Example sentences of "[pers pn] be given [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not in the conventional sense , but I was given moral codes of conduct to follow . ’ |
| 2 | I was given anti- depressants , that did n't help and it was n't until four years later when they actually admitted me to hospital and then an ulcer and the depression disappeared once it had been diagnosed . |
| 3 | This exercise is similar , but here you are given polysyllabic words and a tone ; you must draw an appropriate pitch movement between the lines . |
| 4 | However , if you are given advance warning , think about the stay and about the meals you will have to provide . |
| 5 | Unless you are given convincing reasons for not doing so , insist on a reduction |
| 6 | The code protects against misleading or unethical advertising and provides a surety that you are given full , written details of what registration with a particular agency involves . |
| 7 | When you are appointed a chairman of a nationalised industry , you are given clear objectives by your Secretary of State , and you have to see that your immediate colleagues and indeed the whole team are aware of , and are striving to achieve , these objectives . |
| 8 | Here , there 's a genuine meritocracy ; you 're given real authority to deal with clients and it 's much more rewarding . ’ |
| 9 | Well , Bozz at school had some free tickets the music 's usually twot when you 're given free tickets ! |
| 10 | Well , Val I think you are quite right in thinking that you are not alone in feeling let down after purchasing the ‘ wrong ’ computer for your needs and I do agree that you were given poor advice by the store you purchased from . |
| 11 | She is given festive food and small presents by her relatives . |
| 12 | She was given concentrated treatment over each weekend . |
| 13 | He or she was given considerable powers , and had to be consulted by LEAs over their general development plans and any specific proposals to establish , close or alter schools ( this changed under the 1980 Act ) . |
| 14 | During her interrogation she was given electric shocks , punched in the stomach and raped with a truncheon . |
| 15 | She had a respiratory infection and one reason for life termination was ‘ the threat of asphyxia ’ — so she was given high-dose opioids , which ensured that she died of asphyxia . |
| 16 | She was given extended leave from the show by bosses at Grundy , who were already losing the battle to persuade her to stay on as Charlene . |
| 17 | Further results showed that her immunoglobulins were low , particularly IgG with a value of 5.11 g/l , and she was given intravenous immunoglobulin ( Gammimmune-N , 25 g ) to aid her recovery . |
| 18 | Remarkably , when she was given ungrammatical sentences to repeat , she often produced a grammatically correct version : she repeated ‘ She write she mother a letter ’ as ‘ She wrote her mother a letter ’ , and ‘ Do you want to go movies ? ’ as ‘ Do you want to go to the movies ? ’ . |
| 19 | She was given lesser concurrent terms on these counts . |
| 20 | If we are intended for great ends , we are called to great hazards ; and , whereas we are given absolute certainty in nothing , we must in all things choose between doubt and inactivity , and the conviction that we are under the eye of One who , for whatever reason , exercises us with the less evidence when He might give us the greater . |
| 21 | However , while I believe Moltmann 's case is unanswerable , it makes no difference to my contention that we are given certain responsibilities to ensure that we do something positive . |
| 22 | As you will know we 're given large sums of money by governments , the E E C and others , to work in countries in need , to tackle specific tasks . |
| 23 | If , as children , we were given healing opportunities to grieve for a range of losses , whether it was falling and losing our precariously-achieved sense of balance , the death of a cat , the breaking of a doll or having to move house , we will have learned skills which will stand us in good stead later . |
| 24 | ‘ We were given special safety rules — fire precautions — no smoking — all that . |
| 25 | A Section was made up of those who had passed the 2ème Bureau interview , and we were given red strips of cloth to wear on our epaulettes to show that we had passed our selection . |
| 26 | We were given detailed programmes of work , which included visiting families and working alongside them so as to be able to understand their most pressing difficulties , We would hold discussions about national politics , to look at the lack of civil liberties and to examine how the system of exploitation divides one person from another . |
| 27 | We were given open-ended leads such as : |
| 28 | Neither had they been given extra hay the night before . |
| 29 | And USPCA director Robin Wilson warned that thousands of sheep are at risk unless they are given immediate shelter . |
| 30 | But here they are given real life , with quiet style . |