Example sentences of "be [verb] [adv prt] [conj] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Motorists entering the core , are confronted by 30 km/ h signs and strong visual clues as to how to behave : surfaces change and comers are necked down and given over to non-traffic uses ( Figures 6.44 and 6.45 ) . |
| 2 | We found out that the sitting room had a timber panelled ceiling which had been papered over and given lots of coats of whitewash . |
| 3 | So with it being conference time , we can get lots of companies who are turning up and giving conference presentations , lots of academic types . |
| 4 | Mascot diet : Organisers of Atlanta 's 1996 Olympics said their mascot a shapeless smiling blob known as Whatizit would be slimmed down and given a proper male name to broaden its appeal . |
| 5 | The role of the non-disabled workers should be to allow the information to be passed on and to give support to people who want to develop skills and confidence to challenge the barriers they face . |
| 6 | Some of Lancaster 's supporters who had escaped justice in 1322 were at large committing acts of banditry in the north-west , and a more general change of sentiment perhaps lay behind the petitions in the parliament of February 1324 that the rotting corpses of the rebels who had been hanged should be taken down and given decent burial . |
| 7 | Overseas exploration and colonial settlement opened up vistas of fabulous riches ; the existence of the barbarians could no longer just be taken for granted ; they had to be fitted in and given their proper place in the ordinary man 's picture of world geography . |
| 8 | The next day , all nine of us were lined up and given our civilian clothes ; we were to take a train to Paris that evening . |
| 9 | I asked Brown Owl if we could sell the cakes that were left over and give the money to Blue Peter . |
| 10 | The best way to allow an economy to flourish is to stand back and give room for choice , competition , incentive and the will to succeed . |
| 11 | He was patted down and given a cup of tea and a sausage roll to bolster him up while the children were gathered and the room darkened in anticipation . |