Example sentences of "[vb base] been give [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've been given Lego and we 're learning to put things together in new ways . |
| 2 | They erm they tend to perhaps have a different attitude if they 've been given company shares , because they 're handled shares er fairly regularly , and that 's a different matter , erm I mean erm are there many people here who have privatized issues ? |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | I feel as if I 've been given knock-out drops . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been given permission to swim in the pool when the family 's not using it . |
| 6 | If you 're wearing , if you 're wearing headphones right you do n't stop everybody 's bound to work out and everyone lets you wear them , everyone 's bound to work out you 've been given permission to wear them . |
| 7 | ‘ But South Africa are a much better team than they 've been given credit for , and they are getting better with every match . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | but I have actually worked for organizations where they do see it in terms of those centimetre arr erm measurements and that 's a you know I mean it 's funny when I 've been giving talks on communications erm one of the things I say to people is erm where your stuff appears is crucial do n't worry about one and page three . |
| 10 | He said I 've been giving Lee dinner money every day . |
| 11 | Interviewed on BBC Radio 4 , Andrew Lees of Friends of the Earth declared , ‘ I have been given clearance by my Board to seek a judicial review … we are very serious about this issue and are going to go for it . ’ |
| 12 | All colleges in the district have been given posters and leaflets as party time , especially 18th birthdays , are occasions where young people are likely to encounter problems with alcohol consumed outside licensed premises , said Val . |
| 13 | That cases like this whether or not favouritism was involved — occurred more frequently than one might suppose from the evidence of the biographical sources , however , is suggested once again by the kanun of 1006/1598 , in a passage immediately following the one quoted above : " Let the of those of the kasabat kadis who have been given mevleviyet status in post [ i.e. , in the place and period of their tenure ] not be accepted . " |
| 14 | The pollution claims have been given credibility by the Colombian health ministry , which has declared a large area around the mind " uninhabitable " because of the accumulation of toxic waste . |
| 15 | In one of the major cup competitions they have been given home advantage against first division Coventry . |
| 16 | Two policemen who helped convict a fraudulent investment consultant have been given certificates of commendation . |
| 17 | PLANS for a new pavilion and recreation centre at Four Marks have been given outline permission . |
| 18 | Nor would such a study have been given permission by the RUC , for it is utopian to expect police authorities in divided societies to open up these sections of their force to scrutiny and observation by outsiders . |
| 19 | While those in Canada are pushed around , those on the other side of the border have been given permission by Washington to run bingo halls , the only legitimate gambling in the area . |
| 20 | In many areas of social policy , local authorities have been given permission to provide a service , then , when the need for the service has been clearly demonstrated and resources for it are more widely available , the provision has become mandatory . |
| 21 | Two marvellous collections of photographs came to light — Miss Puckle 's and Mr Emmanuel Beddoes ' — I have been given permission to use these , and many others lent by individuals . |
| 22 | National Power and PowerGen have been given permission to burn that fuel at their power stations at Pembroke , Richborough and Ince . |
| 23 | It 's the first time students have been given permission to broadcast outside a campus . |
| 24 | JLM Projects Ltd have been given permission for a plan to build four houses on the site of a former Mission Church at Moor Crescent in Ludworth . |
| 25 | These general principles have been given expression in the further development of a vocational policy required by Article 128 of the Treaty of Rome . |
| 26 | In order , moreover , to minimize departmental opposition — which had been instrumental in neutralizing the impact of PAR and the CPRS — departments have been given discretion in determining the pace and nature of managerial change . |
| 27 | After years spent under the thumb of finance ministries , an increasing number have been given independence from politicians . |
| 28 | So far , only 1,234 of 1,920 have entered into negotiations with universities for permanent positions and only 85 have been given contracts . |
| 29 | Despite the problems , there is considerable optimism that most WIPers will , by hook or by crook , have been given contracts by the end of the year . |
| 30 | And nine unnamed UDR soldiers have been given honours ranging from a CBE to Mentions-in-Despatches in awards for gallant or meritorious service . |