Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | And if we are delayed a week , that means a lot of gratis P.T. and a battle course , which is not a pleasing prospect … . |
2 | At this point , any function words are assigned a score equal to the maximum overlap score multiplied by a constant ( they were not overlapped by the program and therefore have a score of zero so far ) . |
3 | Tokens are listed under the phonetic variant which they realize , and additionally are assigned a label which describes the following environment ; these labels are explained as follows : |
4 | In all these versions the family is seen as having a direct relationship with the wider society , being that social form within which people are assigned a place in society and where they internalise the values of that place and which shapes sexual attitudes to conform to wider social needs . |
5 | Gould had only a couple of weeks to spare here ( he had been delayed a week in Maitland on the lower reaches of the Hunter while he waited to meet up with Stephen Coxen ) , having promised Eliza to forsake his desire to continue collecting , and to return in time for the delivery of their child . |
6 | The advocates of equality , as well as those more concerned with other goals , are given a cue for reflection on the inequalities of equalization . |
7 | Outside diners are given a choice of fish or meat main course when they book , and sit at smaller tables around the antique-filled dining room . |
8 | Final-year students undertake design projects using CAD , prepare a research thesis in a topic of their choice , and are given a choice of specialisations including Geotechnics , Structures , Hydraulics , Environmental Engineering , Transportation , Fire Safety Engineering , Pollution Control , Fire Hazards to the Environment and Energy Resources . |
9 | Second , the male family members , because they are male , are given a credibility — and hence power — to influence non admission not given to female members . |
10 | Unfortunately for the newcomer , the parts are given a variety of names which frequently creates confusion , so we had better start by clarifying the variations . |
11 | Oh , but how much more interesting it will be if the other lot are given a go for the first time in 13 years . |
12 | If objectives from the higher categories of Bloom 's taxonomy are included , where students are asked to make judgements , to criticise and evaluate ; and if students are given a range of objectives from which they may make their own choices and even , at the later stages of training , are encouraged to write their own , then this will go a long way to meeting this criticism . |
13 | We are given a title which carries with it a job or role description that allows us to control and manage others . |
14 | They are given a company car to get from A to B , and their main work starts when they get there is n't it ? |
15 | They are given a budget to spend on the drugs they prescribe for their patients . |
16 | Ensure they are given a contact name and phone number . |
17 | Members are given a discount card which entitles them to 10% of all yarn and haberdashery purchases from the shop and they also have the opportunity to sell their garments through the shop on a commission basis . |
18 | Our regulars come in , nod , put down a pound and are given a tumbler of the fizzing pick-me-up with no words being spoken . |
19 | They are given a desk , a box , and a telephone . |
20 | Much of the upland moors are given a scale and a softer appearance by the long fingers of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century stone walls which push up their valley sides . |
21 | Parents are given a school booklet , part of which outlines the school 's policy on homework . |
22 | The rescue service works like this : You are given a reference number and a free phone number when you register . |
23 | Children at St Aloysius College are given a home work diary which their parents must sign every day . |
24 | This is revealed most tellingly when informants are given a passage that appears incoherent . |
25 | And they are given a level from the sats how are you going to record that on there ? |
26 | When they are given a chance to take a big decision about reform they tend to make the right — meaning the most reformist — decision . |
27 | ‘ That 's why I thought it was better for John to go to Barnsley where youngsters are given a chance . |
28 | Secondly , ensuring the disadvantaged and less powerful are not excluded and are given a chance to express views by such methods as public inquiry techniques , workshops , seminars , and local opinion polls . |
29 | I personally hope that Rocastle and Wallace are given a chance now , and that Noel Whelan and Kelly are given time to mature in the reserves . |
30 | Since Alan McLaren , of Hearts , did likewise in matches against Italy and Malta , there is a temptation to say that it will not be known if the rest of that crop can complete the transition to full international level unless they are given a chance . |