Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] given " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Out came the most perfect rendering I had ever heard , ’ said Coghill , ‘ except that given a short while before by John Gielgud in his Haymarket Hamlet . |
| 2 | Commission officials , however , have argued that if given no alternative , fishermen will carry on fishing until there are no fish stocks left . |
| 3 | It was fortunate that Nigel was never happier than when given a problem . |
| 4 | Oryx make better use of the available plant food than domestic animals , and if given adequate protection in the wild could become a valuable source of food for local people . |
| 5 | And if given to us as actual temptations , the rather lure of the church , the Reverend Simon Stephen Daedalus SJ , and the lure of the flesh ‘ He closed his eyes , surrendering himself to her body and mind , conscious of nothing in the world but the dark pressure of her softly parting lips ’ . |
| 6 | These exercise their antimicrobial powers against a wide variety of different bacteria and when given for , say , a sore throat , will also kill off many of the normal commensal organisms in the intestine ( which is why a lot of people develop diarrhoea when taking antibiotics ) , and will also destroy the normal bacterial flora in the vagina . |
| 7 | It was a contrast that I found intriguing , and when given the opportunity embarked on research to explore further its nature and consequences . |
| 8 | Salmeterol , a new long acting β 2 agonist , produces bronchodilatation for at least 12 hours in patients with asthma and when given in doses of 50 µg twice daily provides more effective control of asthma symptoms than salbutamol 200 µg four times daily . |
| 9 | Some children had received a laxative , and when given , it was either given in minimal dose or given for too short a time . |
| 10 | During the process of learning the student is working to achieve something ; knowledge of how close her performance is approximating to the desired goal not only has a motivating effect , but if given in sufficient detail provides information which enables her to adjust her learning nearer to the goal . |
| 11 | If , six months later , it is placed in the same box and given an injection of saline , it displays the identical behaviour as when given the drug . |