Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] be [vb pp] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The annual charge is currently 1.25% of the value of your investment and is charged each year that the plan is in force . |
| 2 | There had been sightings , his family was powerful enough to keep him hidden and safe from the inevitable hanging ‘ should he show his face on the shores of Albion again' — a favourite phrase of Joseph 's , picked up from a knife-grinder whose preoccupation with Bligh , the Bounty and the Mutiny had almost equalled Joseph 's as witnessed in a fierce contest of informational prowess contested in the snug of the Bull in Lorton where the knife-grinder had eventually conceded defeat and been given several unexpected commissions ( including one from the vicar of Cockermouth who disliked Joseph intensely and produced a cluster of blunt knives and dullest scissors to prove it ) as compensation . |
| 3 | She bought a secondhand car and was given this warranty with it . |
| 4 | Virtually all are elderly people , mostly widows , who have bought their own homes and were sold those plans through so-called independent financial advisers . |
| 5 | Transferred to Fort Vancouver as an accountant , he rapidly improved its management and was given more responsibilities , including negotiating with the Russians to the north and the Mexicans in California . |
| 6 | Iro has been in poor form for the Sea Eagles and was told several weeks ago that he would have to take a pay cut to stay with the club . |
| 7 | People 's suspicions are quickly aroused , so from the outset the congregation must appreciate the purpose and significance of the exercise and be assured that confidentiality will be preserved . |
| 8 | I asked about side effects and was told all drugs have side effects , even paracetemol . |
| 9 | Social Services Departments vary in the way they register childminders , but you will probably be visited in your home and be given some forms to complete . |
| 10 | 4. 9 councils in Yorkshire have been testing foods for Listeria and are encouraged that food handlers & manufacturers have been improving their hygiene practices . |
| 11 | THE Forum of Private Business asked for ten gifts from the Chancellor before his Budget and was given half of them . |
| 12 | He generated a lot of enthusiasm and was supported each day by his colleagues from the company who agreed that it was great fun and a huge success . |
| 13 | She 's expecting her second child in three weeks and is determined this time to have the baby at home . |
| 14 | The Ridge was a favourite target for Stuka dive-bombers and was attacked several times each day . |
| 15 | Her family is convinced Mandy 's weight problems started when she started taking the contraceptive pill at 14 after the Rolling Stone seduced her in a Paris hotel.They stayed silent for eight years but were angered this week by 56-year-old Bill 's decision to go public . |
| 16 | The key to this was that they all began life with a strong philosophical commitment to development and were given some of the new , additional staff needed in order to give life to this philosophy . |
| 17 | Reliable portable threshing machines were a later development and were used much more in the south than in the north . |
| 18 | His third book Electricity , Economics and is published this summer . |
| 19 | ‘ Training funds are controlled by the Authority 's personnel service but are allocated each year to departments . |
| 20 | I later found out that the school had enquired at the house after the girl 's continued absence and been given some plausible excuse for it by the father . |
| 21 | ‘ Thompson is a street fighter and was warned several times for outlaw punches , ’ says Jack . |
| 22 | Pc Dines tried to restrain Youngman and was struck several times about the head . |
| 23 | ‘ Not for a measly fifty , ’ William laughs , as he and Andy pull together and draw together , tottering on the seat while Andy throws the emptied bottle to someone in the crowd and is handed another full magnum by his partner in The Gadget Shop , a fellow ex-ad-man who 's a few years older than Andy . |
| 24 | They were both old lags and were sentenced each to ten years imprisonment . |
| 25 | Between Times ( 5.04 ) is on a recovery mission and is given another chance in similar company . |
| 26 | The column was a popular feature and was revived several times . |
| 27 | Indeed , as I was making my way back to this guest house this evening , I glanced back over my shoulder on a number of occasions and was met each time by a view of the sun setting behind that great spire . |
| 28 | It is important to remember when cutting and pasting that the Clipboard can only hold one item at a time and is cleared each time the cut or copy command is used . |