Example sentences of "be [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because he 'd been pursuing the same man for years . |
| 2 | ‘ The two I particularly remember are building the new stand at Ascot and the construction of Central Point in London . ’ |
| 3 | By the time you read this ( Merry Chrimbo , by the way ! ) we will have held a social evening to welcome our new members on the 1st October , we will have been to see the chilling drama ‘ The Woman in Black ’ at the Fortune Theatre on the 19th November and we will have had Christmas drinks on the 12th December . |
| 4 | In the early days I had been a bit disappointed that the NUJ had n't immediately leapt to John 's defence , but ever since I had first been to see the General Secretary , Harry Conroy , and his assistant , Tom Nash , the union had done what it could to respond to what was asked of them . |
| 5 | The father was distraught ; he had appealed to the Prime Minister , had been to see the Foreign Secretary , he had been in fact everywhere , and finally asked Max Rayne whether he could come to see me . |
| 6 | THE FRIENDS of John McCarthy have been reminding the Foreign Office that the British Government is the only government without a single success in efforts to achieve the release of any of its hostages . |
| 7 | He will tell you if you are rotating the left forearm properly on the backswing . |
| 8 | The problem of thinking we are attaching the same meaning to a word or action when we may not be can be appreciated humorously . |
| 9 | When Newham Members raise the problem with social security Ministers , they are given the official answer that it is caused by the number of Somali refugees . |
| 10 | By allowing delegated authority to subordinates , management at middle and junior levels are ‘ groomed ’ for eventual senior management positions , because they are given the necessary experience of decision-making . |
| 11 | The specialists are then much easier to satisfy — providing they are given the right kind of food , they are content to sit and stare out from their cages , much as they would sit and stare out at their wild landscapes . |
| 12 | It also ensures that all outcomes are covered by the assessments and are given the right emphasis , whether the assessment is knowledge-based or practical , achieved in the workplace or in a classroom . |
| 13 | But experience has shown that it is possible to create elite , high-calibre long-term support teams if they are given the right leadership and training , an attractive physical environment to work from , good pay and conditions of service and , crucially , a set of realistic objectives about what they are trying to achieve . |
| 14 | Oriental rugs need room to breathe , and unless they are given the right amount of space they can either be swamped by the surrounding decor or become so overpowering that they detract from everything else in the room . |
| 15 | It is therefore vital that they are given the right sort of care , so they can grow up to be well developed and strong physically , mentally alert , contented and emotionally stable . |
| 16 | Critics like the duchess believe the Government 's allocation of up to £22 million for care agencies will be heavily trimmed back as local authorities are given the final say on how the money is spent . |
| 17 | You are given the following set of government bond prices , where the bonds pay coupons annually : |
| 18 | You are given the following par yields : |
| 19 | You are given the following information about the retail price index in the UK : |
| 20 | You are given the following information about four firms : . |
| 21 | You are given the following information : |
| 22 | And then , very much closer to the election and possibly even after the election really seeing what the possibilities are given the economic context of the time . ’ |
| 23 | If individual utility of income functions are given the isoelastic form then the associated marginal utility of income is |
| 24 | Oxoanions are given the numerical value of the oxidation number of the element which combines with oxygen in the ion . |
| 25 | The image which traditionally represents the event is not the whirlpool of flags , horses and brave knights confronting the Asiatic intruders — instead we are given the sentimental image of a young , mournful maiden nursing wounded Serbs . |
| 26 | A £150,000 hi-tech car wash could open next to Scarborough 's ambulance station later this year if plans are given the green light . |
| 27 | If they are given the green light then the running costs will have to come from the police authority . |
| 28 | There has got to be a willingness on the part of all the groups on this council and the officers of the various connected departments of this council to make sure that those teams are given the utmost support in delivering the youth and community service that the Highfields area needs and deserves . |
| 29 | I was somewhat less impressed by Demidenko in the smaller-scale pieces : his Rejoice beloved Christians sounds slow and bland when compared to the super-human wizardry of Frederic Chiu on his stunning début recital of transcriptions for Harmonia Mundi , ( — a ‘ must ’ for all Busonians ) whilst the slower chorales on the Hyperion disc are given the visionary touch on MK by Tatiana Nikolayeva . |
| 30 | However , it can be understood as recommending that one live in such ; way that the various aspects of one 's being are given the same degree of power as they have of innate authority . |