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

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1 A point to note about technique is that when you actually go round the mark in strong winds the daggerboard should be retracted first then the mast track moved back in preparation for the reach .
2 If the vessel is sold unrepaired then the measure of indemnity will be the depreciation in the sale price caused by the unrepaired damage , provided such depreciation would not exceed the reasonable cost of repairs if the vessel had been repaired at the time of loss .
3 Although this bed is neatly made in the evenings , it is found disturbed again every morning , as if someone sleeps in it each night .
4 Policy discussions at ministerial level appeared to focus mainly on the hoary old issues of which agency should take lead responsibility , ’ but finally , in 1989 , the government took a decision which was considered unthinkable only a year earlier , that is , that local authority social services departments should be given lead responsibility for community care and for all services including mental health , but with some additional controls added in the latter case , the single most controversial of Griffiths ' proposals .
5 Bouquets of flowers mark the spot where Mr Reynolds was shot dead exactly a week ago .
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