Example sentences of "[pron] [be] give a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I 'm giving a temporary home to an unmarried mother in return for typing help .
2 if I 'm giving a single ear piece , cos they wo n't be quiet , otherwise they will get lost that way
3 Ah he said , smashing , I thought I 'm giving a little bit back see ?
4 She said , Listen I 'm giving a little bit Peggy because , she said , I could n't go away if I could n't come to you .
5 And the rating officer was part time with the council , and one day , a rent collector was taken ill , and then I was given a five shilling bag of copper and told to go and collect these
6 After a few months as a general news reporter I was given a wider range of assignments and when Jim Miller left , my regular beats included the monthly School Board meetings and the daily Police Court and High Court sessions .
7 While researching my article , I was given a long briefing at Falkland House in London , by a Falkland Islands councillor nominated by the Islands ' London representative .
8 I was given a good hiding , which I deserved , but it made no difference .
9 ‘ Fortunately , I was given a good assessment on the first 45 minutes , and apparently the experiment proved I 'm very fit .
10 For my birthday in February I was given a good quality ‘ used ’ rowing boat .
11 After about six months Stateside and more operations , I was given a medical discharge with 100% disability ’ .
12 I was given a brisk homily by the sister in charge about how ill Toby was , and that my allowance was no more than ten minutes .
13 As a boy I was given a little patch of our garden to cultivate .
14 I was surprised how things had changed — as I walked in I was given a big plastic number 33 ( shame I did n't turn up later as I could have stolen the number 38 to replace my house number which has seen better days ) and was given a list of reasons not to give blood .
15 Later , along with two other historians who had , like me , secured entry to Oxford or Cambridge , I was given a few science tutorials in my last term at school .
16 I was given a sympathetic hearing , but it seemed as if the only people who really agreed with me were the relatives of the hostages .
17 As a final gesture of international goodwill , I was given a massive injection into my rump , before being released on Friday morning .
18 I was given a chauffeur-driven tour of Beverly Hills and then taken to the famous Sunset Marquee Hotel . ’
19 My interest in MacDonald began when I was given a well-worn copy of his Unspoken Sermons .
20 I was given a lovely bit of home-made cake for tea and that lifted my spirits tremendously .
21 On the second offence I was given a suspended sentence .
22 I was given a guided tour of the shop floor before the interview .
23 As a child I was given a grey plastic gun as a birthday present .
24 In fact I still remember ‘ Tiger Smith ’ coming into our dressing-room while I was giving a pre-season captain 's talk and asking him who the hell he was .
25 Where space is at a premium , bulbs which are given a prominent position can be lifted while still in leaf , labelled and planted elsewhere in the garden .
26 Society has also developed a new attitude toward pregenital drives , which are given a special value and are highly esteemed .
27 This resulted in the accounts to 31 March 1989 , which were given a clean audit report , being materially misleading .
28 Mature students also make up the Evening Programme , which was given a major boost at the end of the year , by winning the highest award in the UK under the UFC 's scheme to promote flexible teaching .
29 Since almost all the basic sports medicine provision within governing bodies of sport is provided by doctors who are either paid nothing or who are given a small honorarium , the prospect of maintaining separate medical defence cover for their voluntary activities may place their valuable contribution to sport in jeopardy .
30 Addition : Suppose you are given a long column of figures to add .
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