Example sentences of "[pers pn] are given a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All of them are given a warm Irish welcome to make them feel at home . ’ |
| 2 | If you are given a box of chocolates they should not represent ruin and damnation . |
| 3 | Addition : Suppose you are given a long column of figures to add . |
| 4 | But even if the contract specifically caters for termination in defined circumstances , you should still be vigilant to ensure that you are given a fair deal . |
| 5 | If you are given a written warning , you may be asked to sign a copy to acknowledge receipt . |
| 6 | Visas are not required for entry into Bolivia , where you are given a 30-day entrance stamp , renewable at a federal police station in any major city . |
| 7 | The rescue service works like this : You are given a reference number and a free phone number when you register . |
| 8 | You are given a much needed breathing space to sit back and assess what progress you 've made so far in life and where you 're likely to go from here . |
| 9 | Mrs Howard said : ‘ Unless we are given a lot more resources we will not be able to carry out the weekly monitoring required . |
| 10 | In Four years old in an urban community ( 1968 ) and Seven years old in the home environment ( 1976 ) , we are given a detailed picture of the domestic background of a group of young readers and young non-readers , perhaps readers and non-readers in the making . |
| 11 | Through events of different kinds we are likely to be put in touch with aspects of ourselves which previously have been overlooked — we are given a jolt , and have to make a bridge between how things used to be and how they threatened . |
| 12 | We are given a title which carries with it a job or role description that allows us to control and manage others . |
| 13 | Mozart 's life and character are well documented by the extensive correspondence that was generated within his family by his frequent travels and we are given a fascinating glimpse into matters both artistic and domestic . |
| 14 | The task the reader is set is rather like that of completing a jigsaw puzzle , where we are given a few pieces at a time , and have to keep guessing what the rest of the picture will be like . |
| 15 | On leaving this city the characters have a vision of its demolition by fire , or rather , as it burns we are given a series of famous fictional burnings of cities , libraries , and books . |
| 16 | If we are given a program of the form |
| 17 | We are given a narrow slice of history : the last ten years , complete with corporate raiders , the rise of the Japanese , the 1987 stock market crash , China , the East Asian economic miracle — together with an uncomfortably slight bow to the debt-ridden nations of Africa and Latin America . |
| 18 | We are given a picture of death , the death of Pip 's real chance for ever finding contentment , and he sees that it is going to be a long , hard struggle back to finding happiness in life , it is a test of Pip 's strength of character . |
| 19 | But as elsewhere , we are given a little ‘ staff-room ’ to relax in , and are plied with cups of tea and cigarettes at all times , to make us feel at home . |
| 20 | We are given a clear description of a very poor downtown area with run down housing and abandoned cars . |
| 21 | After landing , they are given a number and expected to conform quickly to an institutional existence in conditions worse than many of Hong Kong 's prisons . |
| 22 | Consciously or unconsciously , the trees , either individually or in clumps , are recognized by local people as being sacred , and they are given a helping hand to ensure their survival . |
| 23 | If a team arrives at the finish without a bale or only some semblance of one , they are given a ten minute time penalty . |
| 24 | The youth Law changes are in their infancy and are an asset to the game if they are given a fair chance . |
| 25 | If they are given a vote of confidence this season it could bring dividends . |
| 26 | Some companies farm out elderly executives to a convenient backwater where they are given a lofty title — Senior Vice President in Charge of Something Unimportant . |
| 27 | Teachers want to have their privacy invaded , provided they are given a little nudge and they feel sure that there is n't going to be any ‘ comeback ’ in their school . |
| 28 | The methodology in Advance with English leads the learners gradually from exercises in which they are given a great deal of guidance , to ones in which there is almost no guidance . |
| 29 | Firstly , they are given a two month course covering most aspects and procedures of aircraft accident investigation , after which they spend several months assisting experienced investigators in the field until they are sent out , with full responsibility for their particular side of the investigation ( i.e. operations or engineering ) , on one of the many minor accidents to private or club aircraft . |
| 30 | When they are given a chance to take a big decision about reform they tend to make the right — meaning the most reformist — decision . |