Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] given a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Palace Pageant 's trainer Ian Balding is hoping the colt is given a chance in next week 's Brittania Handicap at Royal Ascot . |
| 2 | In juxtapositions such as large bony vine , clumsy black headstocks , dishevelled pink chrysanthemums , the associations of adjectives seem to interact , so that , for example , pink is given a tawdry overtone by its neighbour dishevelled . |
| 3 | Each term in the search is given a " weight " which is determined by its relative frequency in the file being searched . |
| 4 | There are weekly visits , once a month the inmate is given a weekend leave , and once every six months is allowed home for a week . |
| 5 | In addition , to allow for the fact that some criteria will be more important to the company than some others , each criterion is given a weighting on a scale of 1 to 10 . |
| 6 | In addition , to allow for the fact that some criteria will be more important to the company than some others , each criterion is given a weighting on a scale of 1 to 10 . |
| 7 | So , each size and style of font is given a unique number out of the 32767 available . |
| 8 | In some cases such multiple choice items form attitude scales in which each alternative is given a numerical weighting so that a set of such items can be cumulated to give the respondent an overall score on the scale . |
| 9 | Sometimes some of the sheep and goats are hidden , and when the flock comes to rest at midday the boy is given a few minutes in which to inspect gothorima and report . |
| 10 | On receipt of a bill , the charge payer is given a specified date by which he or she should pay each instalment . |
| 11 | The foal is given a health check and normally given a routine antibiotic and tetanus antiserum as well as an enema to aid the passing of meconium . |
| 12 | Second , Leys then notes that the civil bureaucracy is given a stake in the system . |
| 13 | If another cat is given a much more interesting and varied diet , with a different kind of canned food each day and many other titbits , then , paradoxically , it may refuse one of its old , favourite foods from time to time . |
| 14 | Each law is given a name suggestive of its use , and a number . |
| 15 | The woman recently delivered of child is given a Christian version of the rite of purification of Leviticus 12 . |
| 16 | A theory was evolved by a few influential educationalists that if a child is given a basic training in Laban skills then he will have the essential grounding for any future specialisation he may care to follow in gymnastics , dance or drama . |
| 17 | If the child succeeds here , then the word ( for example , ‘ sun ’ ) is modelled in a sentence and the child is given a number of opportunities to produce a correct imitation . |
| 18 | Each time the desired behaviour occurs the child is given a praise reward : ‘ good boy/girl ’ , ‘ that 's lovely sitting down ’ . |
| 19 | The first person in each team is given a balloon and has to blow it down the room over tape placed at the other end without touching it . |
| 20 | Weapon is given a wide definition under section 2 of the Canadian Criminal Code and includes ‘ anything that is designed to be used as a weapon or anything that a person uses or intends to use as a weapon , whether or not it is designed to be used as a weapon . ’ |
| 21 | An exceptionally aggressive horse may reduce the position of another natural herd leader ; a racehorse that always comes last may slide down the social scale ; whereas a horse low in self-esteem and of a more passive and gentle nature , may , if its confidence is given a considerable boost , decide to dominate other horses formerly higher in the pecking order . |
| 22 | It would seem only sensible that the person who is in charge of 25 per cent of your assets and is responsible to a large degree for the liquidity of your business is given a reasonable chance to do his job properly and is the best that you can afford . |
| 23 | But even when consent is given a more positive content , and a definite " yes " is required rather than the mere absence of " no " , it remains an indelibly passive concept . |
| 24 | Suppose , for example , a group is given a task that is tightly defined and where the group has previous experience of similar talks , it is likely to succeed by operating at a formal stage level . |
| 25 | The first Diocesan Day will be held at St Catherine 's School Hall , in Penrith , on Saturday , April 17th and the second will be at Canterbury Hall , Preston , on Saturday , May 1st , both from 10am until 4pm ( a creche will be made available if notification is given a week in advance ) . |
| 26 | In some instances failure to comply becomes a separate offence with prescribed penalties ; in others , the court is given a discretion to treat silence as if it were a contempt of court . |
| 27 | This submission is made on the footing that , under one or more of these paragraphs , the court is given a general discretion to order rectification in any case in which it may be thought just to do so . |
| 28 | ‘ The court is given a discretion as to the costs to award . |
| 29 | The health service is given a budget by the taxpayer which covers both the pay of staff and the services provided . |
| 30 | Thus , if a person is given a drug which gets rid of any resistance he/she might have had to being taken into captivity , then , in a very strong sense , his/her autonomy has been violated . |