Example sentences of "[be] given [adv] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To start with , imagine you are given just the physical outline of adults of several species . |
| 2 | The older ones are given perhaps the only education they 'll ever receive . |
| 3 | The ballet was popular enough to be given again the following summer . |
| 4 | I found the book to be very readable , with each subject being given just the right amount of coverage , considering the intended readership . |
| 5 | He took the trouble to work on it further when it was given again the following season , eliminating the somewhat superfluous role of a pastor , for instance , and putting the women into soft shoes instead of point shoes so that the movement looked more natural . |
| 6 | A man used to hand it back in when the bus ran in and it was given out the next day . |