Example sentences of "[pron] [be] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | A huge cast of characters — each of whom are given intermeshing chapters to narrate the US perspective on the mess and sacrifice of World War Two — is flung out all over the globe . |
| 2 | At its worst extreme , and particularly where the panel is a voluntary committee , all of whom are giving their time for nothing , the selection may well be made without all the panel having interviewed the candidate . |
| 3 | The others move to different premises , where nearly all of them are given degrees three years later . |
| 4 | More details of these charts and how to complete them are given in ILO ( 1979 ) . |
| 5 | Directors are treated as being in a position analogous to that of trustees , so powers conferred upon them are given to them in a fiduciary capacity . |
| 6 | Some of them are given diplomas for doing this , so they can then prove how expert they are in disability matters . |
| 7 | Details of the availability of the datasets and the Pascal programs needed to make use of them are given in Miller and Reddy ( 1987 ) . |
| 8 | ‘ All of them are given a warm Irish welcome to make them feel at home . ’ |
| 9 | Two other men said to have helped them are giving Crown evidence . |
| 10 | These questions are being asked now not just by political theorists , although some of them are giving the most considered answers . |
| 11 | ‘ But I 'll need some support if I am to give him the service he wants . |
| 12 | ‘ I am to give the first reading . |
| 13 | A very special vessel indeed , I am given to understand . |
| 14 | I am spell-bound by the sound of French , infuriated when I ca n't read it in the books I am given . |
| 15 | " Now then … in 1959 your husband came to the conclusion , and I am given to understand that you fully agreed , that it would be a sensible step for him to take employment for 15 months with a construction firm in Central America , in order to save the larger part of his salary Nenna protested that she had never exactly thought it sensible , it was the parting of lovers , which must always be senseless , but they 'd both of them thought that David , Panama , would be a wretched place to take small children to . |
| 16 | It is perfectly genuine with Ana and not at all uncommon , as I am given to understand . |
| 17 | I am given to understand that this will apply to Scotland also . |
| 18 | ‘ It is difficult for me to find the limits of the car yet because I am given only a limited number of laps and I do n't know the circuit . ’ |
| 19 | For years now I have conducted a personal campaign , always asking if I can have , for example , a five or three amp fuse instead of the one I am given , a 13 amp . |
| 20 | I have a battle to win and would ask only that I am given the chance to do so without intrusion in my private life . |
| 21 | ‘ I am giving him the chance to be his own publisher , ’ said Mr Maxwell . |
| 22 | In each case , if I am to claim that this revelation or experience is of ‘ God ’ , and is not simply an expression of some form of mental delusion which should be referred to a psychoanalyst , then I am forced to debate the interpretation that I am giving . |
| 23 | Successful hedonists are , for short periods , very sensitive to the feelings of those with whom they talk , drink or make love , postpone the question ‘ Am I getting as much as I am giving ? ’ , and do not revert to egoism until the party is over . |
| 24 | I am giving up my throne for the woman I loathe |
| 25 | ‘ Good , ’ said Miss Hardbroom , ‘ then you will understand why I am giving you one hundred lines which will say ‘ I must tell the truth at all times . ’ ‘ |
| 26 | ‘ Bowe has always said that I am the man he wants more than anybody and now that I am giving him the perfect opportunity , he is shying away from it . |
| 27 | I am giving poor Father the benefit of the doubt . |
| 28 | I am giving this judgment in open court at the request of all parties . |
| 29 | One young man , son of one of the national leaders here , said the other day , ‘ I am giving my life to change Rhodesia . ’ |
| 30 | I am giving Gittel-plus-nine much too easy a time . |