Example sentences of "[prep] [being] [vb pp] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But today she walked free from the High Court in Edinburgh after being given community service . |
| 2 | At the helm : a delighted Gavin Hastings in Edinburgh yesterday after being named Lions captain |
| 3 | The fifty four year old retired five years ago after being named Champion Jockey twelve times , but was granted a new licence last week . |
| 4 | These doubts had previously compelled Gates to withdraw his name after being nominated CIA director by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 . |
| 5 | Officers of the B&I ferry Isle of Innisfree , which travels between Rosslare and Pembroke , took action after being refused mineral water with their meals . |
| 6 | PRETTY six-year-old Chantelle McArthur has added yet another title to her list of 35 successes in carnival queen competitions , after being voted Miss Welsh Resorts in the Rosebud section of a contest held in Llandudno . |
| 7 | Engineering workers in most east German regions went back to work after being promised pay parity with west German workers by 1996 . |
| 8 | Most of the cathedrals and churches have later alterations and additions but , in many cases , Romanesque work is present in quantity ; perhaps due to the depredations of Henry VIII , English abbeys and priories , instead of being given Baroque face-lifts , have survived , more or less , as ruins from the Medieval period ( PLATE 50 ) . |
| 9 | Although we were wary of being shown set-up situations , the people we met impressed us as having deep convictions , lively minds , tireless enthusiasm , incorruptible moral standards . |
| 10 | Is the future one of being paid park keepers or producers of primary produce ? |
| 11 | Is the future one of being paid park keepers or producers of primary produce ? |
| 12 | Despite being barred Ríos Montt instructed his supporters to spoil their ballot papers and to vote for No-Venta candidates in the congressional and municipal elections . |
| 13 | The charity is n't a ‘ Mickey Mouse ’ outfit by any means — our constitution is being verified by the Charity Commissioners at the moment , and we 've been informed that there 's no problem with being granted trust status . |
| 14 | Tadeusz Stanski was elected chair of the Polish Independence Party ( PPN ) on March 7 in place of Romuald Szeremietiew who had resigned upon being appointed Deputy Defence Minister . |
| 15 | MIDDLESBROUGH 'S success in being chosen Environment City has won the town a prime time slot on national radio . |
| 16 | Later he held managerial posts in Alloa , Edinburgh Davidson 's Mains , Kilmarnock and Edinburgh West End Office before being appointed Area Manager for Edinburgh Branches in 1985 . |
| 17 | It was renamed Gallaudet College in 1894 in honour of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet , founder in 1817 of the first American school for the deaf at Hartford , Connecticut , and became Gallaudet University , on being granted university status in 1987 . |
| 18 | In her first full interview since being appointed Health Secretary , she said the election result , and Mr Major 's unequivocal commitment to the NHS , had finally ‘ nailed the lie ’ about privatisation of health care . |
| 19 | The increased spending on health and education is welcome in every way , although those who work in schools and hospitals can not help but feel that they will be paying for it themselves by being denied pay rises . |
| 20 | Members still suffer for their faith , for instance , by being denied university education or worthwhile jobs . |