Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pages of magazines have been filled this year with the usual crop of controversies . |
| 2 | Trade figures with the EC are delayed this year because of the removal of customs controls thanks to the single market . |
| 3 | The sun , which had been hidden all day , broke through the cloud at the very moment that Bill fell tail first into a peat hole filled with boggy water and could n't get out . |
| 4 | When all the evidence has been examined each representative will sum up his particular point of view , with the Attorney General having the last word . |
| 5 | In answer to charge 4 that he had treated Royan without taking a proper history or examination or consulting his general practitioner , Dr Mumby said he took the clinical history in the form of a questionnaire which patients filled out in advance but he rarely examined patients because they had usually been examined many times elsewhere and because taking a history by questionnaire was an established technique of clinical ecology . |
| 6 | The jagged hole through which he 'd been propelled some minutes before now rushed past his face once every minute or so . |
| 7 | British space officials do not expect any major difficulties in finding the money for INTEGRAL , because ESA science programmes are paid out of the subscriptions of member states which are calculated several years in advance . |
| 8 | Proof ( Briefly ) We are given that b — a and c are both in N. Hence by axiom P(ii) ( b-a ) c ε N. It follows * that bc — ac ε N , that is |
| 9 | However , we are given that errors are likely to be proportional to t . |
| 10 | What I did not realise before was that whilst new accounts are given much publicity and the rates of interest are proudly displayed , the accounts of existing investors no longer available to fresh punters are discreetly removed from such lists . |
| 11 | As a rule ten lessons are given each term at a minimum cost of £70.00 per term . |
| 12 | One could then make a multiple stimulus-response drill where two stimuli are given each time , and you have to choose the appropriate verb form . |
| 13 | Typically it means that steps are taken to ensure that women do not take away a proportion of the kin group 's resources when they marry — which can mean variously , that women 's sexuality is tightly controlled , that women are given little choice about whom they marry , that there is a preference for choosing marriage partners from within the kin groups ( Tillion , 1983 ; Goddard , 1987 ) . |
| 14 | Unfortunately , students are given little instruction on the techniques of making notes . |
| 15 | With a few exceptions , they said , most hornbills in captivity are not breeding , and many are given little chance to , living as they do without a mate or a nestbox . |
| 16 | Although many solicitors offer fixed fee interviews they are given little publicity beyond referral lists and notices in some solicitors ' offices . |
| 17 | In the Netherlands , many quoted companies have widespread share ownership but the shareholders are given little power and technical barriers to takeovers are very important . |
| 18 | However , they are given little guidance as to how they should go about undertaking such projects . |
| 19 | Food and meals are given such prominence that an unwary reader may be left with the notion that he was mainly remarkable for gluttony . |
| 20 | Both individually and collectively we are given many opportunities to achieve that part of the Association 's Dedication that announces ‘ We shall remember them . ’ |
| 21 | Those in the last category are given least priority , though that does not mean they are never funded . ’ |
| 22 | If you are given this task it is best to write the minutes up the same day or as soon as possible after the meeting while the discussion is still fresh in your mind . |
| 23 | If our democracy is to retain popular support and respect , it seems vital that the 60pc of voters regularly voting for change are given some opportunity to bring their ideals and values to bear on society . |
| 24 | However , once divisions are given some independence they may make decisions that are not in the best interests of the group as a whole . |
| 25 | Secured creditors are given some protection : no proposal or modification that affects their rights to enforce security can be approved unless they concur . |
| 26 | Suppose we are given some outline drawings of axes . |
| 27 | Prisoners are given some choice as to which prison they go to ; what work they do ; what training or education courses they undertake . |
| 28 | Nothing can be more exciting than the first time that you are given some flowers , and particularly red roses . |
| 29 | Supply teachers are more effective and happier when they are given some guidance on routines and expectations . |
| 30 | These arguments are given some strength when we realise that the claims being made for English language by Lyons are remarkably similar to those being made for other aspects of English in general , or of English class culture in particular , by other writers . |