Example sentences of "[be] given [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.

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1 At VAG and Associated British Ports , employees are given two days ' special leave at the time of the move .
2 Strathaven-based Yuill and Dodds , which was due to have its licence suspended for seven days from midnight on Sunday , has been given 49 days ' grace to decide whether to appeal against the decision .
3 And , and then er at that particular time you know and er then unemployment you , I you had to see each firm was issued with the and the firms had to agree that you had to sign a contract of employment so that er if you were leaving or he was paying you off , you had to be given two weeks ' notice either way before they pay you off .
4 ‘ I can not see how they are going to pay all of us from membership dues , ’ an embittered party bureaucrat said at headquarters , adding that most of them would have to be given six months ' notice .
5 If the individual kept on offending , he would simply be given six months ' custodial sentence for each offence — not to run concurrently , but consecutively .
6 In any other case a date must be fixed for hearing and the parties and the guardian ad litem must be given seven days ' notice .
7 It follows that , except in a case where either the common law or statute allows instant dismissal ( e.g. , for gross misconduct ) , a lecturer can only be dismissed for good cause after being given three months ' notice ( though the lecturer can terminate the agreement on three months ' notice without any reason being assigned ) .
8 140 out of 170 employees eventually accepted and , after being interviewed , 30 were given 12 weeks ' notice to terminate their contracts .
9 The Central Electoral Commission criticized television coverage of this and other Civic Forum and PAV rallies , and ordered that all other parties be given 10 minutes ' extra air time to compensate .
10 He asked that she be given six months ' grace at Althorp so she could adapt to life without him .
11 There is a statutory requirement that the offender be given seven days ' written notice setting out the conditions of eligibility for deportation , and the exceptions ; additionally the Court has indicated in a number of cases that the sentencer should invite counsel to address the court with specific reference to the question of deportation , and give reasons where a recommendation is made .
12 He was given six months ' hard labour after he refused on principle to pay the fine .
13 The singer , who was not in court , was given two years ' probation and ordered to donate £30,000 to five local community projects by St Louis County Circuit Judge Ellis Gregory .
14 Pleading guilty to arson , he was given two years ' probation .
15 She was given 18 months ' probation .
16 Cowen , of Holloway , north London , was given three years ' probation .
17 She was given three years ' supervision and a five-year driving ban .
18 Ann-Marie was given three years ' supervision and and banned from driving for five years .
19 On 30 June 1988 Mr. Page was given three months ' notice terminating his appointment on the grounds of redundancy .
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