Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The landlord must be given a specific date towards which to work ( with time being of the essence ) , which will obviously also be important from the tenant 's point of view as the tenant may be subject to seasonal trade variations in business and may wish , for example , to open the premises in time for the Christmas trade . |
| 32 | There is no English authority on the meaning of this expression ; however , most commentators agree that it is likely to be given a wide interpretation by the courts , and this is borne out by the Scottish case of McCrone v Boots Farm Supplies Ltd 1981 SLT 103 . |
| 33 | Mr. Beloff submitted that , by parity of reasoning , the same words in section 39(11) should be given a wide meaning , and not the somewhat narrow interpretation sought by Mr. Langley relying on Bank of England v. Riley [ 1992 ] 2 W.L.R. 840 . |
| 34 | Yesterday , the Soviet Union blamed Britain for the cancellation of a visit by a human rights delegation , saying British officials insisted on sending Mr Michael Bourdeaux of Keston College — someone they knew would not be given a Soviet visa . |
| 35 | In Germany , too , pressures for the Reichstag to be given a greater say in the conduct of foreign policy could be felt . |
| 36 | An ordinary NHS patient can ask to be given a greater degree of privacy in a separate room if it is not needed on medical grounds for other patients , and can pay for the privilege . |
| 37 | During the summit , Heads of Government will decide whether the European regions should be given a greater role in decision making in the Community . |
| 38 | Market forces would over the next five years be given a greater role so as to boost production and secure an average growth rate of 5 per cent ( against 3.2 per cent during the 1980s ) . |
| 39 | His brother was to be given a second chance . |
| 40 | She hopes soon after her penpal will be given a second chance to prove his innocence and escape the gas chamber . |
| 41 | In a clamp-down on crime , the Home Secretary has said that offenders cautioned by police should not expect to be given a second chance . |
| 42 | Payne , who three-putted the seventeenth was fortunate to be given a second chance by Gillner , who looked set to gain his first senior win when he required two par 4s at the seventeenth and eighteenth . |
| 43 | The independence of republics within existing borders would be recognized , if the republics wished it , and minorities would be given a second nationality and their own schools and legislature . |
| 44 | Now this means that the sponsor of the bill , Allan , brothers , pro proposes that the debate be closed and the bill be given a second reading . |
| 45 | The art of outlining and defining soft furnishings is usually associated with traditional-style interiors , but many brightly coloured modern fabrics can also be given a stylish lift with the wide range of trimmings that are available today . |
| 46 | Camcorders on the other hand have to be given a little help to cope with different kinds of lighting by adjustment of their internal white balance settings to enable them to ‘ see ’ white as the same neutral colour regardless of the conditions . |
| 47 | Officers failed to tell Simon Kinnersley , 42 , that he would be given a sterile mouthpiece which had been sealed to blow into . |
| 48 | At last there were just the external walls to be given a final coat of white paint . |
| 49 | A GIRL aged 11 has become the first child in Britain to be given a legal divorce from her mother . |
| 50 | This morning was the first time he was to be given a serious piece of work before running later in the week . |
| 51 | Depending on the particular dimension being measured , the degree of agreement may be given a higher weighting and that of disagreement a lower one . |
| 52 | A further complicating factor is that English interference in BSL occurs at times under the guise of improving the English skills of deaf people , so that the interlanguage ( a variable form of signed English ) may be given a higher status than the original language . |
| 53 | It is not surprising then that school plays ( ‘ theatre ’ ) must in practice be given a low priority . |
| 54 | Yet many party supporters were outraged by this betrayal of the Whig tradition , and the very fact that the issue of liberty of conscience could now be given a low priority in the party agenda is perhaps indicative of the beginnings of the process whereby Whiggery was to divorce itself from the cause of Dissent . |
| 55 | If a low-ranking muderris wanted to change over to the career of kasabat kadi , moreover , he was immediately better paid : a provision of the Kanunname states that if a 20-akce muderris in the were to become a kadi , he was to be given a 45-akce kadilik . |
| 56 | They would be given a 15-second credit at the start of each programme , 10 seconds at the end and the chance to screen their name either side of the break ! |
| 57 | A man who could decree that the waiters should be given a disgusting breakfast prior to serving their masters with cold ham , kedgeree , scrambled eggs with smoked salmon , grilled wild mushrooms , devilled kidneys and much , much more , was a man who deserved to have his teapot emptied over his scrofulous head . |
| 58 | If they chose Ireland , as I believe most of them would , then the Ascendancy could once more be drawn to the heart of Irish life and be given a high-minded function . |
| 59 | Religion was also to be given a broad interpretation . |
| 60 | All teachers shall be given a standard competence test to verify they are up-to-date with subjects and modern teaching methods . |