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 .
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