Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In HWIM , all 71 possible labels are given a probability score . |
| 32 | Gaining access to the castle , the knights are given a tour . |
| 33 | Pete says they set off and race around a course … they are given a landmark such as a cross roads or a church and they have to fly to that point take pictures of it and the fastest there and back takes the points |
| 34 | Full-strength Cardiff , who include League top scorer Adrian Davies at outside half , are given a lift by the news that Swansea will be without two of their key performers . |
| 35 | They see it working and often they are given a print out of the results at the end of a spectrum or something like that that they can take back to the school with them and analyze . |
| 36 | Mid-length natural curls are given a wet-look effect with Redken products . |
| 37 | If they are given a vote of confidence this season it could bring dividends . |
| 38 | The same clearly applies to attendance and voting ; if they are given a vote in certain circumstances , ( e.g . |
| 39 | They are given a copy of their own group 's timetable , whether or not they can read , and they are timetabled in a variety of rooms , with different tutors on two different sites . |
| 40 | They are given a time , but they never do , if you er , there 's no way you 're gon na get them together as a group for that time |
| 41 | ‘ They are given a topic straight away to revise for the first exam — which is at 9am the following morning . |
| 42 | The chimps ' individuality has always delighted and fascinated her , and Jomeo and Gigi , two full-blown eccentrics , are given a chapter each in Through a Window . |
| 43 | Even more documentation arrives with SuperCalc 5.5 , mainly because the data manipulation features are given a book of their own and a name — Silverado . |
| 44 | Children are given a list of intellectual challenges to master and are also given an obstacle/assault type course to complete . |
| 45 | If subjects are given a list of words , words with serial positions early in the list are more likely to be recalled than those further towards the middle of the list . |
| 46 | The children are given a period of time , possibly sixty seconds , to look at the items . |
| 47 | We will carry out pilot projects for the ‘ foyer ’ concept , whereby young people are given a place in a hostel if in exchange they give a commitment to train and look for work . |
| 48 | As this player counts aloud from one to ten , the other children are given a bell . |
| 49 | They can be asked to : Improvise spontaneously — in which , for example , they are given a starting point and asked to develop a scene in role . |
| 50 | We are given a picture of death , the death of Pip 's real chance for ever finding contentment , and he sees that it is going to be a long , hard struggle back to finding happiness in life , it is a test of Pip 's strength of character . |
| 51 | Under the Act is seems unlikely to be of paramount significance but dissatisfied parents who might otherwise feel impotent are given a weapon with which to fight back . |
| 52 | After landing , they are given a number and expected to conform quickly to an institutional existence in conditions worse than many of Hong Kong 's prisons . |
| 53 | On Day 1 , Groups L and M are given a number of sessions on the pebble floor without food ; Group N has the same number of sessions , but with food , and therefore learns the distinction . |
| 54 | Dissatisfied parents are given a right of appeal to a specially constituted appeal committee and from there to the sheriff . |
| 55 | Additionally there is a general entitlement to a ‘ Disturbance Payment ’ for persons who are not entitled to compensation , and local authorities are given a duty ‘ to secure the provision of suitable alternative accommodation where this is not otherwise available on reasonable terms , for any person displaced from residential accommodation ’ by acquisition . |
| 56 | Erm all the all the sites are are given a code what that that one actually is . |
| 57 | If we are given a program of the form |
| 58 | Mrs Howard said : ‘ Unless we are given a lot more resources we will not be able to carry out the weekly monitoring required . |
| 59 | Under section 14 the police are given a power to impose conditions on the same grounds as in the case of marches ( see : Police v. Brickley , States , Kitson & Kitson ( Mag.Ct 1987 ) , where demonstrators were convicted for ignoring a condition that they should not stand immediately outside the South African Embassy ) . |
| 60 | The Children Act specifies certain services which every local authority must provide and they are given a power to provide services in other cases . |