Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] has [been] given a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Liverpool 's call for a British Cup has been given a frosty reception by the Scottish League president , Jack Steedman . |
| 2 | The Foreign Office has been given a seat at the Natural Environment Research Council , which funds the BAS . |
| 3 | In the best Lowden tradition the entire guitar has been given a matt ‘ wire-wool ’ type finish and again , like all Lowdens , it has a very hefty-looking top — almost twice as thick as those of some other makers . |
| 4 | My tiny kitchen has been given a rustic look by hanging up a hop bine from a farm , and a string of onions ( 99p ) adds the finishing touch . |
| 5 | In a further nod of respect to the great helmsman , his portrait on the Forbidden City has been given a new look . |
| 6 | WITH all the talk of recession was n't it great to read that at least one important institution has been given a reprieve . |
| 7 | All endangered big game has been given a value so that poachers can be forced to pay compensation as well as serving up to six years in prison for killing the animals . |
| 8 | WELSH athletics has been given a £25,000 grant towards the development of SportsHall Athletics . |
| 9 | A 90-year-old churchgoer has been given a rare honour . |
| 10 | But the tawdry image of urban renewal has been given a facelift and can now return , again with all the metaphoric power of seasonal fecundity . |