Example sentences of "[been] give one " in BNC.

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1 Sir — Both the government and the opposition parties have been given one clear ringing message by the voters in the election : that environmental issues are of little or no concern to them .
2 A word from Maud and he had been given one of the four coveted places as a dresser , which meant he had more chance to learn the great man 's skills .
3 And it says You have been given one injection of tetanus vaccine absorbed and another of tetanus antitoxin .
4 ‘ And apart from Barbra arriving late — which she would n't have done had she only been given one hairdresser instead of three , because all three insisted on fixing her hair , and that took time — everything went smoothly . ’
5 We are not alone in having the grant cut , some of the governing bodies have only been given one year 's notice or nothing at all .
6 Erm , now as as this so called generous funding in fact , the police authority are facing a straight deficit of three hundred and twenty-eight thousand , they are facing a further deficit of four hundred and twenty-five thousand because they have only been given one and a half percent for pay , where all the information we have been given from the Home Office , you can shake your head as much as you like Chairman , it is in fact true , and in fact , in fact as reported in the Guardian , on , only the day before yesterday , yet again the police bill is to be , almost certainly four percent , not one and a half .
7 But one or two MPs emerged from behind the public show of loyalty to warn that Mr Major has been given one last chance .
8 John Prescot has been given one of the key posts in the new shadow cabinet .
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