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

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1 With the current boom in interest in opera , though , this disc enters a very competitive field indeed and so , once again , can only be given a general recommendation .
2 It could only be given a new lease of life by grounding its themes in a transformed image of a much more efficient , modernised , client-centred public sector , to which Labour has not yet seriously directed itself .
3 Unmet need was said to exist where there was a care option which had not been given a recent trial and had not been recently refused by the client .
4 Broadly , the survey confirmed that parents of children with special needs had not been given a real choice of placement , and that they had to fight hard for mainstream provision if this was their choice .
5 ‘ And I 've not been given a good reason for it . ’
6 New Zealand Test star Iro has not been given a new contract by Manly and was offered back to Wigan last week .
7 He 's not been given a legal decision , he 's passed an opinion , saying oh , this , this woman , was , you know , encouraging the man , and things like that , and that 's what gets people 's backs up , I think .
8 This fish has not been given a common name and is usually referred to as the ‘ sebae ’ .
9 He accepts that he can not make a categorical statement about innocence or guilt , but he feels that his constituent has not been given a fair hearing .
10 I ALREADY reviewed this back in July but now that it 's finally been given a British release ‘ Perfect Day ’ will , in time , be seen as a perfect moment from MFS 's classic period , alongside excursions from Cosmic Baby , Microglobe and Mind Gear .
11 ‘ You have already been given a full briefing on the facts , ’ said the President .
12 As to my sign , you 've already been given an important clue .
13 Just been given a new exercise book , textbook .
14 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 .
15 A young teacher ( Class 3 ) has just been given a special award for the ‘ best classroom ’ in Francistown .
16 They were n't real officers , they had just been given a military rank to sit on the tribunal . ’
17 The council 's plan to replace their Saturday shift with a standby system has infuriated the men whose bosses have just been given a big pay rise .
18 Yesterday , the Soviet Union blamed Britain for the cancellation of a visit by a human rights delegation , saying British officials insisted on sending Mr Michael Bourdeaux of Keston College — someone they knew would not be given a Soviet visa .
19 In other words , his argument might be seen as an attempt to confront the common sense with the disconcerting fact that references to what are assumed to be numerically identical spatio-temporal particulars inhabiting an objective world " out there " can not be given a satisfactory justification , and consequently that one can not claim with certainty that such particulars represent the basic material of which the world is made up .
20 Such is the fluid nature of the Hindu syncretism that the unifying power behind the gods can not be given a single name .
21 They may define positions that have often been repeated , but they can not be given a timeless quality .
22 If they stood apart from their era , assuming human nature can ever do this , their fear was that they would have faded away as irrelevant oddities ; if on the other hand they became fully part of their century their fear was that they would not be giving an alternate witness , another voice .
23 County cricketers were paid for the summer and only the best were given a reduced wage to see them through the winter .
24 ‘ I am very unhappy that public representatives and ratepayers are not being given a true picture . ’
25 It means that lambs which have lost their parents , for reasons such as sheep worrying by dogs , can quickly be given a new mother .
26 The exam league tables have also been given a black mark by teaching unions .
27 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 .
28 You 'll also be given a new toothbrush every evening .
29 Ideally , they should also be given a simple précis of DES and LEA documents and regulations as they appear , with a final paragraph clearly delineating first , the implications for governors and secondly , action for governors to take .
30 The art of outlining and defining soft furnishings is usually associated with traditional-style interiors , but many brightly coloured modern fabrics can also be given a stylish lift with the wide range of trimmings that are available today .
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