Example sentences of "you [verb] be given " in BNC.

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1 Some might say that you 'd been given a job and failed to do it .
2 So if you 'd been given a free choice , you would n't have given your sweets to your brother , would you ?
3 What else could you do if you 'd been given no further guidance ?
4 Would you have voted in favour of the sale of the house if you 'd been given the chance .
5 The impression you create is given as much by how you look and behave as by what you say and this very definitely includes what you wear .
6 You ha–e been given to understand that the typical guest is male , in his late fifties and involved with the chemical industry in a managerial or professional capacity .
7 That does n't last for ever , and it 's not easy to psych yourself up to get another job after you 've been given the push .
8 Recall praise and criticism you 've been given .
9 Besides being allowed to play mistress of this house for years , you 've been given a good allowance .
10 When you 've been given a fine brain like I have , you 've got to use it .
11 Suppose , for example , you 've been given a problem to work on by one of your teachers .
12 ‘ On the other hand , if you 're a character actress you 're allowed much more freedom to question the role you 've been given , and to go more deeply into it to find a means of playing the part .
13 So you are therefore paralysed and , hopefully , because of the anaesthetic you 've been given in the form of gas , things like er halothane , er enfluorane Come in .
14 And usually you 'll work with the angle that you 've been given rather
15 If you 've been given a voucher because you have a low income , the value of your voucher may be reduced .
16 17 You 've been given an award for your services to natural history .
17 What I 'd say to you is , do n't mess up and throw away the opportunity you 've been given , because if you do you 'll only have yourself to blame .
18 You 've been given a reprieve .
19 Right , okay , so has everybody created a constant right , what we are going to do now is to er estimate the first model right equation one on the sheets that you 've been given , alright , you 've created a constant , we 've got our variables L N T C L N I L N P
20 Cos if you were asked as , as , as a person by , by a manager or by somebody else to , to actually do the training , then it 's your responsibility is n't it you 've been asked , you 've been given that task and it 's your responsibility to ensure that people are able to do at the end of the session something effectively .
21 You 've been given an invitation to the most magnificent show in the world .
22 You 've been given an invitation to fall in love .
23 Any daily spread , you 've been given here a two page per day dairy .
24 Okay , what I 'd like to do now is to go through the pads that you 've been given .
25 As long as I know that I 'm right er and say well I 'm quite willing to look at the figures that you 've been given , but these are the figures that are right but I will look at them erm and I , and I certainly would n't er confront it much more than that .
26 You 've been given the battery ?
27 And er you 've been given a document by the county and you 'll take your own view on that .
28 If you 're wearing , if you 're wearing headphones right you do n't stop everybody 's bound to work out and everyone lets you wear them , everyone 's bound to work out you 've been given permission to wear them .
29 He was about five-feet tall , but he had an enormous ability to make you feel that you had been given a real challenge and it seemed all-important to discharge it to his satisfaction and he was equally praising of your achievement .
30 It 's as if you had been given not one vote , but a fifth of a vote .
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