Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [be] give a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I BELIEVE Dr Cox should have been given a long jail sentence . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | In a letter to Minnie , who seemed the natural recipient of the account she wished to give , she described how — when first she was taken ill Minnie , which I expect you have heard of from Miss Arabel , who I dare say was given a terrible fright as were we all , many despaired of her life but I did not and I am pleased to say my faith was justified . |
5 | Some fruit may have been given an artificial protective coating , so it 's best to wash them in warm soapy water and rinse them well before use . |
6 | ‘ 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 . |
7 | If I 'd known that I would have been given a long lecture at the end of the day , well … ’ |
8 | 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 . |
9 | YOUR TASK : often you will have been given an explicit purpose for making notes at the outset . |
10 | British manufacturing is taking a blow and all that the Minister can do is to give a monosyllabic , negative answer without any explanation . |