Example sentences of "she had be given [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were beautiful , these Andalucían horses , and she had been given a long lecture on the subject by Ana , who seemed to be an expert . |
| 2 | Although in law a female fiancée can enter Britain quite freely ( without an entry certificate ) she had been held up , questioned again and again , and late in the evening she had been given a sexual examination by officials who she thought might be doctors . |
| 3 | She had been given a plain black dress with a crisp white apron and a mob-cap . |
| 4 | Ms Wilikins did not look too happy with the question for which she had been given no prior notice . |
| 5 | She was so pleased to learn that Barbara Coleman was eager to talk to her again , and that she had been given the perfect reason for spending part of her day revelling in Chagall 's colour , that she smiled as she cut inland towards Maurin 's gallery . |
| 6 | She rang down to the reception , and asked tetchily whether she had been given the correct room number . |