Example sentences of "[pers pn] was given [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was given two year option in the first place , so so |
| 2 | I saved on the knitted things by making all his little woollies myself and I was given six baby vests . |
| 3 | My job as a curate took mornings , afternoons and evenings , six days a week — I was given one day off — so there was no time to get fit by walking . |
| 4 | Here I was given one piece of advice : ‘ For you , the simplest is the best . ’ |
| 5 | The targets I was given last year in my appraisal were n't covered at all this year in my appraisal by the manager , |
| 6 | I was given some advice about you — advice which I took against my better judgement , but it seems that advice was wrong . " |
| 7 | After that , Mr Dance went away and I was given some food . |
| 8 | erm the minor awards or discretionary awards as they became and that 's erm , I was given this job and er that 's how it 's built up really over the years . |
| 9 | I got my just desserts from Dad , which made my Mom cry more than me , but all in all I was given enough love and affection to cushion me against all the hardships that were to come . |
| 10 | After another term , I was given more art , and my class-room became an unofficial art room , much to the distress of the caretaker , who accused me of having the dirtiest class-room in the school ! |
| 11 | I feel I could score more goals in Italy if I was given more freedom . |
| 12 | She was given concentrated treatment over each weekend . |
| 13 | made a Lady , or made I mean she was given that title , or actually I 'm dead against the fact it was her husband who was given the title , erm but to abstract away from that at the moment , somebody who 's been in public service all their lives and who 's devoted much of their life to the cause of the people , I mean I realize that an awful lot of people would think that Margaret Thatcher has n't done that , but let's say that , for the sake of the argument , that at least that 's what she intended for the time being |
| 14 | She was given extended leave from the show by bosses at Grundy , who were already losing the battle to persuade her to stay on as Charlene . |
| 15 | Further results showed that her immunoglobulins were low , particularly IgG with a value of 5.11 g/l , and she was given intravenous immunoglobulin ( Gammimmune-N , 25 g ) to aid her recovery . |
| 16 | Er i and it was given that image by pointing the cameras at at at the flats , and then spieling off the crime figures for the whole subdivision . |
| 17 | It is regrettable that the friend will be hurt if his advice is not followed after it was given due consideration , or at least it is regrettable that he will be hurt to a degree which justifies this reaction . |
| 18 | And it was given new nourishment by a series of Hitler speeches in late 1940 and early 1941 which aimed to strengthen confidence in final victory and create the impression that the decisive strike to end the war — people still presumed that it would be against Britain — would take place in the course of the next twelve months . |
| 19 | The concept of the church as heaven on earth was as old as Byzantium , but it was given new impetus in these confections of the Holy Roman Empire 's last century . |
| 20 | It was a manifesto for change , and although it was given greater publicity by the Tories and the local press than by the Labour Party , it was with this manifesto that Labour increased its majority in Haringey . |
| 21 | Poland had threatened on Sept. 9 to abandon its negotiations with the EC unless it was given extra access for food products . |
| 22 | It was given enough credence in the 1960s , though for a monument to be erected by the Roman ford in Bredcroft meadow recording her chase . |
| 23 | It was given this time under the English title of the music , Children 's Corner , and de Valois insisted on the ballet 's being redesigned . |
| 24 | Apart from the area around Manchester , ill other regions were experiencing a steep decline in membership by 1935 , and anti-semitism now showed itself to be a viable propaganda vehicle in a particular locality ; from then on it was given special prominence . |
| 25 | I have remarked on its dominance in Oxford English , and a generation ago it was given magisterial expression in Northrop Frye 's Anatomy of Criticism , which aspired to a ‘ scientific ’ criticism where there would be no place for evaluation , since it is not nobler to study stars than earthworms . |
| 26 | Local journalist Mike Stairs has been following the story closely , but says it was n't until the mid-'80s that it was given national attention . |
| 27 | He was given two telephone numbers to contact MI5 , 01–222 5471 and 01–637 7319 . |
| 28 | He managed to escape from the car and struggle to nearby houses where he was given first aid . |
| 29 | He was given freezing water to wash with , and was beaten daily by Mr Bumble in front of all the other boys in the hall , as a warning to them . |
| 30 | He was given folic acid by mouth . |