Example sentences of "[pron] 've been given " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been given this beautiful little picture as well , ’ I said , and I smiled up at him . |
| 2 | I asked him how long he had been with the Republicans and he said , ‘ Three weeks — I 'm a sales manager and I 've been given leave of absence by my company just to produce last night 's rally . ’ |
| 3 | I feel as if I 've been given knock-out drops . |
| 4 | I 've been given a lot of support from fans , especially letters written to me nearer the time . |
| 5 | I always know if I 've been given the wrong change |
| 6 | These are all suggestions I 've been given , but most of them are too vague for people to do anything with . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been given permission to swim in the pool when the family 's not using it . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've been given a transfer . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've been given my marching orders . |
| 10 | Anyway , we 're here for the indefinite future and I 've been given the job of furnishing the hotel . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've been given the responsibility of securing the capital , if that 's what you mean . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 've worked for fourteen years in this business and I 've been given to understand that I should get a partnership one day . ’ |
| 13 | Which should have been done a long time ago , and I 've been given yet another extension . |
| 14 | ‘ Because I 've been given my marching orders , ’ Ellie said more shortly than she 'd intended . |
| 15 | Then , unable to hold back the words , she added , ‘ I 've been given to understand that you and Silas are both somewhat allergic to — er — to the feminine side of life — and that you 've both decided to live without such small luxuries . ’ |
| 16 | I 've been given a hundred and fifty acres , Seb . |
| 17 | I do n't know if Craig has told you , but I 've been given authority to extend our maintenance contract with you for a further year , without going to tender . |
| 18 | " I 've been given the brush … |
| 19 | I hope I 've been given I hope I be the temporary staff but , those homes are being refurbished , there are no vacant beds in those homes because they are being refurbished . |
| 20 | Yes I 'm afraid I 've come in as a a last minute substitute and I feel as if in the eighty ninth minute I 've been given a penalty to take that could win the match or |
| 21 | We 've got According to the information I 've been given we 've got seven thousand cubic metres of which is useful |
| 22 | ‘ I 've been given the sack , ’ Leith told her shakily , and , over coffee , gave her a blow-by-blow account . |
| 23 | Kernaghan , who has actually won schoolboy caps for Northern Ireland added : ‘ I 've been given a big chance now to book my ticket for the World Cup finals in America and I 'll do everything I can to take it . ’ |
| 24 | I think I 've been given it er some good cause rather than |
| 25 | ‘ When one thinks of the number of miserably displaced children from broken homes who 've been given a sense of purpose by the Pony Club ’ Sukey was saying , then , lowering her voice , ‘ take Perdita Macleod . |
| 26 | It 's our members in these industries who 've been given a hammering since privatization and who need as much support as possible to give them the confidence to face further difficult years ahead . |
| 27 | Children who 've been given at a far too tender age , the terrible power of holding a loaded gun and be able to command everything in sight as a result of that , have actually got to get back and rediscover childhood . |
| 28 | That does n't last for ever , and it 's not easy to psych yourself up to get another job after you 've been given the push . |
| 29 | Recall praise and criticism you 've been given . |
| 30 | Besides being allowed to play mistress of this house for years , you 've been given a good allowance . |