Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite being arrested thirty-five times — once after allegedly taking part in this high-speed chase across three counties — he 's always had to be released from police cells after being granted bail . |
| 2 | After being bound apprentice to the barber-surgeon Edward Nourse , he rose to become master of anatomy to the Corporation of Surgeons and , for nearly forty years , Surgeon to St. Bartholomew 's Hospital . |
| 3 | A lesbian couple has won a three-year battle with Hampshire County Council to foster a child after being denied permission on the grounds of their sexuality . |
| 4 | After being given clearance to land , Miranda , following her instructor 's directions , started her approach ; she throttled back to reduce speed and control her descent as she flew towards the threshold — the point just before she intended to touch down . |
| 5 | When patients recover after being given glucagon , oral glucose or carbohydrate should be given to replenish glycogen stores and prevent recurrent hypoglycaemia . |
| 6 | But today she walked free from the High Court in Edinburgh after being given community service . |
| 7 | Mike Moore became Prime Minister of New Zealand on Sept. 4 , after being elected leader of the ruling Labour Party ; he became the third person to hold the post in the space of 13 months . |
| 8 | The reshuffle featured the return to the Cabinet of Jean-Marie Soisson , who had resigned from a Cabinet post in March after being elected President of the Regional Council for Burgundy [ see p. 38821 ] . |
| 9 | The fifty four year old retired five years ago after being named Champion Jockey twelve times , but was granted a new licence last week . |
| 10 | Moore lured Barry to the Washington hotel room where he was arrested after being filmed purchasing and smoking crack and requesting sex with Moore . |
| 11 | On 26 July 1986 Father Lawrence Jenco was released after being held hostage for 18 months . |
| 12 | The Saudi Arabian ambassador to Yemen and an adviser were rescued by security sources on April 20 after being held hostage for 18 hours . |
| 13 | At first he claimed Botham had told him to f*** off after being trapped lbw in the second Texaco Trophy contest at the Oval . |
| 14 | THREE gravely ill patients died after being refused admission to a cash-starved intensive care unit . |
| 15 | However , after being refused passage by two ferry companies , they were forced to admit their load was not radioactive and were made to remove the stickers and signs before they could sail . |
| 16 | Widnes prop Harvey Howard has vowed never to play for the club again after being refused permission to spend the summer with Australian side Eastern Suburbs by his Norton Park bosses . |
| 17 | Owner Fred Davies is challenging the council after being refused permission to convert the ailing hotel into a nursing home . |
| 18 | A 27-year-old man was led from the dock protesting his innocence yesterday after being refused bail on a charge of looting during the Llandudno floods . |
| 19 | He was in a Niagara Falls jail yesterday waiting to hear if he would be sent back to Britain after being refused entry to America . |
| 20 | Officers of the B&I ferry Isle of Innisfree , which travels between Rosslare and Pembroke , took action after being refused mineral water with their meals . |
| 21 | A FORKLIFT truck driver vowed never to touch another drop of alcohol yesterday after being caught drink driving . |
| 22 | But he was n't killed in action , he was shot by the British after being caught red handed spying FOR the Japanese . |
| 23 | In all but a few cases their treason had been petty , enlisting in the German ranks after being taken prisoner or something of that sort . |
| 24 | The controversy aroused strong emotions because it was estimated that at least 27,000 Italians sent by Mussolini to fight in Russia had perished from cold , disease and starvation after being taken prisoner . |
| 25 | Chelmsford Crown Court heard how Tesco manager James Andrews , 44 , was forced to hand over £55,000 after being taken hostage with his wife Edna and sons James , 15 , and Matthew , 17 . |
| 26 | TESCO manager James Andrews was forced to hand over £55,000 after being taken hostage with his wife Edna and sons James , 15 , and Matthew , 17 . |
| 27 | Engineering workers in most east German regions went back to work after being promised pay parity with west German workers by 1996 . |
| 28 | Well you must of been gone mother . |
| 29 | This is especially true if the pilot turns out to be a young lady and the shock of what-might-have-been gives rise to tears during her interview with the investigator . |
| 30 | In consequence , instead of being proclaimed Emperor he was appointed Regent . |