Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Add to this that today 's stars are fit and positive , as well as the thought that they now use almost illegal high-tech equipment and are given every new creation to experiment with , such as metal heads , weird shafts and incredible balls , and it 's no wonder they find the perfect combination — for them . |
2 | Women , even heterosexual women in his family , are given no real voice at all . |
3 | We are given no real indication of whether the title was warranted or not , official or not , recognised or not . |
4 | We use this to cast light on a metaphor of which we are given no other interpretation . |
5 | Individual investors , unlike the S.I.B. , are given no statutory right of action against third parties ‘ knowingly concerned . ’ |
6 | Worst of all we are given no true insights into the man or the legend which saw the production of more than 75 films and made a poor boy from Lambeth the most famous and feted individual in the world . |
7 | Contextual cues are given no special status in this scheme . |
8 | They know how not to analyse it , it is true , but are given no positive guidance which will enable them to get around the menace of voluntarism . |
9 | If the ‘ night forces ’ are given no safe outlet , no proper channelling , they may erupt with disastrous effect . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | Addition : Suppose you are given a long column of figures to add . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | Each defendant and his witness are given a limited time — say fifteen minutes altogether — in the box . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | Ex-prisoners are given a new lease on life by an unusual theatre group , says Sue Wilson |
21 | Here , through the use of music , art and drama , very educationally disadvantaged youngsters are given a new insight into life . |
22 | Disabled persons are given a vocational assessment and are provided with rehabilitation services . |
23 | Teachers , always prominent in Tutorial Classes in the twenties , are given a separate category here to avoid problems of distortion in the percentages of the non-manual category . |
24 | There is no length to a discussion , unlike a talk where speakers are given a specific time for delivery . |
25 | Since almost all the basic sports medicine provision within governing bodies of sport is provided by doctors who are either paid nothing or who are given a small honorarium , the prospect of maintaining separate medical defence cover for their voluntary activities may place their valuable contribution to sport in jeopardy . |
26 | The methodology in Advance with English leads the learners gradually from exercises in which they are given a great deal of guidance , to ones in which there is almost no guidance . |
27 | In a capitalist economy goods , and the labour power , raw materials and machinery used to produce them , are given a monetary value . |
28 | Where space is at a premium , bulbs which are given a prominent position can be lifted while still in leaf , labelled and planted elsewhere in the garden . |
29 | ‘ At Board meetings I can make sure that the issues which are being discussed are given a legal perspective . |
30 | This research carries out laboratory measurements of the way members of the general public solve problems of this kind , to find out what happens without a computer ; it also looks at what happens when people are given a simple expert system to use , and what problems profit from , or are hindered by , the aid from the machine . |