Example sentences of "[noun] has [adv] [been] given a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , this proposal has been so remodelled that , in reality , the old First Division has simply been given a new name . |
| 2 | It is true that Beccaria 's classical programme has never been given a full trial ( the image of his public floggings and toiling chain-gangs rather than his denial of capital punishment may help the liberal-minded to feel this less of a loss ) . |
| 3 | Marxism and Existentialism have exercised the greatest influence upon theology , while in addition the general question of how far theology should permit itself to be influenced by philosophy has also been given a good deal of attention . |
| 4 | This little town has recently been given a face-lift , and the white walls gleam attractively in the sun above the narrow pedestrianized streets . |
| 5 | Surprisingly , for a progenitor of such masterpieces as the Stations of the Cross in Westminster , Gill has never been given a retrospective of his sculpture , a void which the Barbican Art Gallery is filling with a collection of over 50 works in stone and related drawings , engravings , and contemporary photographs which reveal the paradoxical creativity of this artist , sensually spiritual and ascetically erotic . |
| 6 | Alcock was cheered up by a letter from his CO at Mudros telling him the ‘ Your baby has just been given a new suit of clothes and is learning to walk . |
| 7 | Cook has incidentally been given a testimonial season by Transvaal for his outstanding services over a long period . |
| 8 | A TEENAGER who slashed £1,500 worth of tyres at a Scarborough garage has now been given a job by his victim . |
| 9 | New Zealand international hooker Duane Mann has also been given a deadline of next week to decide on his new deal . |