Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] given [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , they have argued against almost every EC directive which would have improved women 's poor position in the work force , increased their opportunities and given them increased freedom to work . |
| 2 | Turning over the free endpaper to the next double page , we shall usually arrive at the first appearance of print , unless the publisher has been very free with his endpapers and given us some blanks . |
| 3 | He was shown unpublished essays and given his own room to work in . |
| 4 | When she was rescued by the local authorities and given her present welfare flat , she asked that her address be kept a secret . |
| 5 | Erm we 've done mileage and expenses claim forms and given you the bits and pieces . |
| 6 | We 've had times when we 've written to commercials and given them free tickets to dig ourselves out of a hole and things . |
| 7 | Er I 've done the slips and given them to Margaret to be . |
| 8 | Professor Lapworth of Birmingham had also examined the problems and given his interpretation . |
| 9 | They 'd altered his shift pattern twice in the past fortnight , and each time he 'd been taken away from working with patients and given something fiddling to do . |
| 10 | They 'd got changed in the Ladies and given their outfits to Kim , who was still wearing hers , as she 'd borrowed them from Simon 's wardrobe . |
| 11 | By the time you 've bought them some cigarettes and given them some money for the pub and said well if there er and the car has n't got any petrol so you pay for ten pounds worth of petrol . |
| 12 | I feel that these difficulties have gone on too long for there to be a realistic prospect of change in time for these children and given their improvement whilst in foster care , where they are not brought up in their parents ' conflict , it is not in the children 's interests for them to go and live with the father and that they need to be placed in an environment with permanent substitute parents , who can meet the boys ' physical , emotional , educational and social needs . |
| 13 | I have dusted down others and given them sacrilegious new twists , incorporating nuts into rolypoly , for example , and using kumquats instead of lemons for old-fashioned Sussex Pond Pudding . |
| 14 | He had taken her off the streets and given her a home because he was besotted with her ; the home that Sarah 's mother had kept clean and cheerful even when her health was failing . |
| 15 | To make Christmas a truly memorable occasion for you and your guests , I 've taken some of the traditional dishes and given them an exciting twist . |