Example sentences of "have been given some " in BNC.

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1 This counter-argument has been given some recognition by the courts , in that the ‘ reasonable relationship rule ’ is no longer a rule of law .
2 If you are going to show candidates around then make sure there is someone to do it and that anyone whose work/routine might be affected has been given some advance warning .
3 I understand this has been given some serious consideration , but it has been decided not to proceed at present .
4 The National Front leader , Jean-Marie Le Pen , has been given some ironic advice from members of his own party in the Riviera capital Nice .
5 ‘ Linking ’ and ‘ intrusive ’ are special cases of juncture ; this name refers to the relationship between one sound and the sounds that immediately precede and follow it , and has been given some importance in phonological theory .
6 It is very easy to get involved in discussing whether Olive ought to have been given some knowledge of French wines before George moved , or perhaps persuaded to move to the city along with him .
7 On Saturday he had been given some time off to visit his critically ill sister , 17-year-old Lillian , as she lay in hospital .
8 He admired his father-in-law 's farming ability and had been given some worthwhile advice whenever they had met .
9 The local government system of the time had been given some shape by the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 , but it was not until the end of the century that it acquired a structure that would enable it to take on the range of functions it has today .
10 It was perhaps as well John Hounsell had been given some forewarning .
11 What kind of people d' you think I the first year psychology students they 've been given some sexual orientation ?
12 gone to their GP 's , and often have been given some sort of medicine for their depression but have n't had the counselling side of things dealt with and they 've just been given re-prescriptions , not necessarily seen every time for a re-prescription .
13 They say it is too soon to say if either will produce any results , but Chief Inspector Steve Cross of Cheshire 's Serious Crime Squad confirmed : ‘ We have been given some new names which we are following up at the moment .
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