Example sentences of "[verb] they [be] given " in BNC.
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| 1 | The number of actual evictions was tiny — less than twenty per year — though when they occurred they were given widespread publicity and the fears that they raised went far beyond what their numerical significance might indicate . |
| 2 | US officials admit that they knew about the coup plans as early as last Saturday , but say they were given little time to judge its chances of success or to plan any US involvement . |
| 3 | Ensure they are given a contact name and phone number . |
| 4 | Some or all of the 13 will be questioned about shares which they or their relatives or aides received from Recruit ; the prosecutors suspect they were given in exchange for political favours . |
| 5 | Hypertensives in the experimental group received intensive advice about their blood pressure , including guidance on weight control and salt restriction , and if that did n't work they were given anti-hypertensive drugs . |
| 6 | When this happened they were given their own temple and , of course , in the temples were altars such as the one on the reverse of the coin . |
| 7 | Once they pass they are given accreditation for the products they are allowed to sell , and that accreditation is available for the customer to see . ’ |
| 8 | I believe they were given a home with luck and Arab backing , but then they wanted a State which they got , I believe they were entitled to one . |
| 9 | Later Justices of the Peace were appointed and as time passed they were given administrative as well as judicial duties to perform . |
| 10 | But maybe cos there was no opportunity , they did n't see there to be I mean like they did n't know any better but as soon as , I mean things are rapidly changing they 're given the opportunity to erm I mean through the struggles to actually take charge of the conditions and to gain so some material and perhaps there was beginnings of them seeing that well perhaps we ought to look more to this sub-culture and to erm |
| 11 | But none have forgotten the pain of being driven from their parents nor the welcome and love they were given at Waddesdon as a small compensation for that loss . |
| 12 | And before the children left they were given a carrier bag with all sorts of things that you could think of and to see the delight on those little children 's faces ! |
| 13 | And erm he he said it 's stupid , he said they were given all this and it 's the homework it 's nothing to do with the revision you 've got to do in his the exams ! |
| 14 | The chemistry department had a strong reputation in carbohydrate chemistry , and the story had it that as new sugars were discovered they were given names that always ended in ‘ -ose ’ — eg sucrose , glucose , fructose etc . |
| 15 | Virginia Bottomley , a health minister , said many of the 3,000 people sleeping rough in the city might have stayed at home had they been given enough attention earlier . |
| 16 | Neither had they been given extra hay the night before . |
| 17 | Had they been given a more accurate picture of what was actually taking place , would they have reacted differently ? |
| 18 | Had they been given the time , they 'd 've talked their faces off . |
| 19 | Furthermore , many authorities , had they been given the option , would have chosen to spend more on services . |
| 20 | To help this , she has insisted they be given more time to rehearse . |