Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 In the year under review he has been involved in 20 seminars , 18 counselling workshops and has undertaken 92 company visits .
2 Coleridge had fallen asleep reading Purchas His Pilgrim where these words appear :
3 All establishments enjoy good access by road to the Theme Park so your coach journey from your hotel should not take more than one hour given normal traffic connections .
4 All patients were advised to achieve a daily intake of at least 700 mg of calcium ; five patients were unable to take sufficient dairy products to sustain this and were given oral calcium supplements .
5 He stated that the Irish government always pressed that food supplies would be sent to areas of distress where it was practical to do so .
6 But when the development is completed 75 parking spaces will have been lost to the public .
7 actually no that was the night she was really pissed off because erm people were paying more attention to me than they were to her , I do n't know why , it 's because I decide that I 'm gon na be really outgoing and I really do and I was really loud and really boisterous and she 's quite resigned like that and she thought I sh bit shagged off with me and then like I was doing , there was this really good looking bloke and he was like we , we 'd given each other eyes over the bar in this pub and Lottie goes well if you do n't hurry up with him I 'm gon na go and have him , if you do n't hurry up , you know , and just like marched over I said Charlotte give me a break
8 However his teachers recognised his exceptional qualities and he was given junior teaching posts which enabled him to register at the University of Pennsylvania , where he obtained his Master 's degree and began to work towards a PhD , specialising in philosophy .
9 He was fined £250 with £20 costs and given eight penalty points .
10 Four black special police constables were given 15-year prison terms .
11 A warning was also given that beach charges might prove inevitable if the government and water authorities did not begin a serious campaign to eliminate sewage pollution .
12 Given that pollution levels relate to fuel consumption , private cars and taxis are also the greatest polluters .
13 Given that decision makers often deal with complex problems , there is a requirement to think beyond the obvious and usual solutions to such problems and to consider innovative solutions .
14 Given that price wars are observed , the question arises of how to explain them within this type of approach .
15 After warning had been given that poll-tax bills will average £400 ( $780 ) in April , Westminster council announced that residents will have to pay only £176 , down £19 on last year .
16 This seems a bit sad given that footie players ' wives and girlfriends often score high marks on the bimbometer in any case .
17 Given that annuity markets are imperfect , people may leave substantial estates even though they have no altruistic feelings towards their heirs .
18 The increase is slightly less in the case of beverages , which is what one would expect given that wine stocks could service two establishments more easily than food ones .
19 If immediate cerebral computed tomography is available it may be used before lumbar puncture , although the patient should be given broad spectrum antibiotics first .
20 There will be a set of natural monopoly markets sustainable as natural monopolies given specific pricing policies under the assumption of perfect contestability .
21 It is reported that they are being given Namibian identity cards to enable them to vote for pro-South African parties in the elections .
22 A murder trial has heard that tyre tracks found near where a woman drowned in the boot of her car were not consistent with an accident .
23 How many ships suddenly developed strange ghost personae ; mechanical poltergeists in the engine room ; voices where they had none before ?
24 Eight accomplices were given lesser prison sentences as were eight others who were condemned in absentia .
25 At the Marquis , where non-management staff are known as associates , all 1800 employees were given half day seminars on TQM1 : Empowerment .
26 Research and practical experience have also highlighted some warning signs about appraisal schemes :
27 Bike bobbies:Wirral bobbies Jeff Morrison and Adrian Powell have received free mountain bikes to help crime prevention in Rock Ferry and New Ferry .
28 The original concept of separate kitchen/restaurants and buffets for HSTs was too ambitious given shorter journey times and changing eating habits .
29 If colleges were experienced in validation and had developed acceptable validation procedures , the Council made Validation Procedures Agreements with them which enabled them to take responsibility for the organisation of validation for their own pilot schemes .
30 Countries that have developed direct reduction plants include Brazil , Saudi Arabia , Nigeria , Indonesia and New Zealand .
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