Example sentences of "to [be] [vb pp] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet if children are to be taught a love of literature and language , they surely need to be inspired by those whose love of literature and language is apparent and infectious . |
| 2 | Since the characters that helped the individual to succeed in the battle were the traditional Protestant virtues of enterprise , initiative and thrift , Spencer could project his philosophy as a new foundation for traditional morality , despite its tendency to encourage indifference to the suffering of those who still needed to be taught a lesson by a wise but harsh Nature . |
| 3 | Méléra survived Verdun and the rest of the war , to be killed a fortnight before the Armistice . |
| 4 | The fourth volume in the Vampire Chronicles , which has the wonderful Lestat yearning to be reborn a mortal in an entirely contemporary tale which is just brilliant . |
| 5 | This one is expected to be called A Vision Of The Earth . |
| 6 | Later the same year , he was to be denied a place in the British Olympic football team on the grounds that he was a professional cricketer . |
| 7 | It is to be hoped a change of attitude will occur as the credibility of abseiling as a legitimate activity in its own right grows . |
| 8 | The plan calls for Berlin to be made a centre for international conferences and youth exchanges and for improving air traffic to the city . |
| 9 | He moved in against his young brother , slowly this time , determined not to be made a fool of twice . |
| 10 | It 's the only dignified way of telling them that you 're not going to be made a fool of any longer and you 're not going to be dragged down to their level . ’ |
| 11 | She was the first woman sculptor , and only deaf woman , to be made a member of any Royal Academy in the British Isles . |
| 12 | If special arrangements have to be made a note in the diary will remind the duty manager when VIPs or CIPs are due to arrive . |
| 13 | Mr Stevens said he was ‘ very honoured indeed ’ to be made a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order for his work on the Sovereign Exhibition , which was held at London 's Victoria and Albert Museum . |
| 14 | Indeed I own myself unworthy and I long to be the servant of even the least religious in the Church of God and I hope by God 's grace to be made a sharer with them … |
| 15 | Lady Astor became the first woman to be elected a member of parliament in 1919 , and Sir Herbert Austin , a major car manufacturer , was elected as the member of parliament for King 's Norton . |
| 16 | Though he might jibe at the London Group , his own work was sufficiently acceptable to this conservative exhibiting society for him to be elected a member in 1949 , the same year that he was represented in ‘ The Art of the Book Jacket ’ which , after being shown at the Victoria and Albert Museum , went on tour at home and abroad . |
| 17 | I consider that this is properly to be regarded a case of extortion colore officii . |
| 18 | Jesus taught his followers that life was meant to be lived a day at a time . |
| 19 | If students are to exercise personal judgements , they have to be given a measure of personal responsibility for their work . |
| 20 | Hooper did enough , in my opinion , to be given a run in the side . |
| 21 | He was also delighted to be given a bottle of whisky from his colleagues at Runcorn . |
| 22 | Well to-do visitors would have taken it as their right to be given a tour of the house and gardens as they travelled the country in past centuries — today visitors from all over the world come to Blenheim — their entrance fees paying for its up-keep . |
| 23 | On 3 July 1992 he announced that the French people were also to be given a referendum on the subject of whether Maastricht would be ratified . |
| 24 | ‘ But little Ellie Browne is n't going to be given a chance to be a part of it , ’ she murmured with mock sorrow . |
| 25 | MORE than 300 houses on a Chester estate are to be given a facelift as part of a £5.5m Government scheme . |
| 26 | It was not uncommon for foreign representatives in Sweden to be given a quantity of copper , the only Swedish product for which there was a ready international market , which they could sell on their return home . |
| 27 | In general , our policy should be to proceed with building our state block by block , without waiting to be given a gift of it through negotiations . |
| 28 | Extract from a letter received from an ex-member of the Womens Royal Air Force after a period of convalescence at Richard Peck House ‘ It was my good fortune to be given a period of convalescence at Richard Peck House after major surgery . |
| 29 | " He ought to be given a cup of coffee immediately . " |
| 30 | ‘ He said : ‘ You are going to be given a lot of money and your life is safe . ’ |