Example sentences of "[pron] be give [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I am giving poor Father the benefit of the doubt .
2 Some of the words listed by Hewitt are in fact just special uses of existing British English words , which are given new meaning within the youth culture : e.g. hard , soff ( soft ) , dread , star , sweet .
3 The microeconomic imperfections which are given special attention are imperfect information ( eg firms ' inability to monitor accurately the productivities of their employees ) , imperfect competition ( eg collective bargaining ) , and various transactions costs ( eg the costs of hiring , training , and firing employees ) .
4 On Boxing Day , which was really hot , a party of us drove to Riverton and had a good laugh about Riverton Rocks , which were given maximum rating ( 3 stars ) in the Guidebook but turned out to be just rocky outcrops offshore .
5 Three subsequent laboratory studies , however , have failed to show any overall improvement in recognition sensitivity for films which were given high risk ratings .
6 Thus situations which were given high accident estimates tended to show an improvement in memory when risk was experienced .
7 An underground nuclear test in January 1989 near Semipalatinsk ( Kazakhstan ) sparked off local protests which were given formal support by the Kazakhstan Supreme Soviet in November .
8 The other area which is given detailed attention in the Protocol is that of responsibility for costs and expenses ; the text comes close to adopting the principles used in the Hague Convention , but practice is rather different .
9 Lash and Urry argue that postmodern culture nevertheless particularly benefits the ‘ service class ’ of senior white collar workers : a group which is given special attention in Chapter 1 .
10 Arrese got together a study-group of hard-line Falangists , whose mission was to draft four documents : a new version of the Party Statutes , which had last been revised seventeen years earlier , in August 1939 ; a law of the Fundamental Principles of the State , which was to encapsulate the basic tenets of Francoism ; a law of the Movement , which was to give legal form to the distinction between " the Party " , FET y de las JONS , as a clearly delimited group of political activists , and " the Movement " , which encompassed all those who actively or passively subscribed to the values which inspired Francoism ; and an Organizational Law of the Government , which was to lay down ground-rules for the legislative and executive powers of the government .
11 Equity was not an issue which was given serious consideration .
12 The media law , which was given final approval by the Senate ( upper house of parliament ) on Aug. 5 , regulated advertising time on state and private television and defined the proportions of Italian , European or other films which could be shown .
13 MPs had been pressing for an enquiry following the publication of a damning report on the state of school discipline by the Professional Association of Teachers in 1987 , which was given prominent coverage in the press .
14 The dolphin received further protection in 1975 , when the District Magistrate of Sukkur made trapping or killing of dolphins illegal under a Criminal Procedure Code , which was given extensive publicity by drums , through radio and newspapers , and by placing posters in key locations .
15 Italy was a major donor among European countries and Greece announced that it would make available US$70,000,000 for agricultural development , which was given high priority .
16 Does she agree that haemophiliacs and others who are given contaminated blood transfusions receive them from the national health service ?
17 Numerous studies have found that patients who are given adequate information by doctors , nurses and midwives are both more satisfied with their medical care and more compliant .
18 However , if you are given advance warning , think about the stay and about the meals you will have to provide .
19 Here , there 's a genuine meritocracy ; you 're given real authority to deal with clients and it 's much more rewarding . ’
20 I goes c'mere to your auntie Verena you 're giving wee Evita a showing up .
21 Among the 439 patients who were given para-aortic irradiation , 6 developed secondary gastric carcinoma ( 2.4% 15-year cumulative incidence rate ) , by contrast with no gastric carcinomas in 453 patients not treated with such irradiation .
22 A GROUP of American breast-cancer patients who were given supportive therapy and taught self-hypnosis to deal with pain survived for twice as long as women who received routine cancer care .
23 These dynamic people , including Mary Kelly , Frances Mackenzie , L. du Garde Peach , Leo Baker , Robert Newton and Alfred Willett-Whittacker were not merely enthusiastic practitioners , they were far-sighted educators who were giving high status to amateur theatre .
24 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 .
25 Every choreographer must have a motive if he or she is to give proper thought , impetus and significance to the movements made by the dancers whether : they are telling a story ; describing and/or expressing the thoughts behind a theme ; or interpreting music either by expressing personal feelings about the melody and rhythm or by so framing the dance that it parallels the music and reveals its structure .
26 She is given festive food and small presents by her relatives .
27 A person who is given confidential information and is unaware of its confidential nature ( and has no reason to be aware ) will be able to use the information freely .
28 She was given concentrated treatment over each weekend .
29 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 .
30 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 .
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