Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] be give [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | Parents have been given a bigger role than ever before . |
| 5 | To ensure confidentiality of information sources , companies have been given the following tags . |
| 6 | Together with the lower than expected flotation price , the 10 companies have been given an attractive yield averaging as much as 8.55 per cent . |
| 7 | Together with the lower than expected flotation price , the 10 companies have been given an attractive yield averaging as much as 8.55 per cent . |
| 8 | CHANGES to the law on damages in Scotland have been given the Royal Assent after a campaign to help the families of workers dying from asbestos-related diseases . |
| 9 | Two Oxfam workers have been giving a first hand account of conditions in Cambodia , where they claim millions of lives are at risk . |
| 10 | * Technical note : like last week to ensure a fair contest , all extracts have been given the same epistolary format that Bragg used in A Time To Dance . |
| 11 | The gymnasium , swimming pool and even classrooms have been given a new lease of life as part of a timeshare development — such facilities having been a positive attraction to buyers . |
| 12 | THREE welfare organisations in West Cumbria have been given a tremendous boost , thanks to the golfers who took part in last year 's Sellafield Pro-Am golf tournament . |
| 13 | NORTHERN Ireland butchers have been given the good news they can compete in a major English contest to find the country 's top sausage-maker . |
| 14 | Millions of people have been given the same chance to own a real share in the nation 's assets . |
| 15 | Staff have been given the effective reward of being valued through a positive acknowledgement of their competence providing a greater sense of identity and improving self-esteem . |
| 16 | Those principles reflect our conviction that Britain has done best when the people of Britain have been given the personal incentive to succeed . |
| 17 | EFFORTS to revitalise a hard-hit housing estate in Darlington have been given an unexpected financial boost . |
| 18 | In practice registry work and the storage of ‘ dead ’ records have been given a low profile and few resources . |
| 19 | St Petersburg 's palaces have been given a new chance . |
| 20 | IMC have been given a free … . ’ |
| 21 | Shock-absorbing devices of many types have been given a hard look . |
| 22 | I feel that some sort of ceremony of blessing of the place may be in order , now that the remains have been given a proper burial , and I have asked for his opinion . |
| 23 | In general , however , Haycocks III has been regarded as the least important of the three reports and the difficult financial climate of the last few years has meant that its recommendations have been given a low priority . |