Example sentences of "[that] [verb] be [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may have some that he did not use last year , or he may have become interested in a topic in the syllabus that has been given a new twist by some research ( perhaps his own ) . |
| 2 | One approach that has been given a lot of importance is distinctive feature analysis , which is based on the principle that phonemes should be regarded not as independent and indivisible units , but instead as combinations of different features . |
| 3 | I think Klute is a superb film and I think he ( his father ) set an acting style in that film that has been mimicked a great deal since . |
| 4 | The action that followed was to become a classic of naval warfare . |
| 5 | The disputes that followed were to drive a wedge between Law and Docherty which persist with increasing bile and acrimony to the present day . |
| 6 | Even those that survive are given a severe check and often produce poor growth . |
| 7 | The representatives of nations and organizations that had been preserving a cautious neutrality now swelled the flock , gabbling about friendly relations and mutual benefit . |
| 8 | welcomed everyone with the news that had been awarded a GL&SE Sports Council Award for Services to Sport , in the category of ‘ Raising Standards of Performance ’ for her work with the National Display Team . |
| 9 | He thought of his dam that had been to make a lake . |
| 10 | ‘ All that remained was to kill a few hours in town , so I went to visit an old friend . |
| 11 | Now all that remained was to find a suitable woman to replace Mildred . |
| 12 | He 's right , he has the body of a whippet topped by the face of a bulldog that 's been given a severe kicking . |