Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] been give [art] [noun] " 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | Langbaurgh pensioners ' free bus passes have been given a reprieve until the end of April . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The tenants have been given a year 's notice to quit and they face the loss of their livelihood and homes . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Government ministers , local authorities and other public bodies have been given the power by statute to make subordinate legislation . |
| 10 | It is murmured that one or two departments have been given a warning shot across the bows : ‘ improve , or you may sink without trace ’ . |
| 11 | The Hibs players have been given the day off today and will train in Jersey tomorrow morning before flying back to Edinburgh . |
| 12 | TWO young Belfast girls have been given the chance to play one of the most sought after theatre roles of them all . |
| 13 | It comes to this : some pits have been given a fighting chance — albeit in a contracting market — that they did not have last year . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Employees have been given the time and the skills to match their responsibilities . |