Example sentences of "[pron] is given [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Visit Waitrose too , for a half bottle of delicious plum and cherry- layered beaujolais , the ‘ 89 Saint-Amour , Les Poulets , which is given away at £2.99 .
2 The square brackets in ( 62 ) merely mark that the whole is to be taken as a complex entity , which is given anyway by our assumption that an E extended remains an E ; if the brackets are not needed in ( 61 ) why are they present in ( 62 ) ; alternatively , why not write them in in both cases ?
3 Students may compete for the BBC Carlton Hobbs award which is given annually to two students from any of the drama schools ; the award offers a six month contract with BBC radio , as well as guaranteeing that vital entry into British Equity .
4 Three Chester students who set up their own company — called ‘ No Frills ’ — making everything from Jewellery to boxer shorts , took the BNFL award which is given annually to the operators of the best company .
5 Nekemte , the capital of the western province Welega , fell on April 2 to the forces of the Ethiopian People 's Revolutionary Democratic Front/Movement ( EPRDF , or EPRDM , a Tigrean-led alliance — see p. 38089 and also p. 38053 where it is given incorrectly as the EPDRF ) .
6 Therefore it is possible to speculate that the PABA-UDCA administration test reflects the activity of bacteria in the small intestine when it is given orally in lower doses than the maximal amount absorbed from the terminal ileum .
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