Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] be [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one would ever suggest that President Tudjman should be awarded a Nobel prize for the tact and sensitivity with which he asserted Croatian independence . |
| 2 | For instance , Falmouth may be called a tourist resort , although it is also a shopping centre for local residents , and it has dockyards , a fishing industry and some light industry . |
| 3 | The deal also meant that Kylie could be given a better than average contract , he revealed in Business Review Weekly . |
| 4 | ‘ Half a century ago ’ , wrote Arthur Young in 1804 , ‘ Norfolk might be termed a rabbit and rye country . |
| 5 | There 's a school of thought that Hanley should be given a spot on the bench and brought on in a game-breaking role . |
| 6 | personally — after watching Deane again vs scum and considering that our top scorer is injured — i think Frank should be given a place on the bench — at least as a ‘ threat ’ to Deano … |
| 7 | But former Elland Road favourite Eddie Gray could be forgiven a wry smile at today 's free-spending ways . |
| 8 | If the archetypal Tory of the 1979 intake was a rent-a-quote property dealer who backed Mrs Thatcher to the death and the death penalty to the hilt , Mr Heddle can be called a sad loss to the Two Nations Tendency . |
| 9 | But it is no good my holding out any hope that Mrs Ross can be found a place in one of our homes . ’ |
| 10 | Despite press speculation that GM might be offered a modified deal on Land Rover ( 49 per cent of the shares ) , the government eventually made it clear to GM that Land Rover was not part of the Leyland Vehicles deal , and as a result GM withdrew its offer . |
| 11 | By the same token , 500 acres in Saskatchewan might be considered a very small farm indeed . |
| 12 | Humpage managed to dismiss both Gloucestershire openers , Broad and Stoviold , so the move by skipper Bob Willis could be accounted a success . |
| 13 | The suffering and self-conscious first-person singular manifested in Dyer could be considered a creation of the Gothic novel that came after him , and Dyer can also bring to mind the magus of a time before . |
| 14 | If the Tories were to form the next government then Chris Patten would be found a seat , if necessary . |
| 15 | ‘ But we have sorted out an agreement with the club under which Martin will be paid a very substantial sum . |
| 16 | The letter was from Her Grace 's private secretary and gladly agreed that Lord John Rossendale should be given a ticket for the ball . |
| 17 | Apart from some nationalist organizations in the non-Russian republics , only the CPSU could be considered a solidly established political party ( and even it was riven by numerous factions ) . |
| 18 | Graham further delighted them yesterday by saying Limpar would be offered a new contract — his present deal has 18 months to run . |
| 19 | ‘ But before Derry can be made a major European city it 's important that the people of that place are proud of themselves and their city and know what they want for the city . ’ |
| 20 | In the same manner , Paynes Grey can be considered a dark violet-blue as it is primarily a mix of ultramarine blue and black . |
| 21 | Sugar , in his sworn statement , said : ‘ Venables said what usually happens is that people would meet Clough in a motorway cafe somewhere , and that Clough would be handed a bag of money . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ He said what usually happens is that people would meet Clough in a motorway cafe somewhere , and that Clough would be handed a bag of money , ’ said Sugar . |
| 23 | ‘ He told me that what actually happened was that people would meet Mr Clough in a motorway service station and that Mr Clough would be handed a bag of money . |
| 24 | Not that Tiptoe could be called a child , by any stretch of the imagination . |
| 25 | Ivan Klima could be called a lyric author , and the notion of what it is to be such an author is examined in My First Loves , whose gentle and deliberate stories read as if they have been grown and stored before being made public . |
| 26 | ‘ Any way that it would go , Lennox would be guaranteed a shot at the title . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ In this country , Mrs Thatcher would be considered a communist . ’ |
| 28 | I 'm determined that Constance will be given a chance . ’ |
| 29 | The New Forest will be given a statutory status which will give it as great a level of protection as any National Park . |
| 30 | Assuming that the system is based on a common 8-bit Z80 microprocessor , the ADC should be allocated a unique I/O address ( chosen so as to avoid conflict with other I/O devices which may be present ) . |