Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They also discussed a proposal by Jacques Delors , the President of the EC Commission , that East Germany should be given preferential status as a potential EC member . |
| 2 | It was agreed that he , RW , and CW should be given advance warning of the arrival of new research workers , in order to assess requirements for space , laboratory facilities , library and computing services . |
| 3 | Young Richard would be kept busy with his learning for some considerable time yet , Cissie would not be ready to come home until tea-time , and David had warned her that it would be late when he and his ‘ father ’ returned , especially as Luther had expressed a desire to ‘ celebrate afterwards ’ . |
| 4 | Fosters must be kept simple , have a message , use colour subtly and be eyecatching . |
| 5 | It was a Benedict 's rule that the close relatives of a D.I.L. must be allowed unrestricted access to their ill relative . |
| 6 | Under Italy 's immigration laws refugees still unemployed by the end of July would be declared illegal immigrants and subject to deportation back to Albania . |
| 7 | Any Diconix printer bought after 10th February will be replaced free of charge , within 24 hours , if it fails whilst under warranty . |
| 8 | I guess Frank feel that Deane will be given unlimited support and that he will not get to play anyhow so he might as just leave … |
| 9 | The next version of AFS will be incorporated wholesale into DCE — its distributed service component is already a central feature of the OSF technology . |
| 10 | But , if this notable service is rendered by your lordship , it could be recommended that the Earls of Dunbar and March could be made hereditary Keepers . |
| 11 | There was also a possibility that documents seized during the US invasion of Panama could be ruled inadmissible as evidence on the grounds that they were illegally obtained . |
| 12 | It was the first time Charlie had thought that 112 Whitechapel Road might be considered luxurious . |
| 13 | President George Bush announced immediately that using prisoners as shields was a war crime , for which Saddam Hussein would be held accountable . |
| 14 | Asked if Saddam Hussein would be held accountable for the treatment of the men , Bush replied : " You can count on it . " |
| 15 | Cases which depend on the result of Pepper v Hart will be left open and methods of valuing benefits previously agreed or accepted in practice will not be disturbed for 1991/92 or earlier years . |
| 16 | He said that a small number of serving officers in Bosnia and Ulster may be made redundant . |
| 17 | To prevent further cases the Indian community in the United Kingdom should be made aware of the risks associated with the use of ethnic remedies , and their distribution and sale should be monitored . |
| 18 | Marshal Terauchi , Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Region , dismissed this claim ( 17 July ) though he agreed that the former Netherlands Indies would be given Japanese-style independence . |
| 19 | In China would be considered rhematic in both formulations ( unless stress is used to signal a difference in its thematic/rhematic status ) . |
| 20 | Peking had warned that ‘ Hong Kong would be held responsible for all consequences of the ( Yang Yang ) affair ’ by allowing the swimmer , a supporter of the student-led democracy movement , to seek asylum in America . |
| 21 | CA-Unicenter will be made available for Sun Microsystems Inc Sparcstations , IBM Corp RS/6000s and AS/400s , and Novell Inc NetWare by the end of the year . |
| 22 | CA-Unicenter will be made available for Sun Microsystems Inc Sparcstations , IBM RS/6000s and AS/400s , and Novell Inc NetWare by the end of the year . |
| 23 | Sunday will be kept free for you to enjoy the sights of one of the world 's most fascinating cities . |
| 24 | At Pompeii and Herculaneum there are examples of the domus and the villa while at Ostia can be seen considerable remains of insulae . |
| 25 | RE can be judged effective to the degree that it helps pupils develop : 1 . |
| 26 | Vines can be lifted high off the ground to avoid frost ; dropped as low as possible to benefit from heat reflected by stony ground at night ; generously spaced along the rows to attract the sun and avoid humidity ; or intensively cultivated into a canopy of foliage to avoid too much sun and encourage humidity in dry areas . |
| 27 | The higher rates given by Young must be considered unusual , for when he visited a silk mill in Sheffield , which like the more famous example at Derby offered a rare chance of factory employment , he judged the women 's earnings of 5 to 6s ( 25-30p ) a week to be " very good wages , much more than by spinning wool in any part of the kingdom " . |
| 28 | Kingsley denied that God should be held responsible for evils attributable to ‘ man 's selfishness , laziness and ignorance . ’ |
| 29 | But where Reginald could be dubbed handsome , Charles was merely good looking . |
| 30 | Air Staff 's confidence lay the belief that Sandys would be proved wrong by events and that the days of manned aircraft were still far from over . |