Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [been] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The New Forest has been designated a Special Protection Area ( SPA ) for birds by the UK government , making it the 38th site in the UK so designated under the EC wild birds directive . |
| 2 | Lady Kilmarnock , Amis 's first wife , roared with laughter ( she and Lord K share digs with him — an unusual menage ) , while Paul Fussell , an old American friend of Amis , disclosed : ‘ Kingsley has been sent a clean set of underwear as a birthday present . |
| 3 | LIVERPOOL Council leader Harry Rimmer has been appointed a new director of Inward , the North West inward investment agency based in Warrington . |
| 4 | Taylor has been helped a great deal in the six weeks of preparation for the tour by England 's last great left-arm fast-bowler , John ‘ J.K. ’ Lever and the team 's new top bowling coach , Geoff Arnold . |
| 5 | Borg has been given a wild card for this week 's Nice Open and next week 's Monte Carlo Open . |
| 6 | Professor Roger Falconer has been appointed an Overseas External Assessor and Advisor to the Hong Kong Research Grants Council . |
| 7 | Since then Milton Keynes has been called a brilliant success , and a place with no heart or soul . |
| 8 | Marples has been given a free transfer by manager John Ward , even though he still has a year of his contract to go . |
| 9 | Former Newcastle reserve full back Andrew Cole has been offered a one-year contract . |
| 10 | To the Ryans and their like , Anthony had been given a magnificent send-off . |
| 11 | England had been given a pre-match boost by World Cup rivals Holland 's failure to beat group two leaders Norway in Rotterdam . |
| 12 | Moving up the country to Bristol , the Lady Byron Park development in Exmouth has been given an all-American flavour with the apartments and homes named after US cities . |
| 13 | The Marquis of Blandford has been given a conditional discharge for possessing a twelve-bore shot-gun without a licence . |
| 14 | Occasionally however more personal comments creep in such as in his 1814 publication , A Description of Sixty Small Prints where on page 17 he wrote ‘ Skiddaw has been called a generous Lord , and the Fells of Borrowdale frowning and haughty Tyrants . |
| 15 | Bert Rafferty had been given an unexpected day off . |
| 16 | The story , based on a novel by Edith Wharton has been called a heterosexual ‘ Death in Venice ’ , but it is far more than that ( you may equally regard it as a grown-up ‘ Sound of Music ’ ) ! |
| 17 | A CLEAN sweep at the Treasury , where Norman Lamont has been given a whole new team of ministers . |
| 18 | ROBERT LEE has been promised a good reception today when First Division leaders Newcastle visit promotion rivals Charlton . |
| 19 | A question mark now hangs over the future of the yard , but nephew Peter Cheesbrough has been granted a temporary licence to continue operations . |
| 20 | To this end , Ixos has been given a preliminary version of NT already . |
| 21 | Paul Mardon 's hopes of clinching a dream £1 million move from Birmingham City to Liverpool have been dealt a major blow after he was told that he needs surgery on an ankle ligament injury . |
| 22 | THREE welfare organisations in West Cumbria have been given a tremendous boost , thanks to the golfers who took part in last year 's Sellafield Pro-Am golf tournament . |
| 23 | Rachel Young has been awarded an Honorary M.A. ‘ for services to history ’ by the University of East Anglia . |
| 24 | Mark Hazell has been granted a judicial review of Avon County Council 's decision not to place him in the residential home of his own choosing , Milton Heights in Oxfordshire . |
| 25 | Experienced Carrick Rangers defender Neil Cummings has been given a free transfer . |
| 26 | MARK Hateley has been given a long-awaited second chance by England . |
| 27 | The Neath lock Mike Whitson has been given an eight-week ban after being sent off in a Schweppes Cup tie against South Glamorgan Institute . |
| 28 | The Neath lock Mike Whitson has been given an eight-week ban after being sent off in a Schweppes Cup tie against South Glamorgan Institute . |
| 29 | Watson had been given a hard time from the Wednesday crowd before those goals but is now hoping the tide has turned . |
| 30 | US President-elect Bill Clinton has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship from University College , Oxford , where he studied in 1968 and '69 . |