Example sentences of "[verb] be given a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | I BELIEVE Dr Cox should have been given a long jail sentence . |
| 2 | If I 'd known that I would have been given a long lecture at the end of the day , well … ’ |
| 3 | One lad , belonging to a respected family , had been given a long sentence although he and local residents emphatically maintained that he was not at the scene of the incident for which he was convicted . |
| 4 | My mate and I had been given a long list of names , of Bulawayo people we should meet . |
| 5 | They were beautiful , these Andalucían horses , and she had been given a long lecture on the subject by Ana , who seemed to be an expert . |