Example sentences of "[noun] have [been] given 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 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 .
12 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 . ’
13 Warrington Borough Council has been given a detailed outline of Liverpool 's proposals by airport managing director Rod Hill .
14 Warrington Council has been given a detailed presentation on Liverpool 's proposals by airport managing director Rod Hill .
15 To the Ryans and their like , Anthony had been given a magnificent send-off .
16 England had been given a pre-match boost by World Cup rivals Holland 's failure to beat group two leaders Norway in Rotterdam .
17 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 .
18 The Marquis of Blandford has been given a conditional discharge for possessing a twelve-bore shot-gun without a licence .
19 Airbus has been given a three-year guarantee on that contract .
20 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 .
21 Oak has been given a rich honey-toned stain for a kitchen with a cosy farmhouse feel .
22 A CLEAN sweep at the Treasury , where Norman Lamont has been given a whole new team of ministers .
23 To this end , Ixos has been given a preliminary version of NT already .
24 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 .
25 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 .
26 Experienced Carrick Rangers defender Neil Cummings has been given a free transfer .
27 A CONTROVERSIAL £270 computer game condemned as filthy , violent and evil has been given a mild 15 rating by British film censors .
28 MARK Hateley has been given a long-awaited second chance by England .
29 In 1971 this offender had been given a ten-year sentence for attempting to rape a 69-year-old woman .
30 Then , as they came out onto an open stretch of bitten turf at the foot of the hill where the rabbits were running , as though a signal had been given a universal clamour broke out , a clatter , a din of singing , from the unseen roof-tops of the village behind them , from the beeches on the Down , from the ash trees that stood like singing poles in the hedgerows along the hollow track , from every tree it seemed of the whole vast forest birds were singing and singing and demanding to be heard .
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