Example sentences of "[be] given a [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Many colleges organize an " electives fair " at which students are given a broad general introduction to subjects on offer during that session . |
| 2 | ‘ All of them are given a warm Irish welcome to make them feel at home . ’ |
| 3 | They too are given a special smelly identity , for their owners have scent glands in the soles of their feet . |
| 4 | Oak has been given a rich honey-toned stain for a kitchen with a cosy farmhouse feel . |
| 5 | Haroun had been given a small separate room at the end of the hut , as befitted a VIP . |
| 6 | He had been to Martin Finkelstein 's bar mitzvah and had been given a small white hat , which was still on his mantelpiece at home . |
| 7 | All these strategic arguments in favour of nuclear power , from the military imperative through national pride to the need for an alternative to fossil fuels , have also been given a powerful institutional base . |
| 8 | ‘ If Debbie had lost a leg she would have been given a customised artificial limb and provided with physiotherapy at the hospital and at home , ’ says Mrs Finni . |
| 9 | A CLEAN sweep at the Treasury , where Norman Lamont has been given a whole new team of ministers . |
| 10 | To the Ryans and their like , Anthony had been given a magnificent send-off . |
| 11 | She had been given a plain black dress with a crisp white apron and a mob-cap . |
| 12 | The standard glow switch , as it is known , has been given a paradoxical new life by the recent arrival of energy-saving lamps . |
| 13 | It has been given a signed framed photograph of Gary Lineker and a football signed by all the Tottenham Hotspur players . |
| 14 | A few days ago , some hooligan or other walked into our bedroom , mine and Jane 's — and lifted " Suddenly , as the thought struck him , he jerked back in his chair , as if he had been given a minor electric shock , and stared at Alice , his jaw literally dropping . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Professor Williams argues that the phrase ‘ without consent ’ should be given a narrow legal interpretation . |
| 18 | The movies had become a story-telling medium , and , as had been the case with earlier fictional forms such as the melodrama and the ‘ dime novel ’ , the stories would necessarily have to be given a recognizable social setting . |
| 19 | Before the concrete sets , the surface can be given a final smooth in a number of ways . |
| 20 | Secondly , along with the development of the training and enterprise councils , Britain 's sectors should be given a key strategic role . |
| 21 | These may be included in the same genus — Tyrannosaurus — but will be given a different specific name . |
| 22 | Most people , I find , are always extremely pleased to be given a plain beautifully-knitted sweater , carefully finished in a quality yarn and in their favourite colour . |
| 23 | She should be given a generous financial settlement — on condition that she does not sell her memoirs of life among the royals . |
| 24 | They should be given a brief personal experience of the nature of prison life . |
| 25 | Our winners will be given a FREE Tropical USA Rent-A-Car so you can drive cross the Golden Gate Bridge on your explorations . |
| 26 | Each driver would be given a free monthly allowance , which a meter would debit electronically every time a driver entered or left a freeway . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | In a truly decentralised system , subsidiary organisations could reasonably be given a few well-defined priorities to which assessments of corporate and individual performance would be related . |
| 29 | This aborted attempt at developing an integrated approach illustrates that most statutory and local authorities in Wales recognise the need for , and benefits of , a coastal strategy for Wales , but that various key players ( especially the development agencies ) are unwilling to integrate their statutory objectives with those of others in the interests of achieving sustainable development , without being given a clear ministerial direction that they are required to do so . |
| 30 | In addition , it should be observed that although the Act of 1988 entered into force on 1 December 1988 , the validity of registrations effected under the former system was extended by section 13 until 31 March 1989 , and hence owners and operators who might not have fulfilled that requirement in the past were given a reasonable transitional period in which to comply therewith . |