Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But already the decision has been given all party support in the House of Lords . |
| 2 | But if no decision has been taken either way , then the court should be free to decide on the merits , making the best decision for the future , though of course taking into account strategic consistency . " |
| 3 | Her income support entitlement ended when she obtained maintenance at £5.00 per week but only one payment has been made this year . |
| 4 | Lonely : The spiritual isolation of the disease is lonely enough but add to this the " Jekyll and Hyde " behaviour ( depending upon whether or not a drink or drug has been taken that day ) causing untold damage to family and other relationships and the loneliness becomes intense . |
| 5 | The case has been made that neutralisation is potentially attractive only to relatively minor states that by virtue of their strategic position or symbolic political value have become or threaten to become the focal points of contests for control or dominant influence between principal regional or global rivals . |
| 6 | Sir Thomas Wentworth was informed in 1635 that ‘ The Justice seat has been kept this Easter week and all Essex has become forest and so they say will all the counties of England but three — Kent , Surrey and Sussex ’ . |
| 7 | All he had was the certainty that whatever steps had been taken that day had led them in one direction only . |
| 8 | The two groups on the four- and five-year study programme had been denied any science education at all in pre-independence Namibia . |
| 9 | The boat had been bought some time earlier but had been abandoned due to decay and damage . |
| 10 | An astonishing repair of sorts had been effected some time in the last century : a young fruit tree was nailed vertically to the back of the panel and held in place with iron bands . |
| 11 | In another case where an applicant had been refused any access to accounts , the Commissioner 's assistance resulted in a solicitor 's letter being sent to the union . |
| 12 | But , he added , it was his view that while a great deal had been achieved more work needs to be done to complete the necessary cultural changes within AEA . |
| 13 | It can co-exist as alternative spellings during transition — indeed , a hundred or so words have been simplified this century when dictionaries have listed alternative spellings and the public has opted for the easier way of arranging the letters . |
| 14 | The very words ‘ modern art ’ still carry by themselves a charge strong enough to disturb , dishearten , or even repel , some before they 've read a line or listened to a note of whatever work has been given this label . |
| 15 | Since publication , Alan has been given more information on this illustrious unit and has been kept busy updating his files . |
| 16 | The lad who made a big impact as a 16-year-old has been ignored this season . |
| 17 | ‘ If artists have the right to fail , Glasgay ! does not , ’ says D'Angelo , whose modest £65,000 budget projection has been kept that way by trying to involve many indigenous grant-aided bodies in the year one programme . |
| 18 | He says Gloucestershire County Council has been given more money . |
| 19 | ‘ The council has been capped this year and we felt it would have been incredibly insensitive to spend money on road races when some council workers are facing the prospect of losing their jobs . ’ |
| 20 | A further gift of £1000 has been received this year for this purpose . |
| 21 | Mr Crawford added more than 600 illegal nets had been seized this year . |
| 22 | Mr Stuart-Moore said the notebook containing the master plan had been written some time before and some details had been altered . |
| 23 | The Yorkshire Television switchboard in Leeds with its myriad lines had been jammed all day with calls about Hannah . |
| 24 | It was perhaps as well John Hounsell had been given some forewarning . |
| 25 | Once the senior clerk in the Chancery , Nigel had been given this assignment as a benefice , a reward for long and faithful service to the Crown . |
| 26 | Webbe 's appearances for Bridgend have been limited this season and he has only five tries so far . |
| 27 | Since then about ten new sites have been scheduled each week , and this could be seen as a deliberate blocking measure as it only takes place where the owner wants to do something with the site . |
| 28 | MORE than 600 illegal nets have been confiscated this year from poachers who are stealing thousands of pounds worth of salmon from the River Foyle . |
| 29 | ‘ Hundreds of companies have been duped this way , ’ said a detective with the Northumbria Fraud Squad , which is investigating the Brandmakers ' case . |
| 30 | The small voluntary TRANSAID team has been strengthened this year by the addition of Eric Schumacher , formerly a senior manager with I.C.I. Eric brings with him extensive general management and transport experience , which is already proving to be valuable . |