Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In previous years her job has been filled by a preregistration house officer . |
2 | Who will pay compensation if one operators ' trains are delayed by a breakdown of a train by another operator ? |
3 | Old Mahu , the gatekeeper who had slept on the night of Mertseger 's disappearance , had been dismissed without a pension , but that action had done nothing to mollify the general 's conscience . |
4 | And yet that part of the interview could have been dismissed with a laugh in five seconds . |
5 | Having been dismissed as a kitchen maid , she harnesses her poetry to her teapot . |
6 | Law and Order Minister Hernus Kriel announced on Aug. 27 that 13 police generals had been dismissed in a reorganization of the SAP . |
7 | But , while her non-dramatic soul was saying that to present herself at Vasey 's looking the way she did was going a bit over the top , she had never been dismissed from a job before . |
8 | The reliability and clinical applications of computerised image analysis measurement of bowel uptake of Tc-99m HMPAO labelled leucocytes has been examined as a measure of disease activity in Crohn 's disease . |
9 | They are clearly a very cost–effective form of risk assessment ; the situation will have been examined at a level of detail and expertise not usually available to individual companies . |
10 | Det Sgt Pat Lewis , of the child protection team , confirmed she had been examined by a doctor and added : ‘ We will be speaking to her in the morning . |
11 | The boy had been examined by a surgeon , Thomas Chapman , who found numerous wheals , bruises and lacerations , and his report to the guardians led to proceedings being taken against the tailor before the County magistrates ; he was convicted and fined £5 . |
12 | Captain Bob Sclater , the Orkney island 's harbours director , said attempts to refloat the ship would stop until she had been examined by a team of salvage specialists . |
13 | That 's been examined by a gunsmith who says the gun was real . |
14 | That 's been examined by a gunsmith who says the gun was real . |
15 | Personal preference has been examined in a number of statistical ways . |
16 | These relations have been examined in a cohort of 46000 women followed for up to 19 years during the Royal College of General Practitioners ' ( RCFP ) oral contraception study . |
17 | As has already been indicated , the planning processes of each company had previously been examined in a research study carried out at the London Business School . |
18 | Survivors thought their vehicles had been stopped for a security check ; the shock of what they 'd seen sent this young Palestinian into deep trauma . |
19 | On the way to Eric 's first hiding place there had been an uncomfortable few minutes when the doctor 's car , in spite of its prominently displayed red cross , had been stopped by a carabinieri patrol . |
20 | If she 'd been stopped in a car with this level of alcohol in her , she would have lost her licence for a year at least and got a hefty fine . |
21 | The house had been furnished with a lot of money badly spent in a mixture of styles . |
22 | Each of the rooms has been furnished in a manner which combines the elegant traditions of Thailand with the relaxed style of an international resort . |
23 | Forest products are gathered at a level which does not affect the harvest next year be it fruit , timber , grasses , wild honey or medicinal plants . |
24 | Bedrooms and lounges are furnished in a variety of styles ranging from Louis XIII to Louis XV . |
25 | And you are kneeling in a field |
26 | Mkolongolo alleged in a press statement that the United States ambassador , Smith Hempstone , had been recalled as a result of " misleading information " given him by Muite [ see also p. 38136 ] . |
27 | More than 1,000 women have been recalled for a repeat smear test after it was revealed Practice Nurse Ina Gordon used a wooden spatula designed for holding down the tongue instead of special metal spatulas made for the vital tests . |
28 | 1982 ) is a revised version of a well-established North American test which has been restandardised on a sample of British children . |
29 | Six candidates are embroiled in a Commons clash over who will succeed Bernard Wetherill . |
30 | At this time of year , the twigs , branches and tree trunks are emphasized by a fall of snow , with a reflection in the stream beneath . |