Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] he [verb] be give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sullivan later claimed that he had been given no instructions on this point . |
| 2 | Fortunately , I noticed that he had been given a place at a different school from his older brother and that it was actually a matter of filling in the appeal form requesting a place at another school . |
| 3 | And says if he 'd been given his own psychiatric nurse … he would never have jumped off the train . |
| 4 | you 've got an order form closed , right you 've got a sumter closed , where you assume that the customer 's buying cos he 's been giving you buying signals , you 're hoping |
| 5 | He comes back two weeks later saying that he has been given the sack . |
| 6 | Which meant that he had been giving it considerable quiet thought . |
| 7 | The salutation seemed to open infinite possibilities , and expressed a recognition of his right to travel ; he felt welcomed , and also saw that he had been given something of inestimable value . |
| 8 | Lord Derby complained that he had been given no warnings . |
| 9 | Gloucester opened negotiations with the dowager almost immediately , apparently claiming that he had been given custody of her and her land by the king , and by January 1473 the countess and her feoffees had agreed to make an estate to Gloucester in all the dower lands . |
| 10 | Gloucester opened negotiations with the dowager almost immediately , apparently claiming that he had been given custody of her and her land by the king , and by January 1473 the countess and her feoffees had agreed to make an estate to Gloucester in all the dower lands . |
| 11 | He said that he had been given no information about the departure and even late yesterday , had been unable to reach government officials responsible for refugee matters . |
| 12 | Sometimes , however , a customer will complain that he has been given incorrect change . |
| 13 | Even though he had accepted general responsibility for his company 's operations , and would probably have agreed to print the books had the decision been referred to him , he could not be convicted unless he had been given specific notice of the offensive material . |
| 14 | Having written a fairly scathing account of this approach in draft , I sent it to John Austin Baker ( as I have also sent my account of their work to Christian feminists whom I discuss in this book for comment ) only to receive a delightful letter from him which rescinded much that he had written , explained that he had been given the title , and essentially agreed with my criticism ! |