Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [be] give [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( In the Soviet Union a draft law allowing all citizens to obtain a passport quickly had already been given a first reading , and the Soviet delegate estimated that between 1,500,000 and 2,000,000 Soviet citizens could decide to emigrate " in the first two to three years " . ) |
| 2 | Chris had already been given a severe ticking-off when he 'd admitted to the box-office that he 'd lost count of the number of tickets and cheques he 'd stuffed into all his suit pockets . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Unmet need was said to exist where there was a care option which had not been given a recent trial and had not been recently refused by the client . |
| 5 | Handicapped people were simply those who had not been given the right tool kit . |
| 6 | They were n't real officers , they had just been given a military rank to sit on the tribunal . ’ |
| 7 | A member of the group had been bothered had n't been given the right advice for some years . |