Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] have been give a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He got half-way down the corridor and realized in irritation that he had no idea where she had been given an office . |
| 2 | I do n't think I could have handled it if I 'd been given a sentence . |
| 3 | It was as if she 'd been given a glimpse of paradise , and then had it barred to her forever . |
| 4 | If she 'd been given a test she could have been treated . |
| 5 | Then she kissed Auntie Lou on the cheek and said , ‘ Thank you , oh I do thank you , ’ and Auntie Lou smiled and blushed as if she had been given a present . |
| 6 | Yes , I see , yes er , I said , I could have said if you had been given a hundred thousand pounds how , or fifty thousand pounds how would you invest it ? |
| 7 | If you 've been given a voucher because you have a low income , the value of your voucher may be reduced . |
| 8 | So if you 'd been given a free choice , you would n't have given your sweets to your brother , would you ? |
| 9 | They could not ‘ observe ’ until they had been given an idea of what to look at and what to look for . |
| 10 | I would not have minded the motion tonight quite so much if it had been given an honest title , such as the General Election ( Clearing the Decks ) Motion , or whatever title the Leader of the House wanted to give it . |
| 11 | A few days ago , some hooligan or other walked into our bedroom , mine and Jane 's — and lifted " Suddenly , as the thought struck him , he jerked back in his chair , as if he had been given a minor electric shock , and stared at Alice , his jaw literally dropping . |
| 12 | When the film used some footage of his wife moving about the cottage , he felt as if he had been given a reprieve . |
| 13 | As a book reviewer of some 25 years experience I am not , and never will be , of the school that thinks that because you have been given a free book , you should give a good review . |
| 14 | And because they 've been given a tantalising series of glimpses of a fuller life , they 're aware and starving . |
| 15 | The former ought to be more prominently displayed , the article says , so that patients are n't confused about whether they have been given a different type of medicine when collecting subsequent prescriptions . |
| 16 | Sinclair did buy the Observer and the Pall Mall in the end , but not before he had been given a $45,000 guarantee from party funds . |
| 17 | When you 've been given a fine brain like I have , you 've got to use it . |
| 18 | The likelihood of a syphilitic mother passing the infection on when she is pregnant diminishes the longer she has had the disease , and when she has been given an adequate course of anti-syphilitic treatment , there is no chance of her infecting her unborn child unless she herself becomes reinfected . |
| 19 | Their claim for an indemnity from the manufacturers failed as they had been given an adequate warning and ignored it . |
| 20 | Even at the time of his admission and immediately prior to surgery when he has been given a great deal of information , his overriding concern is how he will cope with a stoma and whether he will be able to manage at home . |
| 21 | It has never been seen again , though it has been given an official variable star designation : T Boo¨tis . |
| 22 | By supporting their own candidates , they were challenging Baldwin 's authority and leadership even though he had been given a vote of confidence by the Party in 1931 . |