Example sentences of "[noun prp] should [be] [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's a school of thought that Hanley should be given a spot on the bench and brought on in a game-breaking role . |
| 2 | personally — after watching Deane again vs scum and considering that our top scorer is injured — i think Frank should be given a place on the bench — at least as a ‘ threat ’ to Deano … |
| 3 | The letter was from Her Grace 's private secretary and gladly agreed that Lord John Rossendale should be given a ticket for the ball . |
| 4 | The Gulf states , including Iran , should be given the task of drawing up regional security arrangements without foreign interference , and the Gulf should be declared a zone free of foreign military presence . |
| 5 | The sultan suspected that Karadjordje 's demand that Serbia should be accorded a status similar to that of the other semi-autonomous tributary provinces within the Ottoman empire — Wallachia , for example — was but the first step towards a declaration of complete independence . |