Example sentences of "been [verb] a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The foal is now an eight-year-old mare with a sweet disposition ; but then she has never been given a second chance to smell methylated spirits . |
| 2 | About half their original sample had been given a second interview four years after the first . |
| 3 | ( In the Soviet Union a draft law allowing all citizens to obtain a passport quickly had already been given a first reading , and the Soviet delegate estimated that between 1,500,000 and 2,000,000 Soviet citizens could decide to emigrate " in the first two to three years " . ) |
| 4 | Half an hour after the finish the stewards disqualified the Schlesser/Baldi Mercedes on the grounds that it had been given a tenth of a litre more than its 246-litre fuel allowance . |
| 5 | Section 10 establishes the Register of Land Charges consisting of five classes to which has been added a sixth , Class F. They are described below and apart from the bankruptcy entries , relate to unregistered land . |
| 6 | Another Harlequin , Everton Davis , has been seeking a second opinion on the knee injury that forced him out of last month 's England training session . |
| 7 | The usual approach to discussion on the role of armaments in modern Marxist literature has been to allocate a third department of production specifically for such production . |
| 8 | He 'd been offered a second chance of salvation . |
| 9 | Two Oxfam workers have been giving a first hand account of conditions in Cambodia , where they claim millions of lives are at risk . |
| 10 | The Harp , who had been chasing a fifth consecutive Division One title , were also thrown out of the Queensferry Sports Challenge Cup and this decision was upheld by the Coast FA . |
| 11 | The Sensors and Instrumentation Department ( SID ) from RS 's Safety and Engineering Systems Division has been awarded a second re-instrumentation contract for Nuclear Electric at Hinkley Point A. |
| 12 | A PHOTOGRAPHY enthusiast from Staindrop has been awarded a second Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society . |
| 13 | b ) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed ( including , in the case of a new Clause or new Schedule which has been read a second time , the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill ) ; |
| 14 | Ordered , That , in respect of the Welsh Development Agency Bill , notices of Amendments , new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has been read a second time . |
| 15 | That , in respect of the Stamp Duty ( Temporary Provisions ) Bill , Notices of Amendments , new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has been read a second time . |
| 16 | Ordered , That , in respect of the Social Security ( Mortgage Interest Payments ) Bill , notices of Amendments , new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has been read a second time . |