Example sentences of "[be] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Aleksei Ermolov , the Russian commander in the Caucasus whom Paskevich replaced in 1827 , had been pursuing a conciliatory or " regionalist " policy for more than a decade . |
2 | She said she and another officer had been pursuing a red Ford Sierra car on the road between the villages of Hillam and Burton , North Yorkshire , when it suddenly stopped and a gunman got out . |
3 | The president himself has quashed rumours that Egypt has been pursuing an Arab peace initiative , and rejected the idea of any ceasefire until the Iraqis have promised to withdraw from Kuwait . |
4 | ONE of the province 's most popular marching bands , the Millar Memorial Flute , has reported an increase in membership recently with it now in excess of 35 including many young members who are building a firm base for the future . |
5 | As you are building a new pond , you have the opportunity to put in the best filtration system , without paying a fortune . |
6 | Said manager John Bell : ‘ The Canadians are building a huge power plant in Ontario and already they have been in touch for guidance on how we operate our laundry system . ’ |
7 | With reference to the three-dimensional search space shown in Figure 1.1 , we are building a recursive graph along the time and the knowledge-level axes . |
8 | Principally the visit had been to see a senior boy with lifelong problems who had suddenly become unmanageable and would have to be admitted to an asylum , but while there he had been asked to assess Anna Beckett , a child who had moved him strangely . |
9 | The doctor says stores are wasting an ideal chance to redefine children 's eating habits . |
10 | It appears that German states are opposing a VAT-like tax on in an inconsistent way , aggravated , aggravated by a failure to warn of any increase in the tax in January nineteen ninety three . |
11 | Scottish fishermen 's representatives are opposing an all-out ban and are calling for a series of restrictions on imports until there is a balanced supply at the markets . |
12 | The eavesdroppers are proving a serious problem for police in Sheffield , South Yorkshire . |
13 | Significant technological advances in underwater excavation and recovery are proving a mixed blessing in the field of marine archaeology . |
14 | Remaining large areas of old-growth forest in Eastern Europe are proving a tempting source of hard currency at a time of rising world timber prices . |
15 | But the heavy clay gallops near Woodbridge are proving an ideal training ground for young chasers . |
16 | He said : ‘ How would a political party as totally committed as the Labour Party to equality of treatment and of opportunity for girls and women , lend its support to the introduction of schools in which men exercise all the power , and women are assigned a subordinate and restricted role ? ’ |
17 | James had for some time been accepting an annual pension from Elizabeth in return for promises of assistance against foreign invaders — meaning , at this period , Spain — and on the tacit understanding that he would in no way connive at his mother 's return to Scotland . |
18 | I am attaching a complete list of the personnel in the film unit . |
19 | These modern versions of Marxism are not attempting to reintroduce ‘ idealism ’ in which thought and ideas are given a central role in the determination of history . |
20 | Hence if shares are given a preferential dividend they are presumed to be non-participating as regards further dividends , and if they are given a preferential right to a return of capital they are presumed to be non-participating in surplus assets . |
21 | Hence if shares are given a preferential dividend they are presumed to be non-participating as regards further dividends , and if they are given a preferential right to a return of capital they are presumed to be non-participating in surplus assets . |
22 | Addition : Suppose you are given a long column of figures to add . |
23 | Mozart 's life and character are well documented by the extensive correspondence that was generated within his family by his frequent travels and we are given a fascinating glimpse into matters both artistic and domestic . |
24 | Each defendant and his witness are given a limited time — say fifteen minutes altogether — in the box . |
25 | These great beasts are given a temporary respite from their working lives to parade each day for a week through the streets of Kandy attended by drummers and dancers , the procession starting each day from a different temple . |
26 | All patients new to the practice are given a temporary folder , which is stamped with the date that the permanent notes were requested from the family health services authority . |
27 | Many colleges organize an " electives fair " at which students are given a broad general introduction to subjects on offer during that session . |
28 | But on the other hand many large multidivisional enterprises probably can ‘ justify themselves ’ in terms of economies of scale and integration , if these are given a broad interpretation . |
29 | This is a further reason for considering such skills an essential part of the staff nurses ' role rather than as an added extra to be fitted in whenever possible : today 's staff nurses are the ward sisters of tomorrow , and they do not simply pick up teaching skills automatically when they are given a new job title . |
30 | Here , through the use of music , art and drama , very educationally disadvantaged youngsters are given a new insight into life . |