Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] be give a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Martin needed a bit of time to settle down and should have been given a couple of throws in his usual position in the middle before going to the front and staying there . |
| 2 | He should have been given a medal for trying to catch a car vandal . |
| 3 | I BELIEVE Dr Cox should have been given a long jail sentence . |
| 4 | Thompson was backed by former hard-man Liverpool colleague Tommy Smith , who said Thompson should have been given a medal for what he did at Anfield , not the sack . |
| 5 | I do n't think she should have been given a custodial sentence , but a community service to make her think about what she 's done . |
| 6 | BATTLE of the Atlantic veteran and Garston MP Eddie Loyden should have been given a greater role in the recent commemorations . |
| 7 | and she said well we 've got , for instance , one of my favourite patience is the girl of er , I think she 's nineteen , and er , she 's in their because her father had raped her since she was about eight , when she was sixteen she killed him , well I said well I think she should have been given a medal . |
| 8 | She must have been given a lift home from school with someone 's dad , because there were two other girls in the car in green uniforms . |
| 9 | ‘ You 'll have been given a directive from D21 ? ’ |
| 10 | If somehow she could have been given a meagre share in their relationship , if one or the other had treated her as a confidante , it might have been more bearable . |
| 11 | He could have been giving a traffic broadcast . |
| 12 | In a letter to Minnie , who seemed the natural recipient of the account she wished to give , she described how — when first she was taken ill Minnie , which I expect you have heard of from Miss Arabel , who I dare say was given a terrible fright as were we all , many despaired of her life but I did not and I am pleased to say my faith was justified . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | This is probably why Blakemore would have been given a licence had one been needed under previous legislation . |
| 15 | Once a year you would have been given a Sunday off to visit your own family ; this became known as Mothering Sunday . |
| 16 | I knew , of course , that one or other of the suore kept a constant eye on how we behaved , and I knew too that had they noticed anything ‘ unusual ’ I would have been given a severe talking-to and told not to come back . |
| 17 | If I 'd known that I would have been given a long lecture at the end of the day , well … ’ |
| 18 | You will have been given a time at which to expect clearance to leave the hold — this could be either EAT or OCT . |
| 19 | All they can do is give a ‘ true and fair view ’ . |
| 20 | British manufacturing is taking a blow and all that the Minister can do is to give a monosyllabic , negative answer without any explanation . |