Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] been given this " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 've been given this beautiful little picture as well , ’ I said , and I smiled up at him . |
2 | ‘ This is the reason they were first given and I would like to think that I have been given this award because of that . |
3 | One of the foremost exponents of Hawaiian slack key guitar was the superb musician and singer Gabby Pahinui , and Gabby is the reason we 've been given this rare and welcome opportunity to speak to Ry Cooder . |
4 | ‘ Similar offences in the past have received a fortnight 's suspension , but because of the player 's disciplinary record he has been given this long ban , ’ said the committee chairman David Johnson . |
5 | But he knew that he was right and , much more , he felt that he was good , that he had been given this chance to act well , that he must take it and to take it would get him off on a new and better path ; while to succumb would be the broad and easy road to hell . |