Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pron] be [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whenever he was shown a new sexual technique , he would use it the very next night on his new partner . |
| 2 | The firm represented Paula when she was given a conditional discharge for causing £570 damage to a taxi in a drunken rage . |
| 3 | Visas are not required for entry into Bolivia , where you are given a 30-day entrance stamp , renewable at a federal police station in any major city . |
| 4 | Well consider again this brief moment , where we 're given a new glimpse of someone last seen surrounded by a God-like power , the rector of Clongoes , where the young and impressionable Stephen had been to school . |
| 5 | England 's second encounter with West Indies was at Adelaide , where they were given a good start of 121 by Broad and Athey . |
| 6 | Within a few months they moved to the east coast of Scotland where they were allocated a large stretch of coastline , from Rosyth to Montrose , to protect from the very real threat of German invasion . |
| 7 | Reformed junkie Davies , who has served two prison sentences , met stunning Fiona Brown , 28 , when he was given a two-year probation order for theft . |
| 8 | • After serving 18 months in the wilderness as punishment for running Michael Heseltine 's leadership challenge , East Hampshire MP Michael Mates was welcomed in from the cold this week when he was given a ministerial post by the Prime Minister . |
| 9 | The turning point was Denis Law 's infamous transfer debacle in 1973 when he was given a free transfer by United and crossed Manchester to Maine Road to join Manchester City . |
| 10 | However it is believed a small number may still be provided with a home help at meal times and will not be part of the new scheme . |
| 11 | The most blatant example came in 1981 when it was made a criminal contempt punishable with two years ' imprisonment for journalists , after a trial was over , to interview jurors about their deliberations . |
| 12 | Abortion was a common-law crime until 1803 , when it was made a statutory offence . |
| 13 | Prime Minister Major , who has learned much about smiling through adversity , beamed pleasantly through adversity , beamed pleasantly through most of the play from his comfortable position next to the Pressbox on the ground where he was spent a large portion of his life . |
| 14 | Between his wanderings he sat in the farmhouse at St. Cleer , where he was considered a definite eccentric by his Cornish relatives . |
| 15 | Assertion comes into being when you still bring the conversation back this is what I want nothing else will do , and bringing it right the way back all the time to discuss what it is why it 's called a broken record exercise , we 'll give it a quick go now . |