Example sentences of "[vb infin] be [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I mean it could 've been made a bit bigger than that could n't it , for the seat |
| 2 | Yeah well what you 've got ta do is put a bowl of vinegar down there . |
| 3 | Well one thing he did n't do was put a woman in the cabinet , and , as I have said , that 's something we 've got an eye on , obviously . |
| 4 | A person who is illegitimate may very well resent being called a bastard , although it happens literally to be true . |
| 5 | I do n't like being made a fool of ! ’ |
| 6 | He would n't like being made a fool of , even it was largely his own fault for refusing to believe her when she told him about Dana . |
| 7 | Manson saw that somehow and decided to write them a letter because he did n't like being called a creep . |
| 8 | But she did n't like being called a machine , even an efficient one . |
| 9 | They do n't really like being called a tourist in many places . |
| 10 | I did n't like being called a rowdie , but then I did n't exactly have the time or resources to sue for defamation , if that 's the legal terminology for someone who slags you off in public . |
| 11 | Theresa , who does n't mind being called a whore but starts screaming if anyone calls her retarded , is the kind of character who seems to promise a fate worse than rape , but the greatest violence reside in Al , who tries to calm himself with images of lambs , only to have them open their mouths to show him teeth and worms . |
| 12 | ‘ Do you mind being called a Pommie Bastard ? ’ inquired the chiropractor . |
| 13 | He once called liberalism a form of bigotry , but he did not particularly mind being called a bigot himself . |
| 14 | I understand you were an innocent dupe in Caroline 's little game , but I assure you , I will not tolerate being called a liar . ’ |
| 15 | And that means this hay meadow which would normally have been cut a month ago is still standing to let wildflowers seed and fledgling birds fly . |
| 16 | Pressure of numbers impinges on every facet of the prison system , and in some institutions has resulted in overcrowded conditions that would not have been tolerated a century earlier . |
| 17 | Cessation of hostilities reduced its political weight , but so effective had it been in the 1918 election and so important was the ex-servicemen 's vote , that it could have been played a while longer . |
| 18 | SEGA brought Night Trap before the Board voluntarily , but had it not done so the game would have been made a test case . |
| 19 | If Piggy had not told Ralph his nickname in the beginning he would not have been made a ridicule of before the vote . |
| 20 | Indeed , had he been some eight years older , he would have been born a subject of the pope — but the Piedmontese put an end to that possibility when they invaded Rome in 1870 . |
| 21 | Derek felt from an early age that he should have been born a woman . |
| 22 | ‘ Things might have been handled a bit better — but it 's between him and the team . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Which is what should have been done a week since . ’ |
| 24 | The latest goal to Brann was given on a dubious penalty in overtime and there should probably have been given a free-kick for handling — for — Lyn just before the last Brann goal — the ref admitted this after seeing the whole situation on video-tape . |
| 25 | Martin needed a bit of time to settle down and should have been given a couple of throws in his usual position in the middle before going to the front and staying there . |
| 26 | If I had had to justify my work in terms of clinical benefits before I started it , I would never have been given a licence . |
| 27 | This is probably why Blakemore would have been given a licence had one been needed under previous legislation . |
| 28 | ‘ You 'll have been given a directive from D21 ? ’ |
| 29 | You will have been given a time at which to expect clearance to leave the hold — this could be either EAT or OCT . |
| 30 | She must have been given a lift home from school with someone 's dad , because there were two other girls in the car in green uniforms . |