Example sentences of "i [verb] be given [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had been in trouble before , but then I 'd been given probation and community work . |
| 2 | I 've often puzzled over whether , if I 'd been given guidance , would I have chosen differently ? |
| 3 | Because of the distance of my journey I had been given permission to come during the morning , and there were no other visitors . |
| 4 | Julian Charley , to Edward England , my publisher , and to St. John 's College , Nottingham , where I was at that time principal , and by whose Governors I had been given study leave in order to write the book . |
| 5 | I feel as if I 've been given knock-out drops . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been given permission to swim in the pool when the family 's not using it . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |