Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [art] new " in BNC.
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| 1 | To symbolise her new life , her new role defined for her by the male rule-makers of society , a girl may even be given a new name on marriage . |
| 2 | You 'll also be given a new toothbrush every evening . |
| 3 | can be given a new and believable meaning , provided that this troublesome word ‘ god ’ and all its variations can be refined and enriched to embrace all those manifestations of good , whether from evolution or civilisation , that have emerged since the beginning of life and . |
| 4 | The word ‘ god ’ must , in the minds of all , be divorced for ever from all its varied historical associations and be given a new meaning . |
| 5 | Old furniture and junk-shop finds can be given a new lease of life with a little tender loving care and a certain amount of practical know-how . |
| 6 | It could only be given a new lease of life by grounding its themes in a transformed image of a much more efficient , modernised , client-centred public sector , to which Labour has not yet seriously directed itself . |
| 7 | The venerable Antonov An-2 utility biplane in production in Eastern Europe since 1948 , may be given a new lease of life . |
| 8 | It 's right that Joe Hawkins and Allen 's other legendary aggro merchants should now be given a new lease of life , and Allen is absolutely sure of his books ' continued relevance : ‘ The doubts and problems which confronted yesteryear 's skinheads have multiplied at an alarming rate in today 's world . |
| 9 | ‘ If Bernard gets away after tipping off Bailey he 's certain to be given a new identity by the CIA . |
| 10 | ACOST , the Advisory Council on Science and Technology , is to be given a new name and a newly defined role . |
| 11 | It 's absolutely wonderful — to be given a new lease of life . |
| 12 | It means that lambs which have lost their parents , for reasons such as sheep worrying by dogs , can quickly be given a new mother . |
| 13 | ONE of Scotland 's most ancient highways may be given a new lease of life as a commuter route for cyclists . |
| 14 | Amid charges of a short-term political fix from Labour , the Liberal Democrats and the remaining handful of diehard Tory dissidents , Mr Heseltine said the mines would be given a new chance to compete and eased the way for full privatisation of the coal industry . |
| 15 | According to letters her mother had received from Uncle Félix , Alice Pritchett had done quite amazingly well and was going to be given the new London branch of her uncle 's fashion house to manage . |
| 16 | With Hartie mortally wounded by the vengeful NZRU council , Kirwan has now made himself available and the newly appointed backs coach Earle Kirton has been heard suggesting that ‘ King John ’ might be assigned a new role at centre , a position he is successfully filling for his second division Italian club Thiene who are coaches by another Kiwi , John Boe . |
| 17 | And they like to be taught a new board game |
| 18 | To the long-term capital outflow of $42 billion had to be added a new element , a short-term capital outflow of $22 billion , as foreign firms and individuals either withdrew their cash from US banks or increased their borrowing from them . |
| 19 | ‘ She told me she and Mellor had long chats about politics , and that it had been suggested by the Prime Minister that at the end of the year Mellor would be made the new Party chairman . ’ |
| 20 | Like its predecessor , in order to be adopted the new package — known initially as the Pearson Accord and latterly as the Charlottetown Agreement — required ratification by the federal parliament and by individual provincial legislatures . |
| 21 | ( a ) Extent of the demise Although the tenant is entitled to the protection of Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 in respect of the whole of the property comprised in his tenancy , he is only entitled to be granted a new tenancy of his holding . |
| 22 | This was the first year that Environment Achievement Awards have been made , so Johnson Matthey was particularly proud to have been included among the 12 initial companies to be granted the new honour . |
| 23 | Few people would be sold a new car without a handbook , or even attempt to grow cabbages without reading up about it first , but the same people will on impulse buy a new puppy without the foggiest idea of what is involved |
| 24 | After talks with Kumar and Birmingham manager Terry Cooper , Frain will now be offered a new three-year contract . |
| 25 | Graham further delighted them yesterday by saying Limpar would be offered a new contract — his present deal has 18 months to run . |
| 26 | GRAHAM Taylor will not be offered a new contract by the FA — unless he leads England to a successful World Cup . |
| 27 | Chuter was widely expected to be offered the new position , and Spracklen believes that his offer to take it on unpaid was ‘ an embarrassment ’ to the ARA . |
| 28 | GREAT Britain star Michael Jackson is to be refused a new deal at Wakefield . |
| 29 | It will be allocated a new registration number once Customs have confirmation that the buy-out has taken place , so Newco will , for VAT purposes , constitute an entity distinct from the vendor , even though , commercially , there is continuity of the business . |
| 30 | John installed a filter and later added a waterfall , but a rapid drop in the water level one day spelt trouble and somewhere in the region of 180 assorted fish had to be found a new home . |