Example sentences of "[vb pp] another " in BNC.
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| 31 | The CO had been given another obvious cue . |
| 32 | If they are given another four or five years to bed in , no Government would dare to reverse them , any more than Labour could take back council houses from their new owners , or renationalise privatised industry . |
| 33 | ‘ We are asking staff who have not been given another location to turn up at their nearest branch , where a desk and computer terminal will be provided for them . ’ |
| 34 | Yet who 'd have thought I 'd be given another chance like this ? she thought . |
| 35 | We decided that although we were tired we might never be given another chance to get at it so easily . |
| 36 | When preparations for the desert were under way , we were given another child , four-month-old Sam . |
| 37 | The man , having given another quick , furtive glance round , darted to the fence along the Botanical Gardens . |
| 38 | This was ( and is ) a common practice in Italy , where even Italian actors are dubbed , often by entirely different people , and Dustin was by no means the first English-speaking star to be given another voice . |
| 39 | At the age of 17 , Still was carried off injured on his debut for Leyton Orient against Torquay — and was never given another chance . |
| 40 | If longer is required , further to admire the art work carried out by the local mortician/beautician , you merely press a button and are then given another three seconds . |
| 41 | Between Times ( 5.04 ) is on a recovery mission and is given another chance in similar company . |
| 42 | Richard Pryor ( who was never given another chance to explore this side of his acting ability ) , Yaphet Kotto and Harvey Keitel star as the workers who attempt to break the chains that bind with a break-in at their corrupt union 's headquarters . |
| 43 | All the young contenders who played in the victory over Oxfordshire are given another chance to prove themselves . |
| 44 | We were given another haircut , issued with ID cards and complete uniforms . |
| 45 | ( It is significant that it could not be called ‘ Christ ’ but had to be given another name ; moreover that it had to be explained what this was , whereas a man on the cross would have required no explanation . ) |
| 46 | I had n't long been back from my honeymoon when my new wife was given another fright . |
| 47 | In 1982 , we were given another 5% rise although inflation was well over 50% . |
| 48 | Graduates from ET , or other training and educational courses , should immediately be given another personal needs assessment should they still find themselves without employment . |
| 49 | The words , spoken casually , had given another shake to the kaleidoscope , entirely altering the pattern her mind had grown used to . |
| 50 | Miss T. was given another dose of pethidine . |
| 51 | You realise how very lucky you are to be given another chance to be happy , and appreciate the blessing you have received in finding a soulmate and companion you can trust . |
| 52 | My own belief , which is shared , oddly enough , by the head of the CIA , William Webster , is that sanctions would have eroded his military capacity so much that , given another nine months or so — assuming we has used that period for more flexible diplomacy , which we notably failed to do — then we could either have got him out by negotiation , or we could have promoted a situation inside Iraq in which he could n't fight . |
| 53 | Thus Dewey 's policy of integrity of numbers has found great favour : an undertaking has been made that a piece of notation will not be revised and given another meaning . |
| 54 | If viable he would be given another £40 . |
| 55 | If an error occurs the user will be given another two opportunities to correct the situation ; if the third attempt is also unsuccessful , the user will be returned immediately to VMS . |
| 56 | Will Whelan be given another chance ? |
| 57 | Given another chance , she would n't have let her stupid pride or injured dignity become a barrier between them . |
| 58 | Given another two seconds she might well have flung something a lot harder and heavier at him , even though she 'd never done anything as temperamental in her life . |
| 59 | But he survived and was given another jump . |
| 60 | Ormsby from the Weld stable is joint top weight with Salmon Eile but 10st is a lot of poundage to carry and it may be best to rely on Loki who rather disappointed at the Curragh last Saturday but who should be given another chance if going to the post . |