Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] be [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If muggers can be deterred by punitive sentencing , then some of them must be made an example of . |
| 2 | If I am to show what I can do I must be given a chance to make my own complete performance . |
| 3 | But the amount of money we received would have been so little that we thought it would be far more useful if instead I could be given a job in one of the innumerable Allied offices that had sprung up everywhere . |
| 4 | On the third day Susan received a letter from him in which he explained that he was in a clinic for marioc addicts , ‘ Not that I could be called an addict , ’ he wrote , ‘ and this place is more of a health farm , really . ’ |
| 5 | Now I 've had two of those rest days prior to all this so I would be owed a fortnight 's holiday pay plus three rest days . |
| 6 | About a year before I left it was all discussed when I would be made a partner along with one or two other people who were being brought through . |
| 7 | The two of them told me that no formalities were required , that I would simply be received in a small private room , and that there would even be the possibility that I would be given a glass of sherry — which presented some difficulty since I am teetotal . |
| 8 | ‘ I like the exercise and , besides , I have two friends down the road in a Land Rover , ’ I said , implying that I would be given a lift . |
| 9 | You see , I would be teased a lot at school because I may not have been as quick as the others , but Bernard never joined in . |
| 10 | When I moved to Gloucestershire in 1961 I was told by a neighbour to lie low and remember that , although the progeny of an adjacent county ( Worcestershire ) , I would be held a foreigner by Gloucestershire folk for at least 25 years . |
| 11 | then this apparently gratuitous belief makes it the case again that I know that I will be given a lift . |
| 12 | If you are arranging your mortgage via a mortgage broker and you do not choose an endowment-linked scheme , you may be charged a fee for his or her services . |
| 13 | If you have to cancel or change your plans , you may be charged a cancellation fee . |
| 14 | On these occasions you may be offered a job on the spot , so it is very important to have a good understanding of what you want and need from a job before you go . |
| 15 | Discrimination Sexual and racial discrimination can be highly distressing and can take a variety of forms — you may be refused a job , miss out on promotion or suffer harassment by your employer or colleagues . |
| 16 | She may be allocated a group of learners , and follow them throughout their training . |
| 17 | you should be given a chance to state your case |
| 18 | I think actually you should be allowed a house , You know for a . |
| 19 | They would not let her speak at table and made her wear a white canvas apron and a short gown ‘ so that she should be held a fool ’ ; but , said Margery with unholy self-satisfaction , ‘ she was held in more worship than they were , wherever they went ’ . |
| 20 | But super super person we 've got , unfortunately she might be offered a job at prison to take their sewing on and then she ca n't do ours . |
| 21 | You might be locked up for a long time , or you might be given a fine , which is taken out of your weekly allowance . |
| 22 | You will when you get back to your branches , get full management support and company support , from all the people at head office , all your administration will be done in the branch , you 'll be given a desk right , which you do n't have to pay for , a filing cabinet , which you do n't have to pay for , a telephone , which you wo n't have to pay the telephone bills for , eating which you wo n't have to pay the bills for , lighting which you wo n't have , in other words , all we want you to do , is go out and sell our products . |
| 23 | You 'll be given a fistful of them and the one that is set for you should be the first one that you do , but then the groups should pick something which is as far as possible relevant to what 's actually going on in your profession at the moment . |
| 24 | Just phone any one of the five lines shown on the panel below to hear your clues — to make it even easier you 'll be given a choice of three years from which to pick your answer . |
| 25 | You 'll be given a function like given in that form , Y equals some function of X. |
| 26 | Erm you 'll hav have plenty of opportunity of writing them down and erm you 'll be given a lot of extracts of music like you probably were in that book |
| 27 | When you have filled in your form you 'll be given an appointment for an interview at one of the Compact companies . |
| 28 | The jeans 'll be a bit long and the jacket 'll drown you , but at least you 'll be protected a bit if we come off — oh , and I 've got a lid for you to try . |
| 29 | If Fal Sail have to cancel your holiday after sending confirmation , you 'll be offered a choice of alternative dates or a full refund . |
| 30 | When you get back to your branches , you 'll be allocated a tray or a pigeon hole or something or other , and you 'll find within a month or so , that you get on all the mailing lists , and you end up with all this bumf . |