Example sentences of "[vb base] be given [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 I asked him how long he had been with the Republicans and he said , ‘ Three weeks — I 'm a sales manager and I 've been given leave of absence by my company just to produce last night 's rally . ’
2 Two policemen who helped convict a fraudulent investment consultant have been given certificates of commendation .
3 Minority representatives , including two Indians , have seven seats ; three other guerrilla movements have been given seats in return for disarming .
4 Subject headings lists are lists of index terms , normally arranged in alphabetical order , which have been given authority for use in an index , catalogue or database for describing subjects .
5 As indicated in UPDATE 1 , the broad subject areas which have been given priority for development during the 1988–89 session are :
  Next page