Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] [be] give a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He got half-way down the corridor and realized in irritation that he had no idea where she had been given an office . |
| 2 | She murmured that Nicola Sharpe had told her editor that she had been given a really good story by someone in the Drugs Squad . |
| 3 | Some might say that you 'd been given a job and failed to do it . |
| 4 | He was about five-feet tall , but he had an enormous ability to make you feel that you had been given a real challenge and it seemed all-important to discharge it to his satisfaction and he was equally praising of your achievement . |
| 5 | a senior consultant in Consultancy Services , Risley , said although feelings generally were a bit mixed , ‘ I feel that we have been given a clearer picture of where AEA is heading although I expect to see a lot more changes before things settle down . ’ |
| 6 | Half an hour after the finish the stewards disqualified the Schlesser/Baldi Mercedes on the grounds that it had been given a tenth of a litre more than its 246-litre fuel allowance . |
| 7 | So valuable has the dating of tephra become that it has been given a specific name — tephrochronology . |
| 8 | However , the powerful US tuna industry lobby has made sure that it has been given an annual ‘ dolphin kill' ’ quota . |
| 9 | Fortunately , I noticed that he had been given a place at a different school from his older brother and that it was actually a matter of filling in the appeal form requesting a place at another school . |
| 10 | His eyes seemed to fasten on her immediately and Maggie had the irritated feeling that he had been given a very uncomplimentary description of her . |
| 11 | Taylor pointed out one of the things about great players who are given freedom is that they work very hard , and Gascoigne is prepared to do that , even in the knowledge that he has been given a special licence . |
| 12 | Mr Marian Calfa is pleading for more time on the grounds that he has been given an even longer list . |
| 13 | My mate and I had been given a long list of names , of Bulawayo people we should meet . |
| 14 | I am disabled with arthritis and I have been given a Singer KE2400 , the green one . |
| 15 | I do n't think I could have handled it if I 'd been given a sentence . |
| 16 | The young man who had peered over the rampart to see this extraordinary collection of scarecrows was known to more than one of the garrison of Krishnapur , for he was none other than that Lieutenant Stapleton who had danced so often with Louise in Calcutta the previous cold season and who had been given a lock of blonde curls as a keepsake ; he had made a point of wearing this lock of hair next to the rather wispy blond hair that grew on his own chest . |
| 17 | They were beautiful , these Andalucían horses , and she had been given a long lecture on the subject by Ana , who seemed to be an expert . |
| 18 | It was as if she 'd been given a glimpse of paradise , and then had it barred to her forever . |
| 19 | If she 'd been given a test she could have been treated . |
| 20 | Then she kissed Auntie Lou on the cheek and said , ‘ Thank you , oh I do thank you , ’ and Auntie Lou smiled and blushed as if she had been given a present . |
| 21 | Yes , I see , yes er , I said , I could have said if you had been given a hundred thousand pounds how , or fifty thousand pounds how would you invest it ? |
| 22 | If you 've been given a voucher because you have a low income , the value of your voucher may be reduced . |
| 23 | So if you 'd been given a free choice , you would n't have given your sweets to your brother , would you ? |
| 24 | In the author 's constituency , for example , there is a company whose main competitor in Germany has been given switchgear free of charge by the local electricity board , and they have been given a twenty-year loan at no interest for generating plant . |
| 25 | And they have been given a plastic card to carry itemising the major banned drugs . |
| 26 | They could not ‘ observe ’ until they had been given an idea of what to look at and what to look for . |
| 27 | I would not have minded the motion tonight quite so much if it had been given an honest title , such as the General Election ( Clearing the Decks ) Motion , or whatever title the Leader of the House wanted to give it . |
| 28 | A few days ago , some hooligan or other walked into our bedroom , mine and Jane 's — and lifted " Suddenly , as the thought struck him , he jerked back in his chair , as if he had been given a minor electric shock , and stared at Alice , his jaw literally dropping . |
| 29 | When the film used some footage of his wife moving about the cottage , he felt as if he had been given a reprieve . |
| 30 | But , on getting her act together later the next day , Laura had been appalled to discover that not only had Ross already left for Australia — but she 'd been given a small attic room next to the children 's nursery . |