Example sentences of "who [verb] be [vb pp] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tai Solarin , an outspoken critic of the Government who has been appointed the Bank 's Chairperson , is happy that ‘ the Government has realized that structures operating in the country have not served the purpose of the ordinary people ’ . |
| 2 | Next to Howard Hodgson , who has been called the tycoon of funeral directors . |
| 3 | Complaints are investigated by the Professional Conduct Committee of the Bar , which considers a written report from a barrister who has been given the task of investigating the complaint . |
| 4 | Mr Lawrence Eagleburger , the deputy secretary of state who has been given the job of co-ordinating America 's help for Eastern Europe , was told by Congress that the money the administration has in mind is too modest , but that its ideas about who should control the distribution of this money are immodest . |
| 5 | There 'd been a master at Ravenswood , a man called Funny Stiles who 'd been given the sack because he 'd made boys presents of whistles and fountain-pens . |
| 6 | Ken Thwaites , who remembers being told the news in the asssembly hall at Normanby Primary School , recalls : ‘ The sad and important words were recognised , but what worried me more was would ‘ Boro 's FA Cup tie with Doncaster Rovers due that afternoon at Ayresome Park be postponed ? |
| 7 | The undefeated Chicago Bears , who beat the powerful Philadelphia Eagles last week , had to deal only with the paltry Tampa Bay Buccaneers , who had been crushed the week before . |
| 8 | Of his playing partners , Greg Norman was fined the same amount , but Ken Brown , who had been punished the day before , had to fork out £100 for a second offence . |
| 9 | For Lindsay Weir , who had been given the nickname of ‘ Dad ’ since his Mt Albert Grammar schooldays , and for Jack Kerr it was their first trip away with the New Zealand team . |
| 10 | Schwob , who had been given the information by the federal prosecutor 's office , was also acquitted of violating official secrecy and awarded 30,000 Swiss francs in damages . |
| 11 | One of the sellers was Nairn ladies ' guild , who had been given the plate to sell for the guild 's funds , and this was the one I bought at the Bradford Exchange price . |
| 12 | Jonadab questioned the waggoner 's lad , who had been given the job of keeping an eye on the horse . |
| 13 | The survey included people receiving ICA , some who had stopped receiving ICA three to twelve months previously , and others who had been refused the allowance . |
| 14 | Baird was there for a further two years before leaving in 1987 with chef Barry Forster , who had been offered the position of head chef at Longueville Manor on Jersey . |
| 15 | A letter had been received from E. Coleman , surgeon , of Palsgrave Place , Temple , but this was held in abeyance until 7 January 1794 , A week later , Clark of Edinburgh , who had been offered the post of professor , was asked to make his mind up , whereupon he declined the appointment . |
| 16 | There is no doubt among those who have been given the gift of tongues that their prayer life and their ability to praise God in all circumstances has grown dramatically . |
| 17 | I do n't think this point has been properly understood by many people who have been given the impression that the films are a kind of expensive toy , when in fact you are the first conductor in history to use film as an integral extension of your work as an interpretative artist . |
| 18 | However , can employees who have been denied the benefit of the Regulations in the past on the basis of the non-commercial venture exclusion seek any effective remedy at this late stage ? |
| 19 | Most of the country 's 15,000 parlours are run by Japan 's Korean minority , who have been denied the right to Japanese citizenship . |
| 20 | Instead , there has been a pressure for community homes for education for young black people who have been made the subject of care orders because of their offending . |
| 21 | ‘ People are prepared to pay for cleaner water but they are reluctant to finance salary increases of several hundred per cent for chairmen who have been handed the privatisation jackpot . ’ |