Example sentences of "they have [be] [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For many women , it 's the first time they have been given a responsibility of this kind . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , despite the necessity to protect children from being misled by the stories of ‘ heaven ’ and miracles , it should be made quite clear to them that most of the stories of good works attributed to the people involved are most likely to be true , and as these people are believed to have done much more good than most , they have been given a place in the windows of the churches and in paintings and elsewhere . |
| 3 | They have been given a confidence and liveliness through the influence of a common interpretation of Quantum Theory . |
| 4 | And they have been given a plastic card to carry itemising the major banned drugs . |
| 5 | L M Ericsson Telefon AB and Italtel SpA say that they have been awarded a contract by Stet-Hellas SA , one of Greece 's two mobile telephone operators , for Groupe Speciale Mobile digital cellular phone equipment worth $62.5m : the order includes exchanges , control systems , and radio base stations . |
| 6 | They have been offered a choice . |