Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] have [been] given [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew , of course , that one or other of the suore kept a constant eye on how we behaved , and I knew too that had they noticed anything ‘ unusual ’ I would have been given a severe talking-to and told not to come back . |
| 2 | If I 'd known that I would have been given a long lecture at the end of the day , well … ’ |
| 3 | She must have been given a lift home from school with someone 's dad , because there were two other girls in the car in green uniforms . |
| 4 | I do n't think she should have been given a custodial sentence , but a community service to make her think about what she 's done . |
| 5 | and she said well we 've got , for instance , one of my favourite patience is the girl of er , I think she 's nineteen , and er , she 's in their because her father had raped her since she was about eight , when she was sixteen she killed him , well I said well I think she should have been given a medal . |
| 6 | ‘ You 'll have been given a directive from D21 ? ’ |
| 7 | If somehow she could have been given a meagre share in their relationship , if one or the other had treated her as a confidante , it might have been more bearable . |
| 8 | ‘ If Debbie had lost a leg she would have been given a customised artificial limb and provided with physiotherapy at the hospital and at home , ’ says Mrs Finni . |
| 9 | Once a year you would have been given a Sunday off to visit your own family ; this became known as Mothering Sunday . |
| 10 | When the process is complete , the outgoing prime minister goes straight to the Palace and formally tenders his resignation ; the most he needs to do is inform the monarch , who will have been given the figures already , that the ballot has produced a given result , probably adding that in his view the newly elected leader can command a majority in Parliament . |
| 11 | You will have been given a time at which to expect clearance to leave the hold — this could be either EAT or OCT . |
| 12 | YOUR TASK : often you will have been given an explicit purpose for making notes at the outset . |
| 13 | Some of them are very good indeed but it is unlikely that they will have been given the opportunity to develop skills in such highly specialised areas as industrial photography , beauty photography or still life . |
| 14 | According to one report , he told a group of journalists that he believed he ought to have been given the interim presidency . |
| 15 | He should have been given a medal for trying to catch a car vandal . |
| 16 | He must have been given the stuff in his food . ’ |