Example sentences of "being give [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Comment : Indirect questions are used all the time by people who need their status boosting through being given buckets of approval , or who are looking for a reason for punishing other people should they not fall in with the anticipated scenario . |
| 2 | The use of a mode register reduces the number of operation codes required , but it does not eliminate the problem of an instruction being given operands of one format when it expects another format . |
| 3 | Resellers are being given rebates of $1,000 to $4,000 a hit depending on the System 3000 configuration . |
| 4 | ‘ He is being given rations of hay which will slowly be increased and hopefully we can cut down on the drugs . |
| 5 | Fellows from universities who fought in Spain are being given jobs in Intelligence or Censorship where they could do a lot more damage as traitors than a squaddy like I 'd be . |
| 6 | As well as being given presents by her colleagues she was presented , on behalf of the company , with a gold chain and fob by Mike Queen , director ( left ) and Eric Brown , financial controller . |
| 7 | I was being given lists of telephone numbers , people were coming up to me in the Comedy Store and saying , ‘ Eh , are you the bloke who 's doing these odd photos . |