Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] given a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Ministero dei Beni culturali has given a firm ‘ no ’ to the latest plans from the office of architect Renzo Piano , co-designer of the Pompidou Centre in Paris , for the restoration of the Palladian Basilica complex in Vicenza . |
| 2 | It quoted him as saying that " if the Iraqis had given a positive response to our call sooner , the situation would be different now " , but also as adding that it had become " evident " that " the USA and its allies are pursuing wider aims than Iraq 's withdrawal from Kuwait " . |
| 3 | Complaints sent from Malaysian businessmen to government officials have given an unprecedented insight into the extent of illegal rainforest logging in country . |
| 4 | Yes , those ladies had given a useful fillip to his prestige . |
| 5 | SCHOOL governors have given a cautious welcome to news that the go-ahead has been given to expand Darlington 's overcrowded Catholic schools . |
| 6 | The public outcry against young offenders has given a bumpy ride to the seven-month-old Criminal Justice Act . |
| 7 | FOYLE Meats has given a big boost to the National Sheep Association , which holds its multi-breed ram sale at Antrim on September 21 . |
| 8 | Celebrities have given a big welcome back to a theatre that 's reopened after a two hundred thousand pound pound refit . |