Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [vb pp] a new [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Just been given a new exercise book , textbook .
3 Alcock was cheered up by a letter from his CO at Mudros telling him the ‘ Your baby has just been given a new suit of clothes and is learning to walk .
4 It means that lambs which have lost their parents , for reasons such as sheep worrying by dogs , can quickly be given a new mother .
5 You 'll also be given a new toothbrush every evening .
6 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 .
7 Unfortunately , this proposal has been so remodelled that , in reality , the old First Division has simply been given a new name .
8 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 .
9 Please check your envelope to see if your address/postal code is correct or if you have recently been allocated a new telephone coding PLEASE send relevant information to at the Office as soon as possible .
10 I understand that you have recently been allocated a new ISBN prefix by the Standard Book Numbering Agency Ltd and I am writing to ask if you could send the Library copies of your current and forthcoming publications .
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