Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [adv] been given a " in BNC.

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1 Broadly , the survey confirmed that parents of children with special needs had not been given a real choice of placement , and that they had to fight hard for mainstream provision if this was their choice .
2 Cross-examined by Richard Rampton QC , for Count Tolstoy , on the eighth day of the libel trial , Lord Aldington told the court that he now considered the interests of the Cossacks had not been given a sufficiently high priority by the British Army and the War Cabinet .
3 All the 10-inch high dogs have now been given a decent burial at the village 's Pound Bottom rubbish dump .
4 The figures have also been given a boost by much lower interest charges as a result of strong cash flow .
5 The exam league tables have also been given a black mark by teaching unions .
6 A vacuum is then created because new employers have not been given a chance to develop sufficiently for an orderly takeover and employees have not been given opportunities for retraining .
7 The council 's plan to replace their Saturday shift with a standby system has infuriated the men whose bosses have just been given a big pay rise .
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