Example sentences of "you are [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you are appointed a chairman of a nationalised industry , you are given clear objectives by your Secretary of State , and you have to see that your immediate colleagues and indeed the whole team are aware of , and are striving to achieve , these objectives . |
| 2 | The rescue service works like this : You are given a reference number and a free phone number when you register . |
| 3 | If you are given a box of chocolates they should not represent ruin and damnation . |
| 4 | When you are offered a contract of employment it is worth studying the fine print and clarifying anything you do not understand . |
| 5 | Breakfast is a buffet , and at dinner you are offered a choice of main course . |
| 6 | You are offered a tankbuster for which you have no tank . |
| 7 | Here and at Caneel Bay , you are offered a style of holiday unusual by European , although not by American standards . |
| 8 | In upholstery you really do get what you pay for and you usually have to take the quality on trust since you can not see all the underpinnings of frames , filling and springs unless you are shown a sample cross section and have it all explained to you in the shop . |
| 9 | In ASP contests you are allowed a maximum of ten waves in any one heat , but are scored on four ( in finals it is five out of fifteen ) . |