Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [be] given [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , the Velikovskians have been given the chance to make a superficially plausible claim that there is some kind of ‘ orthodox-science ’ vendetta against them and against their master' : they have been able to portray themselves as persecuted martyrs . |
| 2 | Four giant cranes have been given a lift ten miles down the River Mersey to start a new life working in the Port of Liverpool . |
| 3 | ‘ The Iranians have been given a lot of leeway in the hope that they would cease to have a terrorist agenda . |
| 4 | THE RISE and rise of Tranmere Rovers has been given the Saint 's blessing . |
| 5 | Some authorities have issued broad discussion documents ; others have been rather more prescriptive ( in Croydon , for example , parents have been given a checklist of skills against which to evaluate their children . |
| 6 | Langbaurgh pensioners ' free bus passes have been given a reprieve until the end of April . |
| 7 | Ironically , at the eleventh hour the plight of the belugas has been given a boost by the success of whale-watching cruises in the St Lawrence . |
| 8 | Accountants have been given a vote of confidence as the most understanding and helpful advisers for British private companies , by the 1,000 owner-directors involved in a recent survey by The Director magazine and Pannell Kerr Forster . |
| 9 | The tenants have been given a year 's notice to quit and they face the loss of their livelihood and homes . |
| 10 | By plotting ring patterns of trees in this area , scientists can date ancient building timbers , and other wood artifacts , by comparing ring patterns with those of the bristlecone pines ( such studies have been given the name of dendrochronotogy . |
| 11 | On Nov. 16 he testified before a parliamentary committee that orders had been given a month previously to freeze " Operation Gladio " . |
| 12 | All hospital patients had been given a diagnosis of primary depression uncomplicated by any underlying condition such as alcoholism , but were also given a full clinical interview ( PSE ) by the research psychiatrist . |
| 13 | Government ministers , local authorities and other public bodies have been given the power by statute to make subordinate legislation . |
| 14 | The manager Willie Ormond claimed the players had been given the night off and therefore a breach of discipline had not taken place . |
| 15 | The Full Federal Court allowed the appeal on the ground that there had been no breach of natural justice as the respondents had been given a hearing and , in the opinion of one Judge , had not been deprived of any present benefit or advantage . |
| 16 | It is murmured that one or two departments have been given a warning shot across the bows : ‘ improve , or you may sink without trace ’ . |
| 17 | The Hibs players have been given the day off today and will train in Jersey tomorrow morning before flying back to Edinburgh . |
| 18 | TWO young Belfast girls have been given the chance to play one of the most sought after theatre roles of them all . |
| 19 | It comes to this : some pits have been given a fighting chance — albeit in a contracting market — that they did not have last year . |
| 20 | If the local authorities had been given the money that has been poured into the private sector to be spent on domiciliary packages , more home helps , special care attendance and occupational budgets to provide aids and adaptations for people in their own homes , we could have saved the Government and the country millions of pounds . |
| 21 | In December it was announced that 11 prisoners had been given the death sentence , commuted to life imprisonment . |
| 22 | Milton had written a letter to one of the Stirlingshire lairds , assuring him of his friendship and advising him that one of the laird 's sons had been given a post as a salt officer . |
| 23 | The jury of seven men and five women have been given the day off tomorrow while both sides consider the evidence against Marsh and on Monday make their final submissions to the court . |
| 24 | The authorities have been given a record £181 million for 1992/3 to develop Aids services and were told by the NHS management executive yesterday to increase supplies to surgeries . |
| 25 | These deflation surfaces have been given a variety of names : desert pavement and boulder pavement are self-explanatory terms , while the gravel left after deflation has been termed lag gravel and in the Sahara a stone-strewn surface is known as hamada . |
| 26 | Employees have been given the time and the skills to match their responsibilities . |