Example sentences of "be [verb] the [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly results must improve quickly if Darlington are to preserve the status they attained with such distinction under the leadership of former manager Brian Little . |
| 2 | All services should address relatives ' needs seriously by giving information , ensuring they feel involved and above all by ensuring that they are given the support they need to carry on caring . |
| 3 | That when women are given the vote it follows that children should be given it too is no argument at all , but a version of it occurs in modern debates over the justice or injustice of Mill 's famous disclaimer in his essay On Liberty . |
| 4 | sort of track are contacting the people who done a very good job on the on the public footpath erm and that was actually going through our land , and they done some steps with erm you know erm wooden erm supports in them , er maybe in in conjunction with , was it ? |
| 5 | If you are using the Church who will liaise with the Parish priest ? |
| 6 | It had been posted the day they left for Algeria . |
| 7 | ‘ While I am pursuing the offender I do not want blood on the streets . ’ |
| 8 | Mr Francis Rossi , the vocal stylist with the perennially popular beat ensemble , Status Quo ( see left ) , has been articulating the enjoyment he derives from giving recitals . |
| 9 | If ‘ higher authorities ’ are prohibiting the changes you want , or starving you of resources to carry them out , then life is made even more difficult and frustrating , and energy has to be put into challenging these constraints and/or finding ways round them . |
| 10 | if you look at the cure of erm th the Blind Man of Bethsiedum which happened a little earlier , a similar thing happens when Jesus cures his sight , he ca n't see at first and Jesus has to do some more work on him with spit , spittle and er you know the , but there 's something behind that it 's not just a er a nature miracle , sorry a healing miracle overcoming physical ailments , that 's spectacular in itself but the can take something else on board here without the attitude of people and their willingness to accept who Jesus was and what his details of participant Bartiamaus had been given the vision he 'd been given was more than just his eyesight . |
| 11 | Was it Dominic 's fault that he had been given the job she wanted so badly ? |
| 12 | Instead we are now saying , ‘ I know this diet and exercise plan is working for me ’ , ‘ this time I am going to reach my weight and inch goal ’ , ‘ because I never feel hungry and I am eating the foods I enjoy , I do n't even feel as though I 'm dieting ’ . |
| 13 | The second thing to consider is that if you are eating the amount you say , then this may be too much . |
| 14 | Women lawyers are challenging the chauvinism which bans them from the higher echelons , reports Fiona Sutherland Omitted from the useful introductions to clients , business lunches , meetings and golfing sessions , women solicitors fail to acquire the vital ‘ client base . ’ |
| 15 | Remember that changes are necessary if you are to obtain the stability you crave . |
| 16 | Contracting States are to designate the authorities which consuls may approach . |
| 17 | One of the rising stars of motor racing has been to meet the men who 've put him and his car back in the running for success . |
| 18 | Police and charity commissioners investigating the disappearance of thousands of pounds of funds have been meeting the trustee who raised the alarm . |
| 19 | His charm , his little anecdotes , even this scene played in the velvet darkness — all of it had been to answer the challenge she 'd so foolishly set before him . |
| 20 | Ever since she had realised that he was the new officer she had been dreading the moment they would have to actually start working together . |
| 21 | ‘ We are meeting the goals we have set for ourselves in returning Digital to profitability and growth , ’ said president and chief executive Robert Palmer . |
| 22 | Indeed , if it were to be as firmly and clearly drawn as some of our mentors would wish , I can not help feeling that a number of leading cases in your Lordships ' House would never have been decided the way they were . |
| 23 | Police are hunting the couple who escaped empty-handed . |
| 24 | Could I just have your attention , it 's just the end , for practice , for summary , you need to be very aware of why certain pieces of writing are written the way they are . |
| 25 | Mr Clare told his son he had been saving the money he would have spent on his university education for him . |
| 26 | That they are sabotaging the deadline they have themselves imposed . |
| 27 | Then you 're given the skis which stand as tall as you do and the butterflies can start fluttering . |
| 28 | Because they 're encouraging the people who are providing the business to go out of business . |
| 29 | Yeah I 'm not I 'm not disputing that , all I 'm saying is the question is , whether we 're using the monies we 're being given to fund it in the right way . |
| 30 | ‘ You 're overplaying the role you 've written for yourself . ’ |