Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [vb pp] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maidenhead were given an award for providing a constant stream of contacts which are very well qualified . |
| 2 | of Watmoughs , Patrick Walker was awarded an OBE ‘ for services to publishing ’ . |
| 3 | Kevin Kline was awarded an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in A Fish Called Wanda . |
| 4 | The LIFESPAN Manager must define a range or set of ranges for Paper SPRs in the configuration file under the keyword PAPER_RANGES , from which a new Paper SPR is allocated an identifier . |
| 5 | Prior to each of the investigations and the operation , Mr Reynolds was given an enema and then rectal washouts . |
| 6 | Haig was made an earl in 1919 and after the war devoted much of his time to organizing the British Legion and to work on behalf of disabled ex-servicemen . |
| 7 | The goalless first half finished on a controversial note when Cambridge were denied an advantage after winger Lee Philpott was felled . |
| 8 | The effect of the new evidence from the two women was to suggest that the man who assaulted Miss Wilson was arrested an hour earlier , at 11:50pm , and that they were in the police station making their statements at about the time of the murder and the discovery of the body . |
| 9 | Crosby got a boost yesterday when influential midfielder Gary Owers was given an X-ray all-clear on an ankle injury . |
| 10 | In 1751 the Garden Committee recommended Miller be given an allowance of £4 a year to compensate him for the £4 increase in the rent of his house . |
| 11 | Miller was elected an associate of the Linnean Society in 1817 . |
| 12 | And the seafront of the Humberside resort of Bridlington was declared an exclusion zone by police after similar havoc . |
| 13 | Although tankers did not come in for the attention they received in the 1980s , on 25 January Platt 's carried an account of an attack on an Iraqi tanker by US aircraft . |
| 14 | Sotheby 's reported an increase of 5.8% in auction sales for the first six months resulting in sales of $567.7 million ( £317.5 million ) and pre-tax auction profits of $9.1 million ( £5.08 million ) . |
| 15 | From subsequent events , it would appear that Mr. Marriott was given an appointment in electrical engineering . |
| 16 | Bennett was considered an upstart , and a civilian upstart to boot , in spite of Point Cook and his Short Service Commission , not to mention his formidable flying experience and technical background . |
| 17 | Kate was given an insight into such a deep well of insecurity that she collapsed against him with relief . |
| 18 | So we know that Major 's called an election , but that 's all we know . |
| 19 | David Shutt FCA was awarded an OBE for political services , as was Richard Griffin FCA , of Ernst & Young , for services to British commercial interests in the Netherlands . |
| 20 | They also point out that West Germany lifted its arms embargo to Argentina on 25 September , a fortnight after Rolls-Royce was re-granted an export licence . |
| 21 | Marti is owed an apology . |
| 22 | CHRISTIE 'S SET an auction record for Islamic metalwork on Tuesday when it sold a silver inlaid brass casket for £242,000 . |
| 23 | Home player Mark Brown is given an outing after his very good showing at Tyneside in the Durham County championship qualifier , while Geoff Charlton , who had the joint leading score in that event , is unable to play due to previous commitments . |
| 24 | Stutchbury was elected an associate of the Linnean Society in 1828 and a fellow of the Geological Society in 1841 . |
| 25 | Mr Sim was made an OBE in 1982 for public and political service . |
| 26 | Most days Victoria was allowed an hour from her lessons and joined Tamar , riding her own pony . |
| 27 | ‘ Dave was given an assurance that both the Sultan 's navy and air force will be alerted to keep a lookout for Clarion Call or any ship that might resemble her . ’ |