Example sentences of "[verb] [be] granted the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Empirical studies show that the working class has been granted the vote , the material living standards of most workers have increased and social welfare benefits have been won . |
| 2 | The polytechnic soon to be known as the University of Teesside has been granted the right by the Council for National Academic Awards . |
| 3 | Because of his obedience he had been granted the gift of eternal life . |
| 4 | A jury swore in 1266 that John son of Nigel and his ancestors had been foresters of fee of Bernwood Forest ‘ from the Conquest of England ’ : another jury declared that the ancestors of William son of Adam had been granted the manor of Hutton-in-the Forest by Henry I , to hold by the serjeanty of keeping the bailiwick of Plumpton in Inglewood Forest . |
| 5 | He already had an interest there , as he had been granted the town of Lalinde by Edward in 1267 . |
| 6 | As far as council support goes , we 've been granted the use of both the station centre itself , so that we can have a retail outlet for furniture , bric-a-brac , books , the kind of thing that might go to landfill , but which people might very well want to use . |
| 7 | The world premiere of Paul McCartney 's Liverpool Oratorio was given by the RLPO at Liverpool Cathedral on 28 June this year and we are delighted that Alan Tongue and the Northern Ireland Symphony have been granted the privilege by the composer of conducting the Northern Ireland premiere during the Festival . |
| 8 | In Wales , however , local authorities have been granted the discretion to limit any holiday home discount to 25 per cent or charge the full rate in certain circumstances . |
| 9 | Yet Christianity is a religion that has always been open to rational criticism when its critics have been granted the freedom to make their challenge known . |
| 10 | They have been granted the tenancy of a 71-acre county council holding at Underbank , Gawsworth , near Macclesfield . |
| 11 | Under the new Traffic Calming Act , local authorities have been granted the right to introduce wide-ranging restrictions on urban roads , including speed limits of 20 mph ( as opposed to the present standard minimum of 30 mph ) . |