Example sentences of "i have [been] given a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd been given a date for the baby to arrive but that came and went , but then I woke up in the early hours of the following Friday . |
| 2 | I do n't think I could have handled it if I 'd been given a sentence . |
| 3 | I 'd been given a hint that something like this could be on the cards when I was first approached . ’ |
| 4 | I suppose I had been given a sense of the evil of cinema by my strict Methodist grandparents , who were visibly shocked when once I confessed that I had been to see a film on Sunday . |
| 5 | I had been given a week 's leave and so I hurried to Hastings as I felt sure that would be my last leave for some time . |
| 6 | I had been given a week in Sydney before sailing for New Zealand . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been given a transfer . |
| 8 | Yes I 'm afraid I 've come in as a a last minute substitute and I feel as if in the eighty ninth minute I 've been given a penalty to take that could win the match or |
| 9 | I 've been given a lot of support from fans , especially letters written to me nearer the time . |
| 10 | Finally I have been given a gearbox with the number 26107266 on top , 22 stamped on the right between gearbox and transfer box and Marshall 219467 on the side of the transfer box . |
| 11 | Members of Schedule I have been given a choice of remaining in that Schedule with an NRA of 60 , or of opting for the new , improved , Schedule II . |
| 12 | Q I have been given a poinsettia as an early Christmas present which I am determined to keep healthy . |
| 13 | I have arrived , I have been given a number by the Church of Scotland |
| 14 | ‘ February 10 — I have been given a dog — a mongrel pup called ‘ Lady ’ , and I have bought a wizard little pony and trap for £70 — a trim grey called ‘ Lucky ’ . |