Example sentences of "[be] given a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outside diners are given a choice of fish or meat main course when they book , and sit at smaller tables around the antique-filled dining room . |
| 2 | Where space is at a premium , bulbs which are given a prominent position can be lifted while still in leaf , labelled and planted elsewhere in the garden . |
| 3 | Face contact is limited to ‘ glove touch ’ only , though high kicks are given a little more leeway |
| 4 | The chimps ' individuality has always delighted and fascinated her , and Jomeo and Gigi , two full-blown eccentrics , are given a chapter each in Through a Window . |
| 5 | Mrs Howard said : ‘ Unless we are given a lot more resources we will not be able to carry out the weekly monitoring required . |
| 6 | After landing , they are given a number and expected to conform quickly to an institutional existence in conditions worse than many of Hong Kong 's prisons . |
| 7 | Even those that survive are given a severe check and often produce poor growth . |
| 8 | If you are given a box of chocolates they should not represent ruin and damnation . |
| 9 | The Minister 's brief would be to ensure that rapists are given a fair trial , to remove the by then punitive tax on shaving brushes , and generally to encourage his sex to emerge from their hiding-places and contribute to the running of the nation . |
| 10 | The idea seems to be that if priests are given a ‘ properly informed sexual education ’ this will prevent their ‘ love of chastity ’ being displaced by the temptations of the flesh , but I see no reason why it should have this effect . |
| 11 | Teachers , always prominent in Tutorial Classes in the twenties , are given a separate category here to avoid problems of distortion in the percentages of the non-manual category . |
| 12 | All types of facilities are given a pedagogical mandate in addition to their care function in the explicit sense of fostering the development of autonomous and socially competent ( ‘ gemeinschaftsfähig ’ ) characters ( s. 22 ) . |
| 13 | Welfare services are given a promotional role taking into account social inequalities and the need for universal provisions . |
| 14 | Second , the male family members , because they are male , are given a credibility — and hence power — to influence non admission not given to female members . |
| 15 | We will carry out pilot projects for the ‘ foyer ’ concept , whereby young people are given a place in a hostel if in exchange they give a commitment to train and look for work . |
| 16 | Children are given a list of intellectual challenges to master and are also given an obstacle/assault type course to complete . |
| 17 | Here your eyes are given a difficult task to perform . |
| 18 | Addition : Suppose you are given a long column of figures to add . |
| 19 | But even if the contract specifically caters for termination in defined circumstances , you should still be vigilant to ensure that you are given a fair deal . |
| 20 | If you are given a written warning , you may be asked to sign a copy to acknowledge receipt . |
| 21 | If objectives from the higher categories of Bloom 's taxonomy are included , where students are asked to make judgements , to criticise and evaluate ; and if students are given a range of objectives from which they may make their own choices and even , at the later stages of training , are encouraged to write their own , then this will go a long way to meeting this criticism . |
| 22 | In Year II , students are given a solid grounding in programming ( Programming Languages ) and computer architecture ( Programming Systems ) . |
| 23 | The traditional approach to library orientation is the so-called guided tour , in which students are given a short tour of the library , during their first weeks as university students . |
| 24 | In Four years old in an urban community ( 1968 ) and Seven years old in the home environment ( 1976 ) , we are given a detailed picture of the domestic background of a group of young readers and young non-readers , perhaps readers and non-readers in the making . |
| 25 | Consciously or unconsciously , the trees , either individually or in clumps , are recognized by local people as being sacred , and they are given a helping hand to ensure their survival . |
| 26 | Through events of different kinds we are likely to be put in touch with aspects of ourselves which previously have been overlooked — we are given a jolt , and have to make a bridge between how things used to be and how they threatened . |
| 27 | Oh , but how much more interesting it will be if the other lot are given a go for the first time in 13 years . |
| 28 | If a team arrives at the finish without a bale or only some semblance of one , they are given a ten minute time penalty . |
| 29 | As this player counts aloud from one to ten , the other children are given a bell . |
| 30 | The children are given a period of time , possibly sixty seconds , to look at the items . |