Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [vb pp] more [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Chairman I 'm , I 'm conscious that this amended recommendation will cause some disappointment among the support of the Brandon bypass , but I generally feel that some form of agreement can be reached with Norfolk County Council and Breckland District Council and indeed the Norfolk Member of Parliament , if I 'm given more time to review the situation in the light of other proposals on the A eleven , the A one three , four and in Thetford .
2 After another term , I was given more art , and my class-room became an unofficial art room , much to the distress of the caretaker , who accused me of having the dirtiest class-room in the school !
3 I feel I could score more goals in Italy if I was given more freedom .
4 The hand promptly slapped her on the neck , and she leapt into the air with shock and surprise ; but she was even more surprised when she was offered more feed .
5 Sometimes , as when a plate of a fossil shows its matrix in detail , or that of a fish shows the river where it was caught , we are given more information than we needed — though such details may help to balance the tone of the plate and thus have an aesthetic function .
6 And we 're promised more winter weather tonight .
7 And women who are admitted for surgery respond better when they 're given more information .
8 Despite Mary 's claim in the press , they were allowed more freedom in New York than ever before with their own apartments and telephones .
9 To help this , she has insisted they be given more time to rehearse .
10 Now , the Family Health Services Authority has warned that unless it is given more money , prospective fundholders could be discouraged from joining the scheme .
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