Example sentences of "[noun sg] [am/are] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore if calves grazed from early spring are given an anthelmintic treatment in early July and moved immediately to a second pasture such as silage or hay aftermath , the level of infection which develops on the second pasture will be low . |
| 2 | Each defendant and his witness are given a limited time — say fifteen minutes altogether — in the box . |
| 3 | The ‘ peak ’ organizations of business and labour are granted a special consultative status in return for their co-operation ( Schmitter 1979 ) Some corporatists maintain that within a capitalist economy such negotiations must be to the advantage of monopoly capital , since labour forgoes its local , workplace autonomy in favour of its corporate leadership . |
| 4 | All patients new to the practice are given a temporary folder , which is stamped with the date that the permanent notes were requested from the family health services authority . |
| 5 | Usually panel members of this sort are paid a certain sum of money for their trouble , but not enough to affect their standard of living and relevant purchases . |
| 6 | Consequently , the grammatical tags for each word in the lexicon are given a grammatical frequency factor ( GFF ) to distinguish the importance of the different tags . |
| 7 | When the galleries in the Courtyard development are completed a systematic display of modern art will be possible . |
| 8 | SPECIAL OFFER : All guests of Amsterdam Travel Service are offered a typical Dutch Welcome Drink upon arrival during the low season period . |
| 9 | Special Offer : All guests of Amsterdam Travel Service are offered a free sauna during their stay . |
| 10 | Martin Braine found that if children between five and six years of age are shown a standard visual illusion — such as a stick in water appearing to be broken , by light refraction — they will distinguish correctly between ‘ looks ? ’ and ‘ really ? ’ questions , but that if they are asked the neutral question ‘ Is the stick straight or broken ? ’ they will say that it is broken . |
| 11 | The international firms see themselves remaining independent although the founders of Korn/Ferry and Russell Reynolds are still large holders in their businesses , and how these organisations are going to resolve the equity issues , so that the founders of the firm are paid an acceptable return for having started the business is being watched with interest . |
| 12 | Women who stop attending the clinic are sent a postal version of the questionnaire and , if this is not returned , are interviewed over the telephone or at a home visit . |
| 13 | Mr. Brian Wilson ( Cunninghame , North ) : I beg to move , That the clause be read a Second time . |
| 14 | I beg to move , That the clause be read a Second time |
| 15 | Question put , That the clause be read a Second time : |
| 16 | I beg to move , That the clause be read a Second time . |
| 17 | The Question is , That the clause be read a Second time . |
| 18 | In opposing a Bill , however , the opposition ( occasionally it may be a dissident member of the government party ) will move an amendment not to the text of the Bill , but to the motion that the Bill be read a second time ( the motion before the House ) . |
| 19 | The usual one is an amendment to the effect ‘ that the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months ’ hence' when , historically , the session would have ended and the Bill thus have lapsed . |
| 20 | A Member simply gives notice and eventually moves that the Bill be read a first time . |
| 21 | On June 26 , Walesa again vetoed the Sejm 's vote , requesting that the amended bill be allowed a further passage through parliament . |
| 22 | Liqueurs or fortified wines such as port and sherry are given a higher alcohol level ( 15.5% upwards ) by adding grape spirit during or after fermentation . |
| 23 | In its membrane are embedded a variable number of cervical sclerites . |
| 24 | It is enough if there be just and reasonable grounds for apprehending that unless payment be made an unlawful and injurious course will be taken by the defendant in violation of the plaintiffs ' actual rights . |
| 25 | While the blatant sex fiend image is comparatively rare in the local press , readers of the national press are fed a steady diet of established sex fiends . |
| 26 | The newspaper was demanding that the public be given a good show for their money : ‘ It is still necessary to ask ourselves whether we are getting value for money . |