Example sentences of "be [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lynda says that she did think long and hard about changing careers — not least about the fact that as a Stoy 's partner she could soon be drawing a six figure profit share , compared to the substantially lower salary she would get at C&R . |
| 2 | I shall be drawing a considerable sum in a few days but you must know how it is , travelling the country as we old soldiers do … thank you … ten pounds will be quite sufficient … and you must let me spend some more of it in your excellent company … that evening 's entertainment we enjoyed together , Mr Wood , ’ his voice rose in the small hallway and the other guests and servants indoors and out strained noticeably to catch what would surely be the eloquent testimonial of a compliment , ‘ was one of the , shall we say , most boisterous and wise , a rare combination , Mr Landlord , I have spent , whether in London , in Europe or in and out of ships and foreign postings in a long lifetime . |
| 3 | I was asked if I wished my name to be withdrawn a second time but I declined , feeling it would be wrong to have to continue to rely on the goodwill and hospitality of friends in order to continue playing . |
| 4 | ‘ I know the piece ’ , he wrote ; ‘ it is a very silly play and the translation will have to be altered a great deal if it is to work as an opera … |
| 5 | ‘ He will be nursing a secret desire to try to make amends , even though everyone has reassured him that these things happen . |
| 6 | Both statistics are equally powerful in large samples but by and large you will always be using a small sample , so use the test statistic which is designed for small sample work , that 's the F statistic . |
| 7 | He added : ‘ I will be demanding a full investigation by the chief executive of the council into every aspect of this affair . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I will be demanding a full investigation by the chief executive of the council into every aspect of this . ’ |
| 9 | The term ‘ exceptional circumstances ’ will be given a restrictive interpretation , and a candidate claiming such circumstances must do so in writing in accordance with Section 30 . |
| 10 | It is however also clear that the concept of legitimate expectations , like many legal concepts , can be used in more than one way ; it does not have to be given a restrictive interpretation . |
| 11 | Therefore he restated his belief in the discipline of enforced spending caps , called for congressional authorization for the elimination of 246 federally funded spending programmes , and repeated earlier calls for the President to be given a line-item veto in order to " end the annual ritual of filling the budget with pork-barrel appropriations " . |
| 12 | Lombard 's Pictures may lack the last degree of individual characterisation , but at budget price this version can be given a warm welcome . |
| 13 | If parents are to be given a reasonable amount of time to talk with the teacher and some choice in the timing of the appointment then it may be best to spread the event over two days . |
| 14 | It breeds in caves , and should be given a reasonable amount of space , — a 24″ tank for a pair . |
| 15 | In February 1989 the proposed new terms and conditions were outlined by letter to staff and , after subsequent fruitless negotiations with the unions , in April 1989 a notice was sent informing the employees that the changes would be discussed with them , that they would be given a reasonable time to consider the new contracts and that they would be dismissed if they did not accept them . |
| 16 | The blandness of harmony in perfect fourths can , through including augmented fourths , be given a piquant force which many composers have found attractive . |
| 17 | The Tykes switched from Pakistan 's Aqib Javed because he would have to be given a two-year contract under TCCB rules while 21-year-old Benjamin could sign for a year . |
| 18 | Held , dismissing the appeals , ( 1 ) that , on its true construction , section 6(3) ( a ) of the Act of 1980 had to be given a literal meaning ; that where a school was over-subscribed compliance with the preference of all the applicants would necessarily prejudice efficient education , and in such circumstances the school had to have an admissions policy , which would inevitably result in defeating the preference of some applicants , whatever criteria were adopted ; and that , accordingly , since the school was over-subscribed , there was no duty on the governors to give effect to the applicants ' preferences ( post , pp. 100H — 101B , 106H , 107G–H , 108A , G–H ) . |
| 19 | The Labour leader , Mr Neil Kinnock , has appointed Mr Paul Boateng to his front bench Treasury team , the first black MP to be given a front bench post . |
| 20 | THE Labour leader , Mr Neil Kinnock , made history yesterday when he appointed Mr Paul Boateng to his front bench Treasury team , the first black MP to be given a front bench post in Parliament . |
| 21 | Mr Paul Boateng has been appointed to Labour 's front bench Treasury team , the first black MP to be given a front bench post in Parliament . |
| 22 | Artrageous ! , which is to be given a six-week pilot run , will be presented by 22-year-old Jason Rebello , a boy wonder jazz pianist who is Britain 's answer to Herbie Hancock . |
| 23 | Your bank balance might be given a pleasant surprise . |
| 24 | Amid charges of a short-term political fix from Labour , the Liberal Democrats and the remaining handful of diehard Tory dissidents , Mr Heseltine said the mines would be given a new chance to compete and eased the way for full privatisation of the coal industry . |
| 25 | To symbolise her new life , her new role defined for her by the male rule-makers of society , a girl may even be given a new name on marriage . |
| 26 | ACOST , the Advisory Council on Science and Technology , is to be given a new name and a newly defined role . |
| 27 | Old furniture and junk-shop finds can be given a new lease of life with a little tender loving care and a certain amount of practical know-how . |
| 28 | It could only be given a new lease of life by grounding its themes in a transformed image of a much more efficient , modernised , client-centred public sector , to which Labour has not yet seriously directed itself . |
| 29 | The venerable Antonov An-2 utility biplane in production in Eastern Europe since 1948 , may be given a new lease of life . |
| 30 | It 's right that Joe Hawkins and Allen 's other legendary aggro merchants should now be given a new lease of life , and Allen is absolutely sure of his books ' continued relevance : ‘ The doubts and problems which confronted yesteryear 's skinheads have multiplied at an alarming rate in today 's world . |