Example sentences of "have been promised a " in BNC.
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| 1 | No doubt they have been promised a good party in return . |
| 2 | We have been promised a grant of £1,000 from the Village Association , and a further long-term loan from them of £1,000 . |
| 3 | The Palmers have been promised a back door ramp to get Mrs Palmer into the garden in case of fire , but no ramp to get her down the 5 garden steps into the street . |
| 4 | Government or Grand Met : whose fault , asks licensee Publicans in Darlington whose livelihoods are threatened by massive rent increases have been promised a meeting with the property company owning their pubs . |
| 5 | Patients nationwide have been promised a guaranteed service including an ambulance within 14 minutes in urban areas and 19 minutes in rural areas . |
| 6 | We have been promised a visit to another great showpiece in Peking — the Summer Palace built by the Dowager Empress last century from money she misappropriated from the naval funds ( so they tell us ) . |