Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [vb pp] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WORKERS in Indonesia are denied the right to organise independent unions and those who initiate strikes are often arrested , interrogated , beaten and dismissed , according to Teten Masduki , an Indonesian labour representative . |
| 2 | That Noel Falconer be appointed a director of British Gas . |
| 3 | Later the trade unions Turk-Is and the Genel Maden-Is challenged the version of events which referred to a sudden surge in the level of methane gas and said that human negligence was probably responsible . |
| 4 | Retired coal miners and men from the general population in North Nottinghamshire were sent a dyspepsia questionnaire to fill in , and those with upper gastrointestinal symptoms were invited for gastroscopy and biopsy . |
| 5 | Maidenhead were given an award for providing a constant stream of contacts which are very well qualified . |
| 6 | Donald Carr , chairman of the panel , said : ‘ Surrey were given a warning last year for repeated offences and that is why the matter was reported to the disciplinary committee . ’ |
| 7 | A goal down with only two minutes to go , Juventus were awarded the spot-kick when striker Paolo Di Canio was brought down . |
| 8 | READERS with longer memories will recall that Crystal Palace were dubbed The Team Of The Eighties by some people who should have known better and promptly began the decade with a 0-0 draw against Norwich . |
| 9 | ‘ Napoleon 's stolen a march on us . |
| 10 | Buxton is given a standing ovation |
| 11 | Neil is wounded every year by his team 's refusal even to score at Old Trafford ( they managed a goal up there 21 years ago , but he makes the long trek every season anyway ) , and by the permanent car boot sale that Luton indulge in . |
| 12 | Mrs Botting is awarded the CBE for her services to the Top Salaries Review Body and to Personal Finance Broadcasting . |
| 13 | When Pooh is shown the honey , he does n't get his belief that there 's honey from Rabbit . |
| 14 | The Board interviewed five candidates ( listed below ) and unanimously agreed that while all were suitable for the post , it recommended that Miss Valerie Muirhead be offered the post , to be taken up as soon as possible , at a salary two points below the maximum of the AA main scale . |
| 15 | This routine had been established for more than a year , so it was no surprise when one Sunday evening in early November , he announced at the supper table , ‘ Me and Maisie 's set a date . |
| 16 | Meanwhile , three weeks ago , Heriot 's lost a friendly by 50 points at Poynder Park and before the start of Saturday 's game , they were still in the relegation zone . |
| 17 | Marie 's left a load of mags behind , so I pick one up and have a flick through it . |
| 18 | The C. and A. G. is given the responsibility for auditing all appropriation accounts by the 1921 Act . |
| 19 | Youngster Stephen Swales is given a reprieve and will play at left back with skipper Paul Mudd again partnering Lee Hirst in the centre . |
| 20 | Wally was awarded the job for his bravery in receiving extensive brain surgery after years of concussing himself on the crossbar . |
| 21 | In addition James Stein was appointed a vice-president and John McDonald , Alex McTaggart and Dr. Crawford added to the membership . |
| 22 | In 1536 , when the court of augmentations was established to deal with the lands acquired by the Crown through the dissolution of the smaller monasteries , Stumpe was appointed a receiver for north Wales , with a generous travelling allowance besides his salary of £20 p.a . |
| 23 | of Watmoughs , Patrick Walker was awarded an OBE ‘ for services to publishing ’ . |
| 24 | In 1306 , after a career of service to Edward I in Wales , Scotland , France , Ponthieu and Aquitaine , Jean was given the earldom of Richmond by a king notoriously mean in his endowment of earls . |
| 25 | Rovers vice-chairman Geoff Dunford explained : ‘ Dennis was given the option to work alongside Allison , but he chose to leave . ’ |
| 26 | Edgar was offered a grant for six months ; after that he was on his own . |
| 27 | Both French nationals , Mrs de Menil was born a Schlumberger , an Alsatian family whose fortune was made in oil drilling equipment , and which transferred is centre of operations to Texas in 1942 . |
| 28 | WITH Midnight Cowboy in the can , Dustin was given the opportunity to return to the stage in the title role of Jimmy Shine , a Broadway-bound play by his friend Murray Schisgal . |
| 29 | Roche was beaten a length on Desert Team , who had set sail for home through the testing ground but was collared by the John Oxxtrained Sinissipi . |
| 30 | When Thomas Hardy was given the freedom of the borough in 1910 he made a comment of particular interest to family historians : he said that ‘ of the shops as I first recollect them [ he was born in 1840 ] not a single owner remains ; only in two or three instances does even the name remain … |