Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] a [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Maybe there will be someone to fill Lineker 's shoes in years to come but at the moment the replacements must be given a chance to do it in their own time . ’ |
| 2 | But before the plan gets under way tobacco sellers will be sent a letter advising them of cigarette sale rules . |
| 3 | I mean I , I was quite fascinated having lunch one day with a journ a Melbourne journalist erm and this was about six months after Murdoch had taken over the Melbourne Sun all this and we were chatting away and I actually threw in the stuff which were saying about how papers are there to make profits these days so that 's what drives them and that journalists journalists on newspapers such as Murdoch 's papers , write what they 're supposed to write and she and I got quite out of with one another and and the bottom liner was that she , she absolutely totally and utterly denied what we were saying and I said to her okay if you were given a story to write you know and it was opposite to how you would view it , what would you do and she said oh well I , I would have to write it and the issue with the Murdoch papers and it 's quite interesting because I mean I 'm sure you can with other newspapers but I , I 've just got a bit more is that Murdoch never ever writes a minute or a memo to his editor or staff saying this is what the line is ever . |
| 4 | Churches which escaped are likely to have paid for the privilege : the raiders had threatened to destroy Christ Church in 994 unless they were given a sum promised them by Archbishop Sigeric . |
| 5 | ‘ I write to confirm that on 5 October 1989 you were represented at the hearing to oppose the plaintiff being granted an injunction preventing you from selling the property . |
| 6 | This is either a trap , Ace thought , or else the Doctor 's found a way to let us in . |
| 7 | is preoccupied a moment noting it |
| 8 | For much of the last couple of decades , he has been living in France , where he is accorded a reverence denied him in his native country . |
| 9 | The night before her operation Mrs Fellows was prescribed a sedative to help her relax and sleep because she admitted that she felt very nervous . |
| 10 | At Homestead they were guests of the 482 Tactical Fighter Wing which recently had seen action in the Gulg , and It was here that each was given a certificate making them Honorary F-16 Fighter Pilots . |
| 11 | Ten years ago a New Zealand company was given a licence to dig it out . |
| 12 | He was given a leg to help him get him from his wheelchair to the toilet . |
| 13 | Each purchaser was given a document stating him to be the owner of the quantity he had purchased of the wine in question . |
| 14 | Prior to the council , Lawyer was given a paper proclaiming him head chief of the Nez Perce . |
| 15 | Our opinion survey in Chapter 6 showed that most voters felt television news on both networks was unbiased ; but amongst the minority who felt it was biased a majority thought it was biased towards the Conservatives and against both Labour and the Alliance . |
| 16 | Spices certainly have come a long way since their early days , when they were a rare commodity and it was considered an honour to receive them as a gift . |
| 17 | When the case went to court Claire 's solicitor was granted an order allowing her to live with her foster parents until a full hearing . |
| 18 | HEN Jo was born a friend said she was sent from heaven . |
| 19 | Yeah I was called a roamer find me . |
| 20 | As Pilger waited outside he was passed a note telling him Sutton was to stay . |
| 21 | This year everyone working for BT was sent a letter telling them the redundancy terms they were entitled to if they decided to leave the company voluntarily . |
| 22 | I then was sent a letter telling me that I 'd passed this exam , I then had what 's known as a medical to check that I was okay , there was no , I had no faults or injuries or health problems . |