Example sentences of "[noun sg] had [been] given [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , enough weight had been given by several sources to make it worthwhile checking . |
| 2 | This paper had been given to all councillors by an official of Orkney Islands Council . |
| 3 | The Department of the Environment , announcing the allocations , said priority had been given to those sites which were most badly contaminated . |
| 4 | Mr Kuntar , one of two alleged ‘ kidney brokers ’ , came into the room and told him his kidney had been given to this man . |
| 5 | Mr Kuntar , one of two alleged ‘ kidney brokers ’ , came into the room and told him his kidney had been given to this man . |
| 6 | ‘ If proper thought had been given to that , I think the conclusion must have been that it would not be beneficial … |
| 7 | The doll had been given in all its naked glory by one of the poorer parishioners , a relic of better days , and McAllister had undertaken to make its trousseau . |