Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [pron] [be] given " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under this Act they were given responsibility ‘ to make available such advice , guidance and assistance as may promote the welfare of children by diminishing the need to receive children into or keep them in care ’ . |
| 2 | At this meeting I was given very positive signals about the project and after discussing the outlines , Mr. said he would consult his boss ( yourself ) for confirmation . |
| 3 | Another possible version of foundationalism holds that there are some beliefs which are given us as ‘ data ’ , and which are fully justified unless something arises to defeat their justification ( cf. the use of defeasibility in 2.3 ) . |
| 4 | In this sense he was given the keys of the kingdom of Heaven . |
| 5 | For this reason he was given the green light to prepare more detailed proposals for further consideration . |
| 6 | Earlier this year she was given the all clear and joined Dreamflight as a helper . |
| 7 | During this time they are given drugs thought to be effective against Alzheimers — which also causes memory loss and lack of attention — to assess their efficacy . |
| 8 | Exactly how much weight it is given will depend on the personal values of the judge and the interest value of the story . |
| 9 | They are documents of all sorts which were given to me by my father or which I found among his papers after his death in 1968 . |
| 10 | He said many people who were given council houses subsequently lost them because they did not know how to pay the rent and cope with bills . |
| 11 | Whether or not a policy exists , social services staff have a legal duty to keep confidential all information which is given to them . |
| 12 | The obligation does not extend , however , to cover all information which is given to or required by the employee while in his employment , and in particular may not cover information which is only " confidential " in the sense that an unauthorised disclosure of such information to a third party while the employment subsisted would be a clear breach of the duty of good faith . |
| 13 | Later that week we were given a first indication that the previous three ‘ greenhouse ’ winters may merely have been within the normal climatic variations and that a better season may be on its way , when the first Pitztal race was cancelled due to extreme cold ! |
| 14 | Phase two of INDECS will involve automating the process further , The cards will be replaced by computer terminals at ports , which will automatically register those visitors who are given leave to stay in Britain for a fixed period . |
| 15 | Man must learn to distinguish between those things which are given and which he must accept as part of his creatureliness , and those conditions which , exercising his responsibility towards creation , he must seek to change . |
| 16 | From each performance they were given either a fixed sum or collected money from the crowd for charity . |
| 17 | Miloš was not the only one of the former rebels who was given a post in the new administration . |
| 18 | For that reason they are given in detail in Appendix 6 , The Effect of Synonym Storage Techniques on Search Times . |
| 19 | It has n't occurred to them that some people might actually have to survive on any money they 're given . ’ |
| 20 | Several times I was given money to go to the chemist 's for bitter aloes or penny royal or a bottle of gin from the outdoor . |
| 21 | In my own case I was given a section — a small area in the central division — with just over 300 crimes per year . |
| 22 | But I work closely to any budget I 'm given and in effect my service is free , because although I charge a £30 flat fee , it 's deducted when an order is placed . ’ |
| 23 | American actors in England should be given the same rights we 're given here . |
| 24 | The interview need not be long but Sheila will have discovered that there are people who will listen and she is now more likely to take up any referral she is given for more long term counselling . |
| 25 | When someone gives you some information , try to repeat it to yourself in the same way it was given to you . |
| 26 | Abie was no youngster any more , but that much he had and he would accept any task he was given — eagerly and gratefully . |
| 27 | At the same time they were given standard L.C.C . |
| 28 | At the same time he was given a course of anti-fungal drugs . |
| 29 | 3 Each member who is given a Compulsory Sale Notice shall sell all of his shares referred to in the Compulsory Sale Notice at the highest price for the same class per Selling Share to be sold to the Proposed Purchaser on Completion by the Seller . |