Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [be] give [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was discussed with Mr Brown and as a result he was given a variable height bed which could be kept low to enable him to get in and out easily . |
| 2 | For my birthday in February I was given a good quality ‘ used ’ rowing boat . |
| 3 | As a boy I was given a little patch of our garden to cultivate . |
| 4 | As a child I was given a grey plastic gun as a birthday present . |
| 5 | After lunch they were given a detailed demonstration of how the Direct Banking system works and were so impressed that both accepted an invitation to join the service . |
| 6 | In July he was given an Irish peerage as Viscount Fitzhardinge , and would have received an English title had the king not been conscious of hostility to his courtiers in the English House of Commons . |
| 7 | On arrival at Hillsborough she was given a boisterous welcome by 150 children given time off school to greet her . |
| 8 | But Colin French now facing the prospect of jail … because last November he was given a six month prison sentence suspended for two years . |
| 9 | Later that week we were given a first indication that the previous three ‘ greenhouse ’ winters may merely have been within the normal climatic variations and that a better season may be on its way , when the first Pitztal race was cancelled due to extreme cold ! |
| 10 | After a few months as a general news reporter I was given a wider range of assignments and when Jim Miller left , my regular beats included the monthly School Board meetings and the daily Police Court and High Court sessions . |
| 11 | On the second offence I was given a suspended sentence . |
| 12 | A man has made medical history by having four organ transplants.In two operations he was given a new heart , two lungs and a kidney.It was the first time in Europe so many organs had been replaced successfully.Richard Barnett reports : |
| 13 | Although this kind of shift was common to many local Labour Parties , and has been characterized as the rise of the ‘ new urban left ’ ( Gyford , 1985b ) , in Sheffield it was given a particular twist by the nature of the local economy and society . |
| 14 | Once we had all got into our canoes we were given a quick talk on safety procedure , capsize drill and what to do if you get into trouble . |
| 15 | For this reason he was given the green light to prepare more detailed proposals for further consideration . |
| 16 | When the disk is found to be free from a virus infection it is given an electronic signature code . |
| 17 | When the disk is found to be free from a virus infection it is given an electronic signature code . |
| 18 | Last year I was given a beautiful blue pot hydrangea which I planted in the garden when it finished flowering . |
| 19 | Earlier this year she was given the all clear and joined Dreamflight as a helper . |
| 20 | In the following year they were given a new jurisdiction concerning redundancy payments , and concerning statutory rights to information about particulars of contracts of employment . |
| 21 | I C I was given the unfortunate impression with management more interested in running a big chemical company than in maximizing shareholder returns . |