Example sentences of "i [vb base] [be] given " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lessons of A Course In Miracles provide many wonderful affirmations such as — ‘ There is nothing to fear ’ , ‘ I could see peace instead of this ’ , ‘ All that I give is given to myself , ‘ All things I think I see reflect ideas ’ , ‘ Let me be still and listen to the truth ’ , ‘ Light and joy and peace abide in me ’ , ‘ Today I will judge nothing that occurs ’ , and ‘ The past is over . |
| 2 | I remember being given some caviar once when we were in Russia — wrapped in newspaper because they had no containers to put it in ! |
| 3 | I remember being given a box of fancy chocolates , the kind of thing I 'd never had before . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've been given this beautiful little picture as well , ’ I said , and I smiled up at him . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | I feel as if I 've been given knock-out drops . |
| 7 | I 've been given a lot of support from fans , especially letters written to me nearer the time . |
| 8 | I always know if I 've been given the wrong change |
| 9 | These are all suggestions I 've been given , but most of them are too vague for people to do anything with . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've been given permission to swim in the pool when the family 's not using it . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've been given a transfer . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've been given my marching orders . |
| 13 | Anyway , we 're here for the indefinite future and I 've been given the job of furnishing the hotel . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've been given the responsibility of securing the capital , if that 's what you mean . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 've worked for fourteen years in this business and I 've been given to understand that I should get a partnership one day . ’ |
| 16 | Which should have been done a long time ago , and I 've been given yet another extension . |
| 17 | ‘ Because I 've been given my marching orders , ’ Ellie said more shortly than she 'd intended . |
| 18 | Then , unable to hold back the words , she added , ‘ I 've been given to understand that you and Silas are both somewhat allergic to — er — to the feminine side of life — and that you 've both decided to live without such small luxuries . ’ |
| 19 | I 've been given a hundred and fifty acres , Seb . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | " I 've been given the brush … |
| 22 | I hope I 've been given I hope I be the temporary staff but , those homes are being refurbished , there are no vacant beds in those homes because they are being refurbished . |
| 23 | Yes I 'm afraid I 've come in as a a last minute substitute and I feel as if in the eighty ninth minute I 've been given a penalty to take that could win the match or |
| 24 | We 've got According to the information I 've been given we 've got seven thousand cubic metres of which is useful |
| 25 | ‘ I 've been given the sack , ’ Leith told her shakily , and , over coffee , gave her a blow-by-blow account . |
| 26 | Kernaghan , who has actually won schoolboy caps for Northern Ireland added : ‘ I 've been given a big chance now to book my ticket for the World Cup finals in America and I 'll do everything I can to take it . ’ |
| 27 | I think I 've been given it er some good cause rather than |
| 28 | I have been given a beautiful abutilon plant , and I wonder if you could advise me on how to look after it . |
| 29 | ‘ I have been given your husband 's log book by your brother , Mrs Hatton , ’ he said gently as she recovered herself . |
| 30 | Sir Anthony goes on : ‘ The information I have been given by the joint liquidators of BCGM [ the British fund ] and BCI [ in Gibraltar ] indicates that in the period up to December 1984 there had been frequent movements of money or securities between the United Kingdom funds and the Jersey funds and , most important of all , that at December 1984 the gilt-edged securities and cash held for the Jersey funds were at least some £3.65 million less than the funds ’ obligations to investors . |