Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [vb pp] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For these services , and following a series of travel talks which I wrote and broadcast in the autumn of 1929 , I was made an Honorary Member of the M.J.A.R.A. , and appointed to the executive committee . |
| 2 | About a year ago I was sent an organic semi-soft cheese made in Wales . |
| 3 | To cut a long story short , I was given an additional three days behind the door , with a £1 fine for being in receipt of an illegal letter , even though it was put into my hand . |
| 4 | I mean , when I , when I was a kid I got , erm , I was given an Australian doll baby , and which was funny cos it had an amazing sun tan and dark blue eyes and blonde hair , like typical Ozzie child . |
| 5 | Finally , I was given an experimental drug and I managed to pull through . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I was considered an unusual child , ’ she said slowly . |
| 7 | As my turn approached and the queue thinned , I was afforded an occasional glimpse of the Smiths as they moved to collect purchases from the shelves behind them . |
| 8 | Whether your choice is traditional sailing with Moody or motor sailing with Eclipse you are guaranteed an unrivalled after sales service . |
| 9 | Today you are allowed an extra glass of wine or champagne to celebrate the achievement of completing your first week . |
| 10 | You are allowed an immediate ten percent discount if you want on this product but |
| 11 | If your qualifications are not from the UK , or if you have studied in the UK for less than threee years by the start of the academic year for which you are applying , you are considered an overseas student for the purpose of entrance . |
| 12 | She 's made an absolute fool out of you . |
| 13 | But she 's made an amazing recovery and is now about to go home . |
| 14 | She 's made an official complaint — just one of a record number received by Thames Valley Police this year . |
| 15 | She was sent by the Republic , and she 's made an honest effort . |
| 16 | ( WES ) She still needs to return to hospital regularly for treatment , but doctors say she 's made an excellent physical — and emotional — recovery . |
| 17 | He 'll buy her a small gift when she 's made an exceptional contribution . |
| 18 | Now she 's married to a New York lawyer and she 's become an Orthodox Jewish wife . |
| 19 | She was made an honorary member of the BA in 1987 . |
| 20 | Although no bacteria could be isolated — culture for chlamydia was negative for both of them — she was given an equivalent three-week course of antibiotics . |
| 21 | If the ulcer had healed , the patient started a maintenance regimen of ranitidine ( 150 mg at night ) otherwise he or she was given an additional supply of ranitidine ( 300 mg at night ) . |
| 22 | She was given an absolute discharge and ordered to pay Pounds 40 costs . |
| 23 | It was explained to her that her wound was the source of the discomfort and she was given an intramuscular injection of pethidine 75 mg . |
| 24 | Finally she was given an enormous burgundy leatherbound folder that looked like some medieval city charter : it was the menu . |
| 25 | She was given an excellent testimonial . ’ |
| 26 | Lady Thatcher has n't always been so welcome in the hallowed halls , eight years ago she was refused an honorary doctorate by Oxford University as a protest against her attitude to education . |
| 27 | Mrs Crouch would not have suffered a reduction in pay as she was offered an increased wage at the new plant . |
| 28 | A distinguished public figure , she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Social Science Degree by the University this July . |
| 29 | Suppose we are given an approximate eigenvalue |
| 30 | Often we are offered an exclusive review of the latest products . |