Example sentences of "i [be] given " in BNC.
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| 1 | A very special vessel indeed , I am given to understand . |
| 2 | I am spell-bound by the sound of French , infuriated when I ca n't read it in the books I am given . |
| 3 | " 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 . |
| 4 | It is perfectly genuine with Ana and not at all uncommon , as I am given to understand . |
| 5 | I am given to understand that this will apply to Scotland also . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | When will I be given some responsibility ? |
| 10 | ‘ If I 'm given a challenge I have to have a go at it , ’ he admits , reflecting on the guiding principles that have taken him to the top of two major industries . |
| 11 | But I work closely to any budget I 'm given and in effect my service is free , because although I charge a £30 flat fee , it 's deducted when an order is placed . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm given too high a profile , ’ he says modestly . |
| 13 | I ca n't start drawing conclusions until I 'm given some data . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm given up for dead by now , I 'm accepted for dead . |
| 15 | I 'm given to them , you know . |
| 16 | ‘ Going to be in this orange-coloured juice , so I 'm given to understand , ’ said Dorcas doubtfully , ‘ running slowly on a ball and jetting , whatever that is . |
| 17 | I 'm given as much independence as they can give me , so I do n't feel I 'm isolated . |
| 18 | Chairman I 'm , I 'm conscious that this amended recommendation will cause some disappointment among the support of the Brandon bypass , but I generally feel that some form of agreement can be reached with Norfolk County Council and Breckland District Council and indeed the Norfolk Member of Parliament , if I 'm given more time to review the situation in the light of other proposals on the A eleven , the A one three , four and in Thetford . |
| 19 | I believe that if I 'm given the chance to fight the George Forman of old , the George Forman of today would be the better . |
| 20 | I were given the chance . |
| 21 | If I were given my head , which I never am or will be ( for I am impotent . |
| 22 | I had an alarming reading for an Agatha Christie film where I was given several sheets of script to sight read without any logical link up in the scenes being read and no-one to read with , except an office assistant who could n't read dialogue . |
| 23 | I was given a couple of interviews straight off which , though unsuccessful , were useful practice and I felt confident that something would soon turn up . |
| 24 | I was given a cutting a few years ago by my sister and have subsequently passed on cuttings but have never known the proper name of it or much about it . |
| 25 | Last year I was given a beautiful blue pot hydrangea which I planted in the garden when it finished flowering . |
| 26 | In my own case I was given a section — a small area in the central division — with just over 300 crimes per year . |
| 27 | As a child I was given a grey plastic gun as a birthday present . |
| 28 | ‘ I was given a chauffeur-driven tour of Beverly Hills and then taken to the famous Sunset Marquee Hotel . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ But it was just a decision I had to make under the circumstances I was given . |
| 30 | Environmentalists have supported the miners against Pittston strip-mining and long-wall techniques , and I was given a badge which proclaimed ‘ I 'm Pro-Union and Pro-Choice ’ , linking the strike with the most inflammable issue in US politics today , abortion rights . |