Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I felt I never got a chance there , but I have been given the chance at Norwich and I 'm very pleased with how well it has gone . ’ |
| 2 | Under the Conservative Government the people in Great Britain , including people , have been given the opportunity of shareholding undreamed of before opposed opposed by the Labour Party . |
| 3 | I am therefore pleased to advise you that you have been given the contract for the delivery of 40 ZX Computex reader printers at £75 per drop , making a total charge of £3000 . |
| 4 | By plotting ring patterns of trees in this area , scientists can date ancient building timbers , and other wood artifacts , by comparing ring patterns with those of the bristlecone pines ( such studies have been given the name of dendrochronotogy . |
| 5 | EMPLOYEES AT RUNCORN HAVE BEEN given the lowdown on Guinness ' strong performance in the competitive take home trade with a day-long series of presentations . |
| 6 | Because we have been given the possibility of sight , it is no surprise when we are inconsolable if we have no eyesight . |
| 7 | And hundreds more have been given the chop in other areas . |
| 8 | There is no doubt among those who have been given the gift of tongues that their prayer life and their ability to praise God in all circumstances has grown dramatically . |
| 9 | Since the last closure of the state university , in June 1980 , the government has encouraged the proliferation of private schools and colleges , which have been given the status of " university " . |
| 10 | Redgrave and Pinsent have been given the option of trying both if they wish . |
| 11 | Government ministers , local authorities and other public bodies have been given the power by statute to make subordinate legislation . |
| 12 | Semi-nomadic tribes live on the fringes of the notorious Empty Quarter desert , where they have been given the task by Sultan Qaboos and the World Wildlife Fund of reintroducing the rare Arabian Oryx ( antelope ) to its natural habitat . |
| 13 | However , can employees who have been denied the benefit of the Regulations in the past on the basis of the non-commercial venture exclusion seek any effective remedy at this late stage ? |
| 14 | Most of the country 's 15,000 parlours are run by Japan 's Korean minority , who have been denied the right to Japanese citizenship . |
| 15 | Thousands have been denied the right to life in Northern Ireland and Great Britain as a result of a body of dedicated terrorists seeking to impose their will upon the nation . |
| 16 | Instead , there has been a pressure for community homes for education for young black people who have been made the subject of care orders because of their offending . |
| 17 | Fifteen separate routes have been made the responsibility of managers whose chief aim is to satisfy their customers . |
| 18 | Even if you have been made the target of naked literary abuse , it will make satisfying reading when you play your first sell-out show at Wembley ! |
| 19 | The world premiere of Paul McCartney 's Liverpool Oratorio was given by the RLPO at Liverpool Cathedral on 28 June this year and we are delighted that Alan Tongue and the Northern Ireland Symphony have been granted the privilege by the composer of conducting the Northern Ireland premiere during the Festival . |
| 20 | They have been granted the tenancy of a 71-acre county council holding at Underbank , Gawsworth , near Macclesfield . |
| 21 | The inanimate objects have been breathed the life into by It 's called For Sale . |
| 22 | GERRY Barron-Fox , newly appointed director of our Facilities Management Service , was delighted recently to announce that we have been awarded the contract for the management of multiple support activities at BP sites throughout Dorset and at Sherwood House , BP Wytch Farm . |
| 23 | Until now they have been spared the encounter with large ‘ megastores ’ , fast becoming commonplace in every major city . |
| 24 | When the basic concepts have been established the assumption of certainty will be removed . |
| 25 | The former England cricketers have been shown the door at Old Trafford just 24 hours after the departure of manager Alan Ormrod . |
| 26 | Most pilots have been shown the effect of gross over-ruddering during their basic training . |
| 27 | Ernie Gallagher and Mike Holmes , who respectively coached Olympians Curtis Robb and Steve Smith , have been accorded the title of Master Coach . |
| 28 | In return , we have been allowed the role of ‘ mother 's little helper ’ , and our services are being relied upon to support the public . |
| 29 | RANGERS have been handed the key to success in the European Cup . |
| 30 | I have been offered the living of the four merged parishes , and we should live at Lulling Vicarage . ’ |