Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [be] given [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | JEREMY Irons ' latest movie Damage has been given an adults-only rating by American censors . |
2 | In the best Lowden tradition the entire guitar has been given a matt ‘ wire-wool ’ type finish and again , like all Lowdens , it has a very hefty-looking top — almost twice as thick as those of some other makers . |
3 | My tiny kitchen has been given a rustic look by hanging up a hop bine from a farm , and a string of onions ( 99p ) adds the finishing touch . |
4 | The Olympic marathon course has been given a thorough testing by 7000 runners taking part in the 14th Barcelona Marathon in March . |
5 | POLICE station cleaner Ted Blight has been given a new job … looking after prisoners in the cells . |
6 | GRAEME HICK has been given the all clear for Thursday 's second Test against Australia at Lord 's despite cracking a toe . |
7 | GRAEME HICK has been given the all clear for Thursday 's second Test against Australia at Lord 's despite cracking a toe . |
8 | Borg has been given a wild card for this week 's Nice Open and next week 's Monte Carlo Open . |
9 | From this viewpoint , football violence has been given a new meaning since the early 1960s . |
10 | ACTRESS Jane Asher has been given the excellent news that the cakes she designs are to be sold nationwide by Sainsbury 's from next month . |
11 | Scarborough 's fishing industry has been given a big boost thanks to shoals of scallops . |
12 | This effect has been given a special significance in the writings of E.P . |
13 | Since then Spool Setting has been given an expanded nightshift , resulting in a smoother operation and a reliable twenty four hour despatch service to customers . |
14 | Marples has been given a free transfer by manager John Ward , even though he still has a year of his contract to go . |
15 | The former secretary at Swindon Town football club has been given a suspended jail sentence for conspiring to cheat the Inland Revenue . |
16 | Pickering Town Football Club has been given the green light to install floodlights as part of its plan to win promotion to the Premier Division of the Northern Counties League . |
17 | The 26-year-old was a free agent having been given a free transfer by the Scottish Premier League club , and flew to Belfast on Friday to complete the deal . |
18 | The caller also was extremely annoyed that calls relating to valuation matters were being passed to her but Media Action had been given no alternative numbers to filter these calls to . |
19 | But the scale of the tragedy exposed by Michael Buerk and his BBC camera crew , and the response it provoked in the no-bullshit , energetic , passionately caring rock musician Bob Geldof meant that old-world attitudes towards the plight of helpless peoples have been given the biggest jolt since the anti-slavery campaigns of the nineteenth century . |
20 | FOUR Hereford players were sent off yesterday in their 1-1 draw at Northampton — the first time in British history four players from one side have been given the red card . |
21 | While publishing Dawson on ‘ Religion and the Totalitarian State ’ , he selected for notice in the 1934 Criterion a book highlighting persecution of European Jews ; he wrote to Pound speaking of his offence at Pound 's antisemitic remarks ; with regard to the Vichy government in 1941 he wrote in The Christian News-Letter of his ‘ greatest anxiety ’ at news ‘ that ‘ Jews have been given a special status , based on the laws of Nuremberg , which makes their condition little better than that of bondsmen . ’ |
22 | The campaign has been given an extra edge as it is one of the many school ‘ constituencies ’ throughout Britain to be featured on the BBC 's Newsround programme . |
23 | McDermott has been given the all clear after missing last week 's game at Portsmouth because of an eye injury and Childs out for a month faces a late check on an injured groin . |
24 | Warrington Borough Council has been given a detailed outline of Liverpool 's proposals by airport managing director Rod Hill . |
25 | Warrington Council has been given a detailed presentation on Liverpool 's proposals by airport managing director Rod Hill . |
26 | To the Ryans and their like , Anthony had been given a magnificent send-off . |
27 | When test results did not confirm this , they could still console themselves with the fact that every child had been given the same opportunity to learn . |
28 | England had been given a pre-match boost by World Cup rivals Holland 's failure to beat group two leaders Norway in Rotterdam . |
29 | Parents have been given a bigger role than ever before . |
30 | To ensure confidentiality of information sources , companies have been given the following tags . |