Example sentences of "be [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because he 'd been pursuing the same man for years . |
| 2 | ‘ The two I particularly remember are building the new stand at Ascot and the construction of Central Point in London . ’ |
| 3 | The problem of thinking we are attaching the same meaning to a word or action when we may not be can be appreciated humorously . |
| 4 | By allowing delegated authority to subordinates , management at middle and junior levels are ‘ groomed ’ for eventual senior management positions , because they are given the necessary experience of decision-making . |
| 5 | The specialists are then much easier to satisfy — providing they are given the right kind of food , they are content to sit and stare out from their cages , much as they would sit and stare out at their wild landscapes . |
| 6 | Oriental rugs need room to breathe , and unless they are given the right amount of space they can either be swamped by the surrounding decor or become so overpowering that they detract from everything else in the room . |
| 7 | It is therefore vital that they are given the right sort of care , so they can grow up to be well developed and strong physically , mentally alert , contented and emotionally stable . |
| 8 | Critics like the duchess believe the Government 's allocation of up to £22 million for care agencies will be heavily trimmed back as local authorities are given the final say on how the money is spent . |
| 9 | You are given the following set of government bond prices , where the bonds pay coupons annually : |
| 10 | You are given the following information about the retail price index in the UK : |
| 11 | And then , very much closer to the election and possibly even after the election really seeing what the possibilities are given the economic context of the time . ’ |
| 12 | Oxoanions are given the numerical value of the oxidation number of the element which combines with oxygen in the ion . |
| 13 | The image which traditionally represents the event is not the whirlpool of flags , horses and brave knights confronting the Asiatic intruders — instead we are given the sentimental image of a young , mournful maiden nursing wounded Serbs . |
| 14 | There has got to be a willingness on the part of all the groups on this council and the officers of the various connected departments of this council to make sure that those teams are given the utmost support in delivering the youth and community service that the Highfields area needs and deserves . |
| 15 | I was somewhat less impressed by Demidenko in the smaller-scale pieces : his Rejoice beloved Christians sounds slow and bland when compared to the super-human wizardry of Frederic Chiu on his stunning début recital of transcriptions for Harmonia Mundi , ( — a ‘ must ’ for all Busonians ) whilst the slower chorales on the Hyperion disc are given the visionary touch on MK by Tatiana Nikolayeva . |
| 16 | However , it can be understood as recommending that one live in such ; way that the various aspects of one 's being are given the same degree of power as they have of innate authority . |
| 17 | If food 's got anything to do with it then I must have been eating the wrong way for the last 40 years . |
| 18 | If too many are undertaken the average time to completion will be unacceptably long . |
| 19 | Your are using the correct oil in the gearboxes . |
| 20 | I think really what we want to do is to decide whether or not we are using the annual report as a a list of jobs that we did last year . |
| 21 | Do n't confuse this with the time-up bell , especially when many areas are in close proximity and all are using the same type of bell . |
| 22 | The newspaper coverage may have contributed to bringing the crime into the public domain , but essentially the press and the police are using the same repertoire of scripts . |
| 23 | Routine checks of ward rosters should be made to assess that ward managers are producing the best match between patient needs and staff off duty entitlements . |
| 24 | Now there are less than 30,000 and those 30,000 are producing the same amount of milk as the higher number did previously . |
| 25 | The fact that nationalized industries make losses is not sufficient to prove that they are not minimizing costs or that they are producing the wrong output from society 's view-point . |
| 26 | But shares have been reflecting the new-found confidence for some time . |
| 27 | ( A controversial Public Order Ordinance , controlling public meetings and demonstrations , had , however , already been withdrawn the previous month from the list of protected legislation . ) |
| 28 | We gladly accept all these rightful strictures and if we are to enjoy the same success with councils we have to accept their bye-laws , too . |
| 29 | However not much promotion was necessary in Eleanor 's case , ‘ I love Scotland and am enjoying the relaxed pace of life in Edinburgh ’ . |
| 30 | Look down and check that you are handling the right lever before moving it to the DOWN position . |