Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] been given " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jacob was still not the daughter she had set her heart on , but even though he was a male child he was , at least , physically recognisable as her offspring , and as he grew up he displayed artistic tendencies of a kind which she was sure could have flowered in her had she been given the chance . |
| 2 | Virginia Bottomley , a health minister , said many of the 3,000 people sleeping rough in the city might have stayed at home had they been given enough attention earlier . |
| 3 | Neither had they been given extra hay the night before . |
| 4 | Had they been given a more accurate picture of what was actually taking place , would they have reacted differently ? |
| 5 | Had they been given the time , they 'd 've talked their faces off . |
| 6 | Furthermore , many authorities , had they been given the option , would have chosen to spend more on services . |
| 7 | The streetwise young black would have done just that , had he been given the chance . |