Example sentences of "[be] give a [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 His brother was to be given a second chance .
2 The independence of republics within existing borders would be recognized , if the republics wished it , and minorities would be given a second nationality and their own schools and legislature .
3 Now this means that the sponsor of the bill , Allan , brothers , pro proposes that the debate be closed and the bill be given a second reading .
4 She hopes soon after her penpal will be given a second chance to prove his innocence and escape the gas chamber .
5 In a clamp-down on crime , the Home Secretary has said that offenders cautioned by police should not expect to be given a second chance .
6 Payne , who three-putted the seventeenth was fortunate to be given a second chance by Gillner , who looked set to gain his first senior win when he required two par 4s at the seventeenth and eighteenth .
7 They would be given a 15-second credit at the start of each programme , 10 seconds at the end and the chance to screen their name either side of the break !
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