Example sentences of "be [adv] granted a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lawyers representing the nuns from the Our Lady of the Passion Monastery , Daventry , Northamptonshire , were yesterday granted a judicial review of the Ministry of Agriculture order to slaughter the chickens . |
| 2 | He was effectively granted a blank cheque to conduct a war without Congressional authorization for up to 90 days . |
| 3 | The Secretary of State was thus granted a discretionary power to release a person serving a sentence of life imprisonment subject to two conditions : ( 1 ) He must be recommended so to do in a particular case by the Parole Board ( which was constituted by section 59 of the Act of 1967 ) and ( 2 ) He shall not do so except after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice together with the trial judge if available . |
| 4 | BANKER Lorrain Osman , 60 , held in custody for 5½ years , was yesterday granted a final appeal by the High Court against being sent to Hong Kong on fraud charges . |
| 5 | HELENA Bonham-Carter , the actress , was yesterday granted a High Court injunction in London against a fan who has pestered her for several years . |