Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] given " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similar findings were observed with prostacyclin either applied locally or given systemically in the coronary artery of dog ( Aiken et al , 1979 ) . |
| 2 | You will know how many rows there should be to the inch ( centimetre ) , all you need to do is to work a number of rows less than given in the instructions before finishing the sleeve . |
| 3 | should be told the evaluation personally and given a chance to appeal if they feel it is too high . |
| 4 | Tizard ( 1977 ) , whilst rightly arguing that new families need to be totally in control of the way they bring up their adopted children , is also prepared to concede that ‘ just as there are some couples willing to adopt handicapped children , others , especially if given the support of other adoptive parents , may be willing to adopt children who retain links with their natural families ’ . |
| 5 | In the clinical area , learners develop their practical and social skills , but at the same time develop a full sense of responsibility , especially if given the guidance and support they need to become safe and competent practitioners . |
| 6 | Groups of people who are thrown together and given a task to tackle tend to underestimate the complexities of getting a group to cohere . |
| 7 | He has all but given up hard physical work on his farm . |
| 8 | ‘ We 'd all but given you up , Father , ’ said Owen eagerly , holding his stirrup for him while Adam took the bridle . |
| 9 | OUR old friend John Dawson can show a clean heel , or pair of them , to all the hoppers in Christendom , of course especially when given a week off from Hartlepool post office . |
| 10 | It is worth noting that Sir John Reresby appeared twice after his first entry , presumably as the owner of empty houses , and that women who were heads of households were often described as widows rather than given their Christian names . |
| 11 | You may first come across this problem when a new baby arrives and suddenly the things she thought of as hers — like her cot — are taken away and given to the ‘ interloper ’ . |
| 12 | If I had believed what they said about me , I would have crawled away and given up . |
| 13 | My washing has to be hung out horizontally rather than vertically because given the chance he can bring down a row of wet towels in six seconds flat . |
| 14 | DOUBLE Olympic figure skating champion Katarina Witt was reinstated as an amateur yesterday and given the go-ahead to compete in next year 's Winter Olympics . |
| 15 | From the polytechnics themselves the constant message was what had already been achieved , and the potential — in educational , economic and other terms — for doing more if given adequate support from government and local authorities . |
| 16 | We are now in a position to set up a computerised database of these groups , but before proceeding any further and given the time-lapse since the original proposal to establish such a facility , I wonder if you could confirm that this would still be a useful tool and that it is within the original thinking . |
| 17 | A great many people gave ‘ mind an strength ’ in neighbourly love this Christian Aid Week ; and simply because more people have worked harder and given more generously , over 41,000 will go to the work of Christian Aid with the poorest 5% of the world , where 176 in every 1,000 children die before the age of 5 . |
| 18 | I think I 'm making my point , I have been saying for some time now that given the fact that all that security has n't produced the results , the logic of that is dialogue , and when I see the opportunity as I saw it , of dialogue , direct dialogue with Mr Addams that could lead to a total cessation of this violence , I felt it was my duty to do so . |
| 19 | Miss T. was admitted to the ward at 6.10 a.m. and given 50 mg. of pethidine together with antibiotics at 6.55 a.m . |
| 20 | Porter , one of the country 's most respected authorities on paediatrics , had taken a shy Puerto Rican intern called Carmen Rodriguez under his wing twenty years ago and given her the confidence to start up her own practice soon after graduating from medical school , and she was now one of New York 's most popular and in demand paediatricians . |
| 21 | Meanwhile , Harp Lager who have been behind the new building all along , are to be congratulated on their commitment to Down Royal and also for making sure that the flagship of racing on the track , the Ulster Harp Derby , has been boosted financially as well as given a new look . |
| 22 | Yet local authorities seemed to exhibit a universal lack of interest in developing alternative services to the mental hospitals , even when given sizeable subsidies . |
| 23 | This study therefore provides a plausible reason why Ac-ASA is probably ineffective clinically when given in that form . |
| 24 | Subjects were fasted overnight and given 800 mg of cimetidine ( SKB , Welwyn , UK ) orally , one hour before the test , to avoid interference with the electrical signal from hydrogen ion activity . |
| 25 | The reason is that such certificates might be regarded abroad as given after an official check of records . |
| 26 | We were then asked by Andrew Howland to please keep absolutely quite when given a sign . |
| 27 | The result is a hybrid virus that will multiply readily when given to humans but will not cause disease . |
| 28 | Being a lazy lad , much given to the idea of rising late when given half a chance , he had delayed his arrival in the world until 1 January . |
| 29 | Within a given political economy where there is a ‘ free ’ market for labour ( taking this , hypothetically as given ) , labour becomes so plentiful and therefore cheap that it can not make a living . |
| 30 | An even better test is whether , after two years , the successful candidate is promoted again or given a larger international role . |