Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] be given [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 Correll thinks herbicides , more potent than they are given credit for , may be to blame .
2 But they , and the set-piece speeches to the party faithful , have also done more for Tory morale than they are given credit for .
3 Whilst these may be significantly cheaper in terms of cost and so written off as mere toys they are often far more capable of producing simple documents than they are given credit for .
4 He thinks people 's musical perceptions are wider than they are given credit for .
5 Leonard believed that they interconnected more than he is given credit for ; he chose to speak of that one within , though not absolutely .
6 Morris 's effect on a whole section of society in encouraging the preservation of old houses was far greater than he is given credit for .
7 ‘ But if they 're given money for the food … ’ the Substitute was trying vainly to put a bouncing lighter to his cigar .
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