Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a recently published report , a Common Land Forum ( set up by the Countryside Commission ) has recommended that the general public should be granted a right of legal access to all areas of common land . |
| 2 | In addition , the tenant should be granted a right to park in a delineated area , subject to the availability of space from time to time . |
| 3 | Each screw should be adjusted a quarter of a turn at a time , to maintain the correct height relationship and prevent undue force on the V-slots and knife edges . |
| 4 | In the autumn of 1751 , for example , Alexander Hume Campbell , the brother of the Earl of Marchmont , and member of parliament for Berwickshire , wrote to Lord Anson , the First Lord of the Admiralty , telling him how important it was to his interest that Lieutenant James Home should be made a post-captain , and reminding Lord Anson that this favour had already been promised to Lord Marchmont during a conversation in the House of Lords . |
| 5 | Additionally , assuming we are interested in social welfare , the manager 's pay should be made a function of that , if possible . |
| 6 | The demands made by the rebels provide the clearest guide to their grievances , and according to the Anonimalle Chronicle those put forward by the Essex men at Mile End on 14 June were that they should be allowed to seize and punish traitors , and that no man should be made a serf nor do homage or any type of service to a lord in return for land ; instead they should hold it at a rent of 4d. an acre . |
| 7 | With the introduction of the new conveyancing scheme the legal process of acquiring a home should be made a lot easier . |
| 8 | A trustee to a bankrupt mortgagor may be in possession actually or constructively and should be made a party . |
| 9 | According to a survey conducted for the BBC in April 1974 by Professor Richard Rose , sixty-nine per cent of the people of Northern Ireland thought that the executive should be given a chance to govern but this finding was contradicted by the results of a general election two months earlier and may reflect the general tendency of survey respondents to make statements in response to poll questions which are more moderate than their real views . |
| 10 | you should be given a chance to state your case |
| 11 | Tobacco is a drug and addicts should be given a chance to ease off gradually . |
| 12 | People should be given a chance to read a proper newspaper — one that was decent , honourable and humane . |
| 13 | No matter then that Courtney Walsh , with experience in 50 Tests , should gain selection over Cummins and that Kenneth Benjamin , an impressive ‘ A ’ team spearhead , should be given a chance ? |
| 14 | Ok I agree that Speed should be given a chance in the middle of the park now I 'll be controversial and say leave Batty out let Speed do the tackling with Mc Allister also in the middle . |
| 15 | Nurses in training should be given a guarantee of employment following qualification . |
| 16 | The college believes nurses should be given a pay rise because one in four members are the sole breadwinner in their household and most nurses no longer believe that nursing will provide them with a secure job . |
| 17 | The letter was from Her Grace 's private secretary and gladly agreed that Lord John Rossendale should be given a ticket for the ball . |
| 18 | VAT and PAYE ) , where the company acts as a tax collector rather than a taxpayer , the Cork Committee considered that the Crown should be given a preference as other creditors had no legitimate expectation of payment from this source . |
| 19 | In 1790 , when the county of Cromarty was being contested , one of the freeholders serving in the army demanded , as the price of his support for the candidate favoured by Henry Dundas , that he should be given a company in a regiment stationed in Britain . |
| 20 | Hartlepool Council officials are to be given one last chance to persuade the government that they should be given a slice of its City Challenge cash . |
| 21 | Talent should be given a stage on which it can perform . |
| 22 | He may , however , begin to think that , being judged capable of running his own show , he should be given a department of his own . |
| 23 | Proposals should have to be advertised locally , the manifesto says , and customers should be given a right of audience before the licensing authorities to oppose unwelcome changes . |
| 24 | A startling illustration of another educator 's naive understanding of the work of drama teachers occurs in a recent publication by David Hargreaves ( 1982 ) who recommends that the arts and drama in particular should be given a place at the centre of the curriculum . |
| 25 | It is right that they should be given a place of honour in the history of ancient art . |
| 26 | 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 … |
| 27 | There 's a school of thought that Hanley should be given a spot on the bench and brought on in a game-breaking role . |
| 28 | All ideas have value and should be given a hearing . |
| 29 | But those who are already teaching should be given a lead by heads and by governors . |
| 30 | Last week in the House , I suggested that such people should be given a sound thrashing . |