Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] been given [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One approach that has been given a lot of importance is distinctive feature analysis , which is based on the principle that phonemes should be regarded not as independent and indivisible units , but instead as combinations of different features . |
| 2 | These lethal little amphibians belong to a family that has been given the name of poison-arrow frogs . |
| 3 | If an offender , even a very young offender , has been given the benefit and assistance of probation and has been given a community service order , what is the court to do when he comes back again and again and again ? |
| 4 | Your letter has been passed to Mr Rich for action and has been given the reference C1525/1526 . |
| 5 | It can not be an informed decision unless the person who has provided the specimens of breath knows that there are two possible specimens which can be substituted for them and has been given the opportunity of making representations as to which of the two types of specimen it should be . |
| 6 | Already , there had been a steady flow of Norman families into the country from England , but they were thinly spread and had been given no opportunity to make an impact on Scottish society and administration . |
| 7 | Mr Allan told the court Say had spent a normal and happy weekend with his wife before the incident and had been given no indication she was leaving him . |
| 8 | He had been sentenced to death by the castle commander and had been given the chance to prove his prowess with a gun and so saved his life . |
| 9 | Now I mean I am interested in this problem , and I have been involved in situations where teachers have sought help in trying to change their teaching style in the classroom , but in all these cases this help the initiative has been very much from the teachers themselves and they 've wanted to do it , they 've wanted to experiment with it and have been given a lot of support and help with it . |
| 10 | Mr Parfitt 's brother , Phil , confirmed that his wife had been worried by cancer scares — but had been given the all-clear . |