Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [been] given a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been given a beautiful abutilon plant , and I wonder if you could advise me on how to look after it . |
| 2 | Finally I have been given a gearbox with the number 26107266 on top , 22 stamped on the right between gearbox and transfer box and Marshall 219467 on the side of the transfer box . |
| 3 | Q I have been given a poinsettia as an early Christmas present which I am determined to keep healthy . |
| 4 | I am disabled with arthritis and I have been given a Singer KE2400 , the green one . |
| 5 | ‘ February 10 — I have been given a dog — a mongrel pup called ‘ Lady ’ , and I have bought a wizard little pony and trap for £70 — a trim grey called ‘ Lucky ’ . |
| 6 | I have arrived , I have been given a number by the Church of Scotland |
| 7 | I have been given a large quantity of fabric and I would like to know if it would be suitable for painting in oils or acrylic . |
| 8 | Members of Schedule I have been given a choice of remaining in that Schedule with an NRA of 60 , or of opting for the new , improved , Schedule II . |
| 9 | I HAVE been given a new camera but have lost the instructions . |
| 10 | As a book reviewer of some 25 years experience I am not , and never will be , of the school that thinks that because you have been given a free book , you should give a good review . |
| 11 | a senior consultant in Consultancy Services , Risley , said although feelings generally were a bit mixed , ‘ I feel that we have been given a clearer picture of where AEA is heading although I expect to see a lot more changes before things settle down . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ We have been given a mandate by our supporters not to pay the rent and with Mr Butters refusing to reduce it further , the situation is still deadlocked , ’ committee spokesman John Daley said yesterday . |
| 13 | Now they have been given a fresh lease of life , inviting the ( wrong ) conclusion that the need for a further shake-out is past . |
| 14 | Complacency about recession could destroy the Tories yet : they have been given a sharp warning by the electorate and they disregard it at their peril . |
| 15 | Right across Britain they have been given a new lease of life . |
| 16 | In the author 's constituency , for example , there is a company whose main competitor in Germany has been given switchgear free of charge by the local electricity board , and they have been given a twenty-year loan at no interest for generating plant . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , despite the necessity to protect children from being misled by the stories of ‘ heaven ’ and miracles , it should be made quite clear to them that most of the stories of good works attributed to the people involved are most likely to be true , and as these people are believed to have done much more good than most , they have been given a place in the windows of the churches and in paintings and elsewhere . |
| 18 | And they have been given a plastic card to carry itemising the major banned drugs . |
| 19 | The former ought to be more prominently displayed , the article says , so that patients are n't confused about whether they have been given a different type of medicine when collecting subsequent prescriptions . |
| 20 | For many women , it 's the first time they have been given a responsibility of this kind . |
| 21 | They have been given a confidence and liveliness through the influence of a common interpretation of Quantum Theory . |