Example sentences of "[noun] i [be] give a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my own case I was given a section — a small area in the central division — with just over 300 crimes per year . |
| 2 | He just leaned on me and when he caught me with a left hook I was given a standing count . |
| 3 | For my birthday in February I was given a good quality ‘ used ’ rowing boat . |
| 4 | As a boy I was given a little patch of our garden to cultivate . |
| 5 | As a child I was given a grey plastic gun as a birthday present . |
| 6 | Once after I had recited at the Guild I was given a pair of woollen gloves , speckled coloured , and with cuffs , which was quite an unexpected treat . |
| 7 | We had just started our first lectures , when apart from helping to prepare the Sulphonamide paper I was given a weekend off to visit City Temple friends who had started a Community House at Highbury New Park . |
| 8 | After a few months as a general news reporter I was given a wider range of assignments and when Jim Miller left , my regular beats included the monthly School Board meetings and the daily Police Court and High Court sessions . |
| 9 | For the first offence I was given a fine . |
| 10 | On the second offence I was given a suspended sentence . |
| 11 | Last year I was given a beautiful blue pot hydrangea which I planted in the garden when it finished flowering . |