Example sentences of "[pron] was give for " in BNC.
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| 1 | no , I do n't know where that tool is I was given for Christmas its gone |
| 2 | She also knew what was good for herself , so she kept for her own use the money that she was given for the children 's food . |
| 3 | ‘ This one was given for sheer hard work and physical labour . ’ |
| 4 | He took the view that her consent alone could not be retracted since it was given for all time as part of the contract of marriage . |
| 5 | The Nobel committee said it was given for their work towards a peaceful ending of apartheid and for laying the foundation for a democratic South Africa . |
| 6 | Her attacker got a two-month suspended sentence … exactly the same as he was given for stealing a suit . |