Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] be give a [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 | On the second offence I was given a suspended sentence . |
| 9 | 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 : |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | When the disk is found to be free from a virus infection it is given an electronic signature code . |
| 13 | When the disk is found to be free from a virus infection it is given an electronic signature code . |
| 14 | Last year I was given a beautiful blue pot hydrangea which I planted in the garden when it finished flowering . |
| 15 | 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 . |