Example sentences of "[noun prp] be give a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chelsea are giving a secret trial to Polish World Cup star Roman Szewczyk . |
| 2 | With last month 's Winter Olympics receiving over 160 hours of television programming and three weeks of heavy newspaper , magazine and TV coverage , rugby enthusiasts in the United States were given a vivid lesson as to the power of being associated with the Olympics in making sporting heroes out of previously little-known athletes . |
| 3 | TOUCHE ROSS , the pace setters , and defending champions Kelburne were given a timely reminder last week that this season 's Torrie Stockbrokers ' National Men 's League has a long way to go , as they both sustained their first defeats of the season . |
| 4 | It failed to find a publisher either in Macmillan or elsewhere , but Hardy was given a great deal of largely conflicting and unsettling advice at a time when he was ‘ feeling his way to a method ’ . |
| 5 | At this time , too , the vigorous and largely indigenous current of thought and research in social psychology in the United States was given a powerful boost by the influx of expatriate German scholars , liberal democrats most of them , fleeing from the Nazi regime . |
| 6 | Kim was given a personal letter from Toshiki Kaifu , the Japanese Prime Minister and leader of the LDP , and from Takako Doi , the leader of the JSP , apologizing for Japan 's past treatment of the Korean people . |
| 7 | John Shaw , who entered on his new farm on the Oa was given a complimentary day 's ploughing and James Hutson his annual day . |
| 8 | In 1867 the Survey in Scotland was given a separate identity with a headquarters office in Edinburgh and A. Geikie was made Director . |
| 9 | Sigsworth was given a conditional discharge for 12 months . |
| 10 | FORMER Fulham footballer Gary Cobb was given a suspended jail sentence yesterday for attacking a detective . |
| 11 | Five years ago , Ally McCoist was given a three-match ban after being sent off against Cologne in a UEFA Cup tie . |
| 12 | But clearly , by the late 1940s , an entirely new approach was required , and Blom was given a free hand to bring everything as up to date as possible . |
| 13 | Academically , the School prospered : Thomas Ashe was given a special Exhibition at St. John 's College , Cambridge ( the other two were already taken up ) , and when Howell died in August 1858 Mr. C. E. Norris , an Old Boy and a previous Goldsmiths ' Exhibitioner at St. John 's College , Cambridge , was appointed to take over . |
| 14 | In 1976 , however , when he was Wimbledon champion , even Ashe was given a frightening demonstration of how turbulent life can sometimes be in that part of the world . |
| 15 | ANDRE AGASSI was given a helping hand last night in his bid to retain his Wimbledon title when he was elevated five places above his world ranking to No 8 seed for the Championships , which begin next Monday . |
| 16 | For Christmas the following year , the month after the Armistice , Artemis was given a new doll . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , Mark Tompkins 's Glaisdale is given a confident vote following his recent third to Morley Street . |
| 18 | Former England Under-21 international goalkeeper Brian Horne was given a free transfer by MILLWALL yesterday . |
| 19 | By all accounts Hussein was given a cool reception by Bush , who pressed him to impose UN sanctions quickly , offering some financial compensation in return . |
| 20 | I hope Tendulkar is given a kindly welcome by the Yorkshire spectators . |
| 21 | DALIAN ATKINSON was given a new role at Villa and responded with two stunning strikes as they laid claims to the Premier League title . |
| 22 | Noah Claypole was given a free pardon for telling the police about Fagin . |
| 23 | Willie was given a small spade and after an hour of removing a tiny section of earth he began to forget that he was surrounded by strangers and gradually became absorbed in his digging . |
| 24 | A parcel sent with Amtrak is given a unique barcode at the start of its journey which means the company can keep track of it from the moment it leaves until it reaches its destination . |
| 25 | Last year , Dowling was given a three-week ban , together with Peter Scudamore , after the pair were involved in a barging match at Newbury . |
| 26 | Watson was given a 180-hour community service order for burglary and Dolan was given a 12-month supervision order . |
| 27 | Where the Children 's Bureau had now advanced from restraint to diversion as a treatment for masturbation , Isaacs was giving a brief account of Oedipal conflict and advising parents that they were ‘ far more likely to do harm by rushing in to scold or correct than by leaving the child to deal with it himself — in a general atmosphere of calm goodwill ’ , and was citing Dr Ernest Jones in her support . |
| 28 | That sparked off celebrations with manager Lennie Lawrence being given a good soaking as his team showed how they felt about the end to a successful season . |
| 29 | The Watching after Mass is given a corporate dimension which can guide later private prayer . |
| 30 | But Araminta is given a curious grace of movement and a gift for surprising which , as they owe nothing to the intellect , must have been excessively difficult to achieve . |