Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | He contacted the Scottish police and insisted that the Waters should be given police protection until their return to Northern Ireland . |
2 | This is the first time 3 forces have gone into a joint exercise from the outset and I think we 'll see that example spread right across the country to the extent where eventually the whole country will be given police air support . |
3 | This used to be called services performance day , but we realised most of our customers were . |
4 | It can also be called velours paper or velvet paper . |
5 | Secondly , it serves as proof that housework is work : the spelling out of these rules to be followed places housework in the same category as other work — there are things that simply have to be done . |