Example sentences of "[be] [verb] a special [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Society has also developed a new attitude toward pregenital drives , which are given a special value and are highly esteemed .
2 Bovis are using a special pincer machine for this work as its quieter then ordinary demolition equipment .
3 Bovis are using a special pincer machine to demolish covered ground level car parks .
4 This effect has been given a special significance in the writings of E.P .
5 A young teacher ( Class 3 ) has just been given a special award for the ‘ best classroom ’ in Francistown .
6 Taylor pointed out one of the things about great players who are given freedom is that they work very hard , and Gascoigne is prepared to do that , even in the knowledge that he has been given a special licence .
7 Reagan 's suite had been given a special phone number for the occasion , but the postmistress did n't believe in such nonsense .
8 While publishing Dawson on ‘ Religion and the Totalitarian State ’ , he selected for notice in the 1934 Criterion a book highlighting persecution of European Jews ; he wrote to Pound speaking of his offence at Pound 's antisemitic remarks ; with regard to the Vichy government in 1941 he wrote in The Christian News-Letter of his ‘ greatest anxiety ’ at news ‘ that ‘ Jews have been given a special status , based on the laws of Nuremberg , which makes their condition little better than that of bondsmen . ’
9 The government has announced that Rutland Water , a large reservoir in eastern England , has been designated a Special Protection Area ( SPA ) under a European Community directive on the conservation of wild birds and as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention .
10 Rutland Water , a reservoir in Leicestershire which houses 20,000 waterfowl each winter , has been designated a special protection area under EC rules .
11 The latter has also been designated a Special Protection Area under the EC 's Wild Birds directive , along with Abberton Reservoir , Essex , which became a Ramsar site in July 1991 .
12 The New Forest has been designated a Special Protection Area ( SPA ) for birds by the UK government , making it the 38th site in the UK so designated under the EC wild birds directive .
13 I 'd been applying a special cream to his ankles which was supposed to harden the skin , but it did n't seem to do much good .
14 It gives her a role as a pseudo-ambassador to the region and she has been granted a special travel visa allowing access to the area without the normal restrictions on foreigners .
15 Make everyone stand in a circle and explain that you have been granted a special power which places people under your spell .
16 has been granted a special access to the package by the owner or manager of the package ( refer to Section 11 ) .
17 has been granted a special access to the package by the owner or manager of the package ( refer to Section 11 ) .
18 has been granted a special access to the package by the owner or manager of the package ( refer to Section 11 ) .
19 has been granted a special access to the package by the owner or manager of the package ( refer to Section 11 ) .
20 has been granted a special access to the package by the owner or manager of the package ( refer to Section 11 ) .
21 has been granted a special access to the package by the owner or manager of the package ( refer to Section 11 ) .
22 has been granted a special access to the module by the owner or manager of the module ( refer to Section 11 ) .
23 has been granted a special access to the module by the owner or manager of the module ( refer to Section 11 ) .
24 has been granted a special access to the module by the owner or manager of the module .
25 It was announced on Dec. 18 that former Foreign Minister Acheikh bin Oumar had been made a special councillor to Déby .
26 We 're planning a special feature on holidaying with your dog , and need your help .
27 Any existing TurboCASH users are offered a special upgrade price ; otherwise Pastel retails for £349 ex VAT single user , and will run multi-user on a network at no extra cost .
28 At a time when other galleries are extending exhibitions or raiding stock , London 's younger dealers are providing a special energy which helps to alleviate the difficult trading conditions of the present market .
29 MOTORCYCLE fans are holding a special night with the stars to celebrate their club 's change of venue next month .
30 Many will have been wearing a special costume for their childhood which has given them particular concealment .
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