Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] be [vb pp] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the age of 65 + was adopted as the definition of geriatrics then the NHS should be renamed the National Geriatric Medicine Service . |
| 2 | But former Elland Road favourite Eddie Gray could be forgiven a wry smile at today 's free-spending ways . |
| 3 | If the archetypal Tory of the 1979 intake was a rent-a-quote property dealer who backed Mrs Thatcher to the death and the death penalty to the hilt , Mr Heddle can be called a sad loss to the Two Nations Tendency . |
| 4 | Despite press speculation that GM might be offered a modified deal on Land Rover ( 49 per cent of the shares ) , the government eventually made it clear to GM that Land Rover was not part of the Leyland Vehicles deal , and as a result GM withdrew its offer . |
| 5 | Sacked three times from the county football manager post , McEniff can be forgiven the odd pinch of himself as he takes in the widespread adulation accorded to him now everywhere he goes . |
| 6 | However , does he agree that as part of the process of reform , those who have a conscientious objection to working on Sunday should be given the statutory right not to do so ? |
| 7 | The recall of Willie Ofahengaue , Rod McCall , Ewan McKenzie and Dave Wilson should allow hooker and acting skipper Phil Kearns to make a much bigger impression , but , of the backs , only full-back Marty Roebuck can be considered an automatic Test choice . |
| 8 | ‘ She told me she and Mellor had long chats about politics , and that it had been suggested by the Prime Minister that at the end of the year Mellor would be made the new Party chairman . ’ |
| 9 | Graham further delighted them yesterday by saying Limpar would be offered a new contract — his present deal has 18 months to run . |
| 10 | ‘ But before Derry can be made a major European city it 's important that the people of that place are proud of themselves and their city and know what they want for the city . ’ |
| 11 | In the same manner , Paynes Grey can be considered a dark violet-blue as it is primarily a mix of ultramarine blue and black . |
| 12 | Italy might be considered an unlikely candidate for EMU because of its chronic budget deficit , which would have to be reformed first . |
| 13 | Ivan Klima could be called a lyric author , and the notion of what it is to be such an author is examined in My First Loves , whose gentle and deliberate stories read as if they have been grown and stored before being made public . |
| 14 | Although Philip Miller received seeds and specimens through various channels from America , Peter Collinson can be considered the chief link between Chelsea and the New World . |
| 15 | The New Forest will be given a statutory status which will give it as great a level of protection as any National Park . |
| 16 | William will be taught the old values of royal duty as well as being brought up in the modern world , mainly by his mother . |
| 17 | Assuming that the system is based on a common 8-bit Z80 microprocessor , the ADC should be allocated a unique I/O address ( chosen so as to avoid conflict with other I/O devices which may be present ) . |
| 18 | . 29 IN the modest setting of Rodney Parade , Cardiff 's final rehearsal before taking on New Zealand could be judged a comfortable domestic success . |
| 19 | JOHN Major will be given a rough ride at the Tory conference in October over the Government 's handling of the economy . |
| 20 | Devastating though it is in its presentation of the destructive power of guilt , Macbeth may be thought a comforting play , finally , in that hypocrisy exposes itself . |
| 21 | Hillary will be called the Presidential Partner — and she intends to make her own mark in the cut and thrust of American political and national life . |