Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [be] given [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tribalism of the town 's Ga majority was given heavy emphasis . |
| 2 | In this respect Ramsay Spence was given overall responsibility for quality , health , safety and environmental matters during the year . |
| 3 | Mr Reed , Mr Cohen and Mr Wells were given 18-month suspended sentences . |
| 4 | Three years ago Mike Phelan , now with Manchester United , was injured and Robert Fleck was given compassionate leave after his father died on the eve of the game . |
| 5 | On July 4 Gandhi promoted a number of junior ministers ( see pp. 36027-28 for previous portfolios ) ; D. L. Baitha was promoted to Minister of State for Defence Production replacing Chintamani Panigraphi who had been appointed Governor of Manipur a few days earlier [ see above ] ; Mahavir Prasad became Minister of State for Mines ; P. Namgyal became Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Chemicals and Petrochemicals ; Sumati Oraon became Minister of State for Environment and Forests ; Radhakrishna Malaviya became Minister of State for Labour and Parliamentary Affairs ; Saroj Khaparde was shifted from Minister of State for Health to Textiles ; Giridhar Gomango was given independent charge of the Communications Ministry ( following the death of the Communications Minister in May — see p. 36657 ) ; and Rafiq Alam became Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare ( independent charge ) , a post which had been vacant since the January appointment of Moti Lal Vora as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh . |
| 6 | The tragedy of Oedipus Rex was given archetypal significance by Freud when he claimed it encapsulated the universal unconscious wish of young boys to dispense with their fathers in order to establish an exclusive claim upon their mothers . |
| 7 | Third Deputy Prime Minister Abubakar Mayanja was given additional responsibilities as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General . |
| 8 | The EC Treaties are given direct legal effect in the United Kingdom by virtue of section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972 . |
| 9 | Ysterplaat-based 25 Squadron used to boast superbly-painted yellow and black ‘ dazzle ’ striped Dak for this work , but with the guerilla conflict in South West Africa , all of the Dakota fleet were given tactical camouflage . |
| 10 | John Marshall was given ample time to cross and Farrell redeemed himself with an unstoppable half volley . |
| 11 | A spokesman said the seven Kurds released from Haslar detention centre , near Gosport , Hampshire , and all 18 from Gloucester Prison were given temporary admission ‘ for as long as it takes to assess their cases ’ . |