Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The former Rangers striker has been recalled to the squad to face in-form Chelsea in the Coca-Cola Cup tonight and is set to appear for the first time in two months . |
| 2 | Robin Horner of Belmont has been recalled to the team as second to Willie Watson ( Knock . ) |
| 3 | It was of course , this unit for which the maintenance crews had been flown to the island by the 10 R.A.A.F. Squadron Sunderland a few days earlier . |
| 4 | With the head secured very firmly in the vice I attacked the outer edge of it , where the top section had been joined to the side , with a chisel and hammer . |
| 5 | A pensionable allowance ( currently £6,000 ) will be added in respect of the duties as head of the Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory for any periods during which these are assigned to the professor . |
| 6 | By doing this we have also solved the problem of the awkward leap referred to above ; for , by giving the top line to the 2nd violins in the first four bars all technical difficulties are avoided , and , in addition , force and verve are given to the sforzando on the first beat of bar 5 , and greater point and conviction are gained for the abrupt change of key . |
| 7 | In pursuit of this , wide powers are given to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry , some of which may , and indeed have been , transferred to a ‘ designated agency ’ , known as the Securities and Investments Board ( SIB ) . |
| 8 | Mravinsky 's attitude to dynamics seems to be on the lines of ‘ no gradual inflexion unless explicit instructions are given to the contrary ’ . |
| 9 | . ’ Eight , ten , or twelve succussions are given to the bottle before each dose . |
| 10 | Scores ( the total of correct answers ) are given to the headteacher who makes year-by-year comparisons for classes and individual children . |
| 11 | Copies of Figure 11.3 are given to the sender and receivers and they are asked to repeat the first exercise using Figure 11.4 as the data to be transmitted . |
| 12 | Finally , the Act requires that bail decisions are recorded , and that reasons for refusing bail are given to the defendant . |
| 13 | Erm now what powers are given to the president of the United States by the constitution of the United States ? |
| 14 | The defeated Irish had been banished to the territory beyond it , then a vast tract of wild forest , bog and poor infertile soil . |
| 15 | This happened to our Corporal Jane , who arrived back in camp after a brief visit to one of the neighbouring air fields to find that she had been posted to the Met Office at Group Headquarters , Huntingdon , and the corporal there , Rosemary Hilton , had received a reciprocal posting to Bourn . |
| 16 | The billing office will check that all charges and payments made have been posted to the guest 's account and have it prepared ready to present to the guest for settlement . |
| 17 | An internal memorandum by the chief economist of the World Bank , Lawrence Summers , which suggests encouraging polluting industries to relocate to third world countries , has been leaked to The Economist . |
| 18 | Ziemian says there is more to come ; only the portion that requires new laws enacted by Congress has been leaked to the public so far . |
| 19 | Many of the recent forecasts ( Diamond and Smith , 1982 , 1984 ; Diamond , 1985 ; AUT , 1983 ; Collins , 1983 ) have been limited to the university sector because the existence of the Universities Central Council for Admissions ( UCCA ) means that some individual level data are available at a national level . |
| 20 | Modernization and upgrading have been limited to the installation of central heating and double glazing throughout . |
| 21 | Like your chairman , I am a newcomer to the fund and my induction experience has not been limited to the division offices in the United Kingdom or visiting projects in the United Kingdom . |
| 22 | There is no evidence that at any of these houses Smythson was involved on the same day-to-day basis as at Longleat and Wollaton ; his contribution must often have been limited to the provision of a set of plans and elevations , which were liable to alteration at the whim of the patron and executive craftsmen . |
| 23 | Inside , the use of metal has been limited to the disk drive cage , the hard disk mounting plate , the power supply box and a panel that takes the power switch , reset button et al . |
| 24 | Where users have been involved , this has usually been limited to the implementation phase of a programme of change . |
| 25 | Flex your feet so your toes are pointed to the ceiling . |
| 26 | The girl is looking off-screen to the right , so she has been placed to the left of the frame to give her ‘ looking room ’ . |
| 27 | Brian Wilson 's analysis of the general election result ( ‘ The Union strikes back ’ , 24 April ) must have been cheered to the echo by Ian Lang and the rest of the Tory rump now running Scotland . |
| 28 | The pictures of the like of empty courtyards and brothel addresses ‘ have been likened to the scene of crime ’ and ‘ pumped the aura out of reality like water from a sinking ship ’ . |
| 29 | ‘ Hitler 's power to bewitch an audience has been likened to the occult arts of the African medicine-man or the Asiatic Shaman . |
| 30 | The Cathedrals of Paris , Laon , Reims , Amiens , Chartres have all been likened to the Parthenon in Athens in that they , collectively and individually , present the greatest contribution to the architecture of their time — Gothic — and became prototypes for churches all over Europe . |