Example sentences of "[vb mod] have [been] given a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I BELIEVE Dr Cox should have been given a long jail sentence . |
| 2 | I do n't think she should have been given a custodial sentence , but a community service to make her think about what she 's done . |
| 3 | If somehow she could have been given a meagre share in their relationship , if one or the other had treated her as a confidante , it might have been more bearable . |
| 4 | ‘ If Debbie had lost a leg she would have been given a customised artificial limb and provided with physiotherapy at the hospital and at home , ’ says Mrs Finni . |
| 5 | If I 'd known that I would have been given a long lecture at the end of the day , well … ’ |
| 6 | I knew , of course , that one or other of the suore kept a constant eye on how we behaved , and I knew too that had they noticed anything ‘ unusual ’ I would have been given a severe talking-to and told not to come back . |