Example sentences of "[adv] [be] given [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the current boom in interest in opera , though , this disc enters a very competitive field indeed and so , once again , can only be given a general recommendation . |
| 2 | It could only be given a new lease of life by grounding its themes in a transformed image of a much more efficient , modernised , client-centred public sector , to which Labour has not yet seriously directed itself . |
| 3 | Unmet need was said to exist where there was a care option which had not been given a recent trial and had not been recently refused by the client . |
| 4 | Broadly , the survey confirmed that parents of children with special needs had not been given a real choice of placement , and that they had to fight hard for mainstream provision if this was their choice . |
| 5 | ‘ And I 've not been given a good reason for it . ’ |
| 6 | New Zealand Test star Iro has not been given a new contract by Manly and was offered back to Wigan last week . |
| 7 | He 's not been given a legal decision , he 's passed an opinion , saying oh , this , this woman , was , you know , encouraging the man , and things like that , and that 's what gets people 's backs up , I think . |
| 8 | This fish has not been given a common name and is usually referred to as the ‘ sebae ’ . |
| 9 | He accepts that he can not make a categorical statement about innocence or guilt , but he feels that his constituent has not been given a fair hearing . |
| 10 | Handicapped people were simply those who had not been given the right tool kit . |
| 11 | John Hill 's son says he 's not been given the full facts about what went wrong . |
| 12 | I ALREADY reviewed this back in July but now that it 's finally been given a British release ‘ Perfect Day ’ will , in time , be seen as a perfect moment from MFS 's classic period , alongside excursions from Cosmic Baby , Microglobe and Mind Gear . |
| 13 | Chris had already been given a severe ticking-off when he 'd admitted to the box-office that he 'd lost count of the number of tickets and cheques he 'd stuffed into all his suit pockets . |
| 14 | ‘ You have already been given a full briefing on the facts , ’ said the President . |
| 15 | As to my sign , you 've already been given an important clue . |
| 16 | Alcock was cheered up by a letter from his CO at Mudros telling him the ‘ Your baby has just been given a new suit of clothes and is learning to walk . |
| 17 | Just been given a new exercise book , textbook . |
| 18 | A young teacher ( Class 3 ) has just been given a special award for the ‘ best classroom ’ in Francistown . |
| 19 | They were n't real officers , they had just been given a military rank to sit on the tribunal . ’ |
| 20 | The council 's plan to replace their Saturday shift with a standby system has infuriated the men whose bosses have just been given a big pay rise . |
| 21 | And the unique project has just been given the Royal seal of approval . |
| 22 | If dialogue is being taped in stereo , the signals from the individual speakers should not be given a pronounced left and right stereo bias as this would conflict with the performers ' relative positioning as seen in shot . |
| 23 | Yesterday , the Soviet Union blamed Britain for the cancellation of a visit by a human rights delegation , saying British officials insisted on sending Mr Michael Bourdeaux of Keston College — someone they knew would not be given a Soviet visa . |
| 24 | In other words , his argument might be seen as an attempt to confront the common sense with the disconcerting fact that references to what are assumed to be numerically identical spatio-temporal particulars inhabiting an objective world " out there " can not be given a satisfactory justification , and consequently that one can not claim with certainty that such particulars represent the basic material of which the world is made up . |
| 25 | Here thoughts about Lucy and about gems are active together and can not be given a satisfactory literal translation describing exactly the degree of similarity between Lucy and a gem . |
| 26 | Such is the fluid nature of the Hindu syncretism that the unifying power behind the gods can not be given a single name . |
| 27 | They may define positions that have often been repeated , but they can not be given a timeless quality . |
| 28 | Were it not for the support of sympathetic friends , the residents in our Homes and those who work in our factory could not be given the necessary help and encouragement to overcome their handicap , for we are dependent on voluntary help . |
| 29 | A regulatory body will have to be empowered by law to administer the new rules ; however , since the proposed Directive allows the regulatory authority to delegate its powers to a private body , there is no reason why the Panel in its present form should not be given the necessary authority with the result that changes in day-to-day practice may prove to be minimal . |
| 30 | County cricketers were paid for the summer and only the best were given a reduced wage to see them through the winter . |