her most important economic roles are the production and servicing of labour . |
| 16 | However , this did seem to be the indicated remedy , so she was then given a low potency ( 3X ) twice daily for a period of two weeks . |
| 17 | Benjamin died there in Gower Street on 10 October 1879 , death from cancer and exhaustion being certified as the cause by J. M. Briggs , M.R.C.S. Consistently inconsistent to the end , he is given as a ‘ Silversmith ’ on the will , but as a ‘ Writing Clerk ’ on the death certificate ; just for good measure we are also given a final address for him to add to our collection : 355 Edgware Road . |
| 18 | We are never shown a complete ceremony . |
| 19 | There are proposals to link Valmorel 's skiing area to the Three Valleys , although we were n't given a definite timescale . |
| 20 | We were then given a simple exam which consisted of crossing out stupid answers in order to leave the least stupid one . |
| 21 | We were always assigned a prescribed pattern to follow after take-off . |
| 22 | ‘ These panes of glass are bullet proof and will not shatter , but if they are badly weakened a large , frightened animal like a bear may be able to force its way through and the consequences would be very severe ’ . |
| 23 | When pupils complain that they ‘ do n't see the point of doing all these ’ , they are often given a remote justification — ‘ you 'll need it when you buy a carpet ’ . |
| 24 | and they 're not given a large amount of money |
| 25 | The teachers are all on strike , hardly surprising when they 're only paid a hundred dollars a month , so all Alejandro 's kids are at home getting under their mother 's feet . ’ |
| 26 | The Frome Turnpike Trustees have returned to the scene ; the powers vested in them by previous legislation having been insufficient to meet their needs , they were now given a helping hand on 19 June 1797 , with : |
| 27 | Fortunately for president Truman the American troops dispatched to stop them were officially declared a United Nations army engaged in a ‘ police action ’ to restore peace . |
| 28 | So you know quarter to a third and er it 's not got a lot of land with it and of course it 's not mentioned a great deal in directories . |
| 29 | It 's also confused a considerable number of other people back at because very few have come down today , but I 'm sorry that we 've . |
| 30 | It 's always held a special meaning for me , and when the development is completed I have every intention of moving back into the area and making my home here . |