Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] be give a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | The Olympic marathon course has been given a thorough testing by 7000 runners taking part in the 14th Barcelona Marathon in March . |
4 | POLICE station cleaner Ted Blight has been given a new job … looking after prisoners in the cells . |
5 | Borg has been given a wild card for this week 's Nice Open and next week 's Monte Carlo Open . |
6 | From this viewpoint , football violence has been given a new meaning since the early 1960s . |
7 | Scarborough 's fishing industry has been given a big boost thanks to shoals of scallops . |
8 | This effect has been given a special significance in the writings of E.P . |
9 | Marples has been given a free transfer by manager John Ward , even though he still has a year of his contract to go . |
10 | The former secretary at Swindon Town football club has been given a suspended jail sentence for conspiring to cheat the Inland Revenue . |
11 | Warrington Borough Council has been given a detailed outline of Liverpool 's proposals by airport managing director Rod Hill . |
12 | Warrington Council has been given a detailed presentation on Liverpool 's proposals by airport managing director Rod Hill . |
13 | He 's known as a bit of a smoothie but Nigel Havers has been given a harder edge in his new series , Sleepers , starting next week . |
14 | This is rather a subjective approach , and has sometimes led to the situation where the same eruption has been given a different label by different observers . |
15 | The Marquis of Blandford has been given a conditional discharge for possessing a twelve-bore shot-gun without a licence . |
16 | Airbus has been given a three-year guarantee on that contract . |
17 | Airbus has been given a three year guarantee on that contract . |
18 | The club 's former accountant Vince Farrar has been given a six months suspended sentence . |
19 | THE bogus doctor who ran clinics in Ulster has been given a two week reprieve before she knows her fate . |
20 | Oak has been given a rich honey-toned stain for a kitchen with a cosy farmhouse feel . |
21 | A CLEAN sweep at the Treasury , where Norman Lamont has been given a whole new team of ministers . |
22 | To this end , Ixos has been given a preliminary version of NT already . |
23 | Before investigating a complaint , the commissioner must be satisfied that the complaint has been brought to the notice of the authority , and that the authority has been given a reasonable opportunity to investigate and reply to it . |
24 | But the White Paper has been give a less than enthusiastic welcome in some quarters , Liberal Democrat spokesman Simon Hughes says he 's worried that the Environment Secretary 's announcements may be full of good intentions which wo n't be carried out . |
25 | Experienced Carrick Rangers defender Neil Cummings has been given a free transfer . |
26 | A CONTROVERSIAL £270 computer game condemned as filthy , violent and evil has been given a mild 15 rating by British film censors . |
27 | Neil Kinnock has been giving a major speech to the Labour Party Conference in Blackpool this afternoon . |
28 | MARK Hateley has been given a long-awaited second chance by England . |
29 | No wonder the Secretary of State has been given a roving brief across Europe . |
30 | The emotive subject of rapes has been given a great deal of publicity , and every case of an alleged rape of a Serbian woman by an Albanian is used as a pretext for fierce agitation among the Serbian population . |