Example sentences of "[been] give the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At MGM Lorna Lewis had been given the keyword ‘ kittenish ’ to help focus her identity — cute , blonde and comic , more down-to-earth than Grace Kelly , less neurotic than Monroe but sexier than Doris Day . |
| 2 | Harry 's great merit was that , once he had been given the ball , he was a speedy and direct raider . |
| 3 | She was on the very first Dreamflight in 1987 as a leukaemia sufferer and was now back as a helper , having been given the all-clear this year . |
| 4 | Mr Parfitt 's brother , Phil , confirmed that his wife had been worried by cancer scares — but had been given the all-clear . |
| 5 | MARK Hateley has been given the all-clear to play for Rangers if the Scottish champions reach the European Cup final . |
| 6 | BELFAST 'S prestigious Castle Court complex has been given the all-clear by experts worried by bizarre glass explosions at modern buildings . |
| 7 | But the manager CastleCourt , Belfast 's best known glass complex , says his building has been given the all-clear following tests . |
| 8 | But he has been given the all-clear after an operation last week to remove a second disc from his neck . |
| 9 | His finger injury , however , has been given the all-clear . |
| 10 | By plotting ring patterns of trees in this area , scientists can date ancient building timbers , and other wood artifacts , by comparing ring patterns with those of the bristlecone pines ( such studies have been given the name of dendrochronotogy . |
| 11 | These lethal little amphibians belong to a family that has been given the name of poison-arrow frogs . |
| 12 | Since those early days of ‘ home robotics ’ this combination of science and art has been given the name ‘ animatronics ’ . |
| 13 | This second element has been given the name ‘ local sign ’ ’ . |
| 14 | The meeting concluded with the unanimous approval of a resolution strongly condemning the policy of forced expulsions — the policy which had been given the name " ethnic cleansing " ( " etnicko ciscenje ) . |
| 15 | The small , ox-like forest animal discovered in south-western Vietnam last year [ see ED 61 ] has now been given the name Pseudoryx nghetinhensis . |
| 16 | It has been given the name " facial vision " , because blind people have reported that it feels a bit like the sense of touch , on the face . |
| 17 | He comes back two weeks later saying that he has been given the sack . |
| 18 | There 'd been a master at Ravenswood , a man called Funny Stiles who 'd been given the sack because he 'd made boys presents of whistles and fountain-pens . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've been given the sack , ’ Leith told her shakily , and , over coffee , gave her a blow-by-blow account . |
| 20 | If this is the case , and he has then asked about Cantona and been given the nod , he has still done well . |
| 21 | But these were grassroots reggae music , and ‘ Catch A Fire ’ represents the first time that Marley — or indeed any reggae artist other than Jimmy Cliff — had ever been given the budget that a rock band got to record an LP . |
| 22 | A Statement of Joint Proposals was submitted to the Bank of England Task Force on Securities Settlement , which has been given the remit to put together an alternative . |
| 23 | And erm not only er do I think that er she 'll probably be reasonably good with , with finals I 'm absolutely sure that her course reports from , you know , all the places where she 's been will be better than most of the other candidates , you know , because she brings home these , the these reports , you know , and she says it looks alright , you know , beginning of the course Nurse is lacking in this or has not got that or is not , you know , you think mm pretty the end of the course Nurse got the hang of , is very good , has done this , has done that , has supported this and you think mm pretty , well that 's lovely you know but she did n't have the experience during the whatever , she had been given the experience and the end of it brilliant |
| 24 | ‘ I feel deeply honoured to have been given the opportunity of continuing the work I 've started in the last 16 months , ’ he said . |
| 25 | Any intelligent man , once he has been given the opportunity to voice his feelings , will understand just what he has done and be able to see that it makes no sense at all to build upon an isolated failure when he has a lifetime of ‘ successes ’ about which he could think . |
| 26 | It was interesting to note that in each of his previous six lives , which ranged from the fifteenth century to the late 1890s , Martin had been given the opportunity to be a ‘ teacher ’ . |
| 27 | I had never been given the opportunity to explain to him the difficulties in making recommendations about the teaching of language . |
| 28 | Having been given the opportunity to come together , we did n't intend to let it go . |
| 29 | All told , I regard myself as incredibly lucky to have been given the opportunity of being Chairman of the National Gallery , and I could n't have enjoyed it more . |
| 30 | He had been given the opportunity to resign , but declined , and was then suspended , after which the matter had been reported to the Minister of Health , who subsequently consented to his dismissal . |