Example sentences of "they be [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The calves remain ‘ crated ’ until taken out for slaughter between three and four months later during which time they are fed a milk-derivative liquid diet ‘ enhanced ’ in the usual ways with vitamins , medication , and sometimes growth-promoters . |
| 2 | They are taught a broad range of subjects , they learn about childcare and have a good preparation for motherhood , and they provide support and solidarity to each other . |
| 3 | The methodology in Advance with English leads the learners gradually from exercises in which they are given a great deal of guidance , to ones in which there is almost no guidance . |
| 4 | Some companies farm out elderly executives to a convenient backwater where they are given a lofty title — Senior Vice President in Charge of Something Unimportant . |
| 5 | Hence if shares are given a preferential dividend they are presumed to be non-participating as regards further dividends , and if they are given a preferential right to a return of capital they are presumed to be non-participating in surplus assets . |
| 6 | This is a further reason for considering such skills an essential part of the staff nurses ' role rather than as an added extra to be fitted in whenever possible : today 's staff nurses are the ward sisters of tomorrow , and they do not simply pick up teaching skills automatically when they are given a new job title . |
| 7 | The point to note about the above defences is that if they are given a wide construction by the courts ( and it is too soon to tell , as too few cases have been brought ) , then the risk of prosecution diminishes even further . |
| 8 | Consciously or unconsciously , the trees , either individually or in clumps , are recognized by local people as being sacred , and they are given a helping hand to ensure their survival . |
| 9 | The task may be simplified for trainees if they are given a hard copy of the 15 documents so that an appropriate system for naming the files can be selected ; file extensions , eg. LET , MEM , REP , may be used to assist identification . |
| 10 | The youth Law changes are in their infancy and are an asset to the game if they are given a fair chance . |
| 11 | After an hour or so they are given a brief rest by switching the lights off and then they are tested by being given a choice between attempting to follow the light on which they had been imprinted ( say the red ) and another , unfamiliar light , say the yellow . |
| 12 | Teachers want to have their privacy invaded , provided they are given a little nudge and they feel sure that there is n't going to be any ‘ comeback ’ in their school . |
| 13 | Male individuals are better protected because they are given an additional booster dose during military service . |
| 14 | However , they are likely to get the best start in life if they are given an ample helping of peat-like compost in the hole . |
| 15 | So if my reprehensible behaviour at Harrogate ( getting drunk at night is OK in the 90s , but not in the afternoon ) was my own fault , and Ladhar Bheinn , Riggindale and Snowdon are blameless in this respect , at least they are left a lasting impression compounding fear , terror and loathing with delight . |
| 16 | On a dace they are tinted a faint orange ; on chub a deeper orange . |
| 17 | They are considered a useful source of income and an efficient method of measuring or allocating demand . |
| 18 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that farmers are caught in a pincer movement between the National Rivers Authority , which threatens prosecution of farmers who use more fertiliser on their land to increase productivity , and the banks , which are increasing their interest rates on loans to farmers , because they are considered a bad risk ? |
| 19 | They are guaranteed a future financial benefit ’ . |
| 20 | Only eight per cent of children from low income families ( in the Registrar General 's social classes four and five ) go to university , even though they are guaranteed a free education through a full grant plus social security . |
| 21 | Only eight per cent of children from low income families ( in the Registrar General 's social classes four and five ) go to university , even though they are guaranteed a free education through a full grant plus social security . |
| 22 | The children have to learn footwork , shadow boxing , and sparring and are encouraged to thump every ounce of their energy into punch bags but they have to wait until they are 11-years-old before they are allowed a real fight . |
| 23 | Interestingly enough , even hens and rats have been found to consume more calories when they are offered a varied diet than when they are fed ‘ the same old thing ’ all the time . |
| 24 | They are offered an initial hour-long session when a counsellor assesses their needs . |
| 25 | But perhaps they 're allowed a new perspective . |
| 26 | Cos they 're considered a wasted vote are n't they ? |
| 27 | I 'd want to know how much the people who are working on it at all stages are paid , if they 're paid a living wage . |
| 28 | They were assigned a lowly place |
| 29 | More important , they were granted a plenary indulgence which freed them from the terrors of purgatory and hell , and held out to them the promise of eternal life in heaven . |
| 30 | They were gone a long time . |