Example sentences of "[be] [verb] a [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next time you see him , he 'll be using a knife and fork like the rest of us . |
| 2 | We may be handling a horse and get a feeling that we are in tune with the horse and that it is accepting and even anticipating whatever we want to do : we are in rapport with the horse , and are communicating with the horse but in a way that is not through the other senses . |
| 3 | If several records are referenced from a single record , the user will be given a choice as to which one is required . |
| 4 | VAT and PAYE ) , where the company acts as a tax collector rather than a taxpayer , the Cork Committee considered that the Crown should be given a preference as other creditors had no legitimate expectation of payment from this source . |
| 5 | The care manager will be given a budget and will be responsible for organising an efficient package of care to meet clients ' individual needs . |
| 6 | Yet even these others ( researchers ) have to be given a direction and that direction can only come from some pre-existing knowledge in the field . |
| 7 | There may also be shared sites which would have to be divided , or where one party would have to be given a licence or lease by the other . |
| 8 | Everyone will be given a start and finish time and a small prize will go to the person who finishes in the fastest time . |
| 9 | Literature , when taught in such a context , would , no doubt , be given a culturalist and contextualist treatment , and I believe that there is nothing inherently objectionable about this . |
| 10 | At present the statement must be given no later than 13 weeks after employment commences , but part-time workers who work less than 16 hours a week need not be given a statement until they have been employed for five years and worked eight hours or more a week . |
| 11 | Mr Wakeham is to be given a peerage and will become Leader of the Lords . |
| 12 | It would be embarrassing to be given a gift if one had n't bought one in return . |
| 13 | Even the washing hanging from the tenement windows seemed to be fluttering a welcome as we all struggled to our feet , pushing and shoving , as we attempted to get our packs on our backs , at the same time trying to get a clear view of the platform and the hundreds of people watching the train pull in . |
| 14 | Their reaction was predictable : ‘ One expects them to groan , though I do n't know quite why we should be seeing a piece as it was performed 50 years ago . |
| 15 | A Dukes 's C cancer or worse should be regarded a failure or surveillance because of the uncertain outlook . |
| 16 | Try not to view flats when the present occupant is likely to be cooking a meal because that will effectively swamp all other smells . |
| 17 | He seemed to be enjoying a feeling that he was taking part in a daring conversation . |
| 18 | In addition each form and each field of each form can be assigned a view and a write security level . |
| 19 | She would be considered a slut if she did , and since it is almost unheard of for a Ugandan man to do without sex for a year , her husband would usually seek another woman . |
| 20 | Well over three-quarters of the respondents said they would be purchasing a microcomputer or additional software within the next year . |
| 21 | Although you will no longer be keeping a diary once your programme is completed , it is an excellent idea to retain certain interests like seeking out new recipes , experimenting with different foods , trying new sports , improving your exercise capability . |
| 22 | Not just sales , so it should n't just be the appointments in your diary , and a lot of you will not used to be keeping a diary as well . |
| 23 | The Bank of England is understood to be keeping a watch as discussions continue between Eurotunnel and its four agent banks , which include the Midland and National Westminster . |
| 24 | Down the road , a third person may be driving a car and taking the dog for daily walks . |
| 25 | An Extraordinary General Meeting will take place in late April or early May , and should sufficient agreement be forthcoming , there would be included a clause that no further reconstruction plans be permitted for five years . |
| 26 | Newco will usually be acquiring a trade and will therefore be a trading company rather than an investment company from the outset . |
| 27 | What we need to do is steal his thunder in some way so that he realises how pointless it would be to write a story or even make any of those veiled suggestions that reporters of his ilk seem to be so good at . ’ |
| 28 | Cooking tunnels mean that between 1500 and 5000 meals can be prepared a day while freeing the chef from performing repetitive tasks and surveilance . |
| 29 | Although the cake and fondant icing can be prepared a week or so in advance if required , the chocolate work on this cake is best left until nearer the day . |
| 30 | Five little speckled frogs , had not a speck of luck each little look delicious , yum , yum , yum , they wo n't be made a fool when it was , how now they now there are four green speckled frog , frog , frog , four little speckled frogs , had not a speck of luck each little look delicious , yum , yum , yum , they wo n't be made a fool when it was , how now they now there are three green speckled frog , frog , frog , three little speckled frogs had not a speck of luck each little look delicious , yum , yum , yum , they wo n't be made a fool when it was how now they now there are two green speckled frog , frog , frog , two little speckled frogs had not a speck of luck each little look delicious , yum , yum , yum , they wo n't be made a fool when it was how now now there 's just one green speckled frog , frog , frog , sshh , one little speckled frog had all his speckles off he did look delicious yum , yum , yum , he wo n't be made a fool when it was how now they |