Example sentences of "are [vb pp] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Liqueurs or fortified wines such as port and sherry are given a higher alcohol level ( 15.5% upwards ) by adding grape spirit during or after fermentation . |
| 2 | We field operatives are given a looser brief . |
| 3 | Are given a fairer lot and better jobs . |
| 4 | Now they should add their third win in a row even though Lithuania are rated a tougher proposition than their neighbours and bottom-of-the-table Albania . |
| 5 | In most cases Members are offered a cheaper rate to attend events and are given preferential admittance over non members . |
| 6 | wording of questions ( if ambiguities are found a further pilot is required to check the re-wording ) . |
| 7 | Students in possession of any Morrissey records are charged a higher rate of interest on their college loans • A hitman is hired to hit the Hit Man and Her as well as all the bloody dancers ( especially that git who 's been wearing the same crappy wig for the last five mindbendingly-dull years ) . |