Example sentences of "have [adv] [been] given the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the unique project has just been given the Royal seal of approval . |
| 2 | It has good beaches , dramatic scenery and has even been given the royal nod . |
| 3 | Handicapped people were simply those who had not been given the right tool kit . |
| 4 | A member of the group had been bothered had n't been given the right advice for some years . |
| 5 | John Hill 's son says he 's not been given the full facts about what went wrong . |
| 6 | The Puritans — who have sometimes been given the useful alternative title ‘ the hotter sort of Protestants ’ and are now increasingly referred to by historians as ‘ the godly ’ — did not necessarily uphold different beliefs from the moderates , but their religious activities generally occupied a far greater proportion of their time and energy . |