Example sentences of "be [verb] [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are building programmes for the next financial year drawn up in time to be available to managers before holidays are allocated ? |
| 2 | When babies are given bottles in the neo natal period , their mothers ' breast milk is not stimulated and breastfeeding falls . |
| 3 | Typically , a project organisation might be set up in which LIFESPAN users are given positions in the hierarchy according to their work and may assume an appropriate pseudonym . |
| 4 | For example , some of our greatest melodies are given settings of the greatest simplicity , and to add ‘ counterpoints ’ would rob the music of some of its beauty . |
| 5 | The low through each event and day is here clearly expressed as the texts are given settings for the people as well as choirs . |
| 6 | Gangs of children some as young as eight have been targeting pensioners in the town centre and have stolen money and property worth hundreds of pounds . |
| 7 | We are subsidising users of The Canadian 300 per cent and there is no justification for it . ’ |
| 8 | Derek says … they 've broken a few boats in testing … they 've been building prototypes for the last six months and have been putting in hours at sea to make sure everything is right |
| 9 | — MEMBERS of Winterton Hospital Social Club are helping colleagues at the South Cleveland Hospital to raise money for the hospital 's Renal Unit by organising a charity night at the club . |
| 10 | ‘ We chose an English name because we are targeting buyers from the UK , ’ says Diane Morrison , George Wimpey of Florida 's marketing sales director . |
| 11 | Anne , of similar age to Rhoda , had been hanging clothes in the garden , when she noticed the black , heavy smoke rising from the Carter 's smithy . |
| 12 | Touche Ross , who have been handling negotiations for the sale of the American style Marvels park , say there are several potential buyers . |
| 13 | Researchers with an interest in the subject matter of the programme are encouraged to contact SSRU who have been given resources under the programme to support a range of projects conducted by people from outside SSRU . |
| 14 | Despite the problems , there is considerable optimism that most WIPers will , by hook or by crook , have been given contracts by the end of the year . |
| 15 | ‘ Now Brittany had been given assurances by the present King of England 's father that the Tudors would fight to protect Brittany 's independence . ’ |
| 16 | They had not been given details of the legislation and so were unable to counter opposition scaremongering . |
| 17 | However , the buy-in or redemption may be carried out if it is approved by shareholders in general meeting and they have been given details of the offer in the circular . |
| 18 | They 'd been given names by the local people — the Grand Canyon , the Great Wall of China — on account of the strangeness of their formations . |
| 19 | Cuts in oil supply from Russia were jeopardizing Ukraine 's spring sowing , and farmers had been given supplies from the state reserves . |
| 20 | A group of venture scouts has been bringing smiles to the faces of children from refugee camps in Bosnia . |
| 21 | We are pursuing discussions on the future of the HLCAs following the autumn review and we shall announce the results as soon as we can . |
| 22 | I have been following with interest the Gardeners ' World programmes where Nigel Colborn had been designing a new garden , especially when he had been using plants for the shady corner . |
| 23 | Or suppose that I am eating escargots for the first time and can not bring myself to forget the disgustingly slimy look and feel of snails in the garden . |
| 24 | The West , the Atlantic world , may have been firing rockets to the moon and fighting a war in Indochina , but the benefit of hindsight indicates now that in other ways it was gripped by a blinkered and introspective mood , absorbed by its own internal problems . |
| 25 | In this year 's campaign , there have been heated discussions about the state of housing under the Labour council — but apart from that , Hamilton says it has been easier than expected . |
| 26 | Moreover Apple , and its partner in Taligent , IBM Corp , have been downplaying expectations for the Taligent environment . |
| 27 | Moreover Apple , and its partner in Taligent , IBM Corp , have been downplaying expectations for the Taligent environment . |
| 28 | By the Royal School of Needlework , here are depicted events from the Battle of Hastings to modern times . |
| 29 | Daemons are forbidden effluvia of the human phantasy , turned sick and evil . |
| 30 | The humble Sunday roast , or Friday 's fish and chips , are becoming meals of the past as food technology is recognised as big business . |