Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [be] given a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may be given a seat on the tribal council , a position of power and prestige . |
| 2 | In 1790 , when the county of Cromarty was being contested , one of the freeholders serving in the army demanded , as the price of his support for the candidate favoured by Henry Dundas , that he should be given a company in a regiment stationed in Britain . |
| 3 | He may , however , begin to think that , being judged capable of running his own show , he should be given a department of his own . |
| 4 | Then , realising that sooner or later he must be given a reason for her presence , she repeated the one she had given Stella . |
| 5 | He was n't sure that he would be given a chance to hold on to his wife . |
| 6 | If he explains to the court why the debt has n't been paid , you and he will be given a date for the case to be heard . |
| 7 | If there has been a mistake , he will be given a rebate . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , he will be given a burial . ’ |