Example sentences of "[noun prp] had [been] given a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the Ryans and their like , Anthony had been given a magnificent send-off . |
| 2 | England had been given a pre-match boost by World Cup rivals Holland 's failure to beat group two leaders Norway in Rotterdam . |
| 3 | Watson had been given a hard time from the Wednesday crowd before those goals but is now hoping the tide has turned . |
| 4 | Large domestic pots at West Stow had been given a thin coating of day on the outside after they had been fired ; this layer is usually slightly reddened as a result of partial firing ( West 1985 , p. 129 ) . |
| 5 | Haroun had been given a small separate room at the end of the hut , as befitted a VIP . |
| 6 | He knew , because in a town the size of Plumford everybody knew these things , that Hubert Molland had been given a combined parish a few miles outside Plumford , and that the Mollands were now living in Champney Crucis ; he knew that Kate had left school and was now doing something at the technical college ; and , more importantly , he had heard from Joe that she was going out with the local MP 's youngest son , whose name was Julian and who drove a Triumph Spitfire . |