Example sentences of "been given an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would not have minded the motion tonight quite so much if it had been given an honest title , such as the General Election ( Clearing the Decks ) Motion , or whatever title the Leader of the House wanted to give it . |
| 2 | It was , of course , poor thing , out of practice at making decisions of the kind she had just put to it ; it had , Anna considered , been given an easy ride for twenty years . |
| 3 | For Edward IV , however , this familiar problem had been given an additional twist by the Lancastrian sympathies of two of the leading northern families , the Percies and Cliffords . |
| 4 | For Edward IV , however , this familiar problem had been given an additional twist by the Lancastrian sympathies of two of the leading northern families , the Percies and Cliffords . |
| 5 | Since then Spool Setting has been given an expanded nightshift , resulting in a smoother operation and a reliable twenty four hour despatch service to customers . |
| 6 | A man who strangled his so-called nagging wife has been given an eighteen month suspended sentence at the Old Bailey . |
| 7 | ‘ You will probably have realised that , due to an administrative error in our payroll section , you have been given an extra day 's pay … instead of having a day 's pay deducted . ’ |
| 8 | The campaign has been given an extra edge as it is one of the many school ‘ constituencies ’ throughout Britain to be featured on the BBC 's Newsround programme . |
| 9 | The gesture was made by Bill Tennant , head of VVL , to Jones , who has been given an extra week by officials at Lancaster Gate to decide whether to appeal against his punishment . |
| 10 | Groups will get a chance to perform in front of the rest of the festival participants in an evening programme which has been given an extra fillip with the inclusion of professionals of the stature of Siobhan Davies Dance Company as well as Dundee Rep Dance Company . |
| 11 | Oxford don Hugh Puddephat has been given an official warning by college bigwigs — go easy with the girls [ Loretta read ] . |
| 12 | It has never been seen again , though it has been given an official variable star designation : T Boo¨tis . |
| 13 | YOUR TASK : often you will have been given an explicit purpose for making notes at the outset . |
| 14 | JEREMY Irons ' latest movie Damage has been given an adults-only rating by American censors . |
| 15 | The former heavyweight boxer Eddie Neilsen has been given an absolute discharge after admitting an assault on a prostitute . |
| 16 | I have recently been given an electric propagator and am keen to grow lots of plants from seed . |
| 17 | Together with the lower than expected flotation price , the 10 companies have been given an attractive yield averaging as much as 8.55 per cent . |
| 18 | Together with the lower than expected flotation price , the 10 companies have been given an attractive yield averaging as much as 8.55 per cent . |
| 19 | The area had been given an unfair image by ‘ so far as I can make out a group of tearaways who are , at the moment , completely uncontrollable . |
| 20 | As to my sign , you 've already been given an important clue . |
| 21 | Handpainted with leaves and trailing ribbons , this delightful parchment table has been given an antique crackle glaze finish , £245 ; matching balloon-back chair , £115 ; Rubena Grigg , Orchard wallpaper in Buttermilk colourway , £13.50 per roll . |
| 22 | Once again Saddam Hussein appeared to have been given an 11th-hour chance to stop the slaughter ; once again , the powerful American-led military coalition was crouched , set to pounce . |
| 23 | The reception area has been given an open plan look , and located to the side of the banking are several desks which enable staff to have closer contact with their customers . |
| 24 | HSE will doubtless take speedy action to secure in-built improvements to new tackle but what of the aging and battered equipment which has been given an extended life because of the current recession ? |
| 25 | As a result of the decision of the Court of Appeal in R & B Customs Brokers Co Ltd v UDT Finance Ltd [ 1988 ] 1 All ER 847 the phrase " deals as a consumer " has been given an extended meaning . |
| 26 | The Audit Commission , which has been given an extended brief to audit all health service facilities under WFP , pursues one-off enquiries usually with a value-for-money focus . |
| 27 | Bert Rafferty had been given an unexpected day off . |
| 28 | The campaign to save Oxleas Wood , the ancient woodland in southeast London , from a road-building scheme [ see EDs 70 , 69 , 61 ] has been given an unexpected fillip because the British Road Federation has switched sides and proposed an alternative plan . |
| 29 | The Neath lock Mike Whitson has been given an eight-week ban after being sent off in a Schweppes Cup tie against South Glamorgan Institute . |
| 30 | The Neath lock Mike Whitson has been given an eight-week ban after being sent off in a Schweppes Cup tie against South Glamorgan Institute . |