Example sentences of "[adv] [been] given [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ALREADY reviewed this back in July but now that it 's finally been given a British release ‘ Perfect Day ’ will , in time , be seen as a perfect moment from MFS 's classic period , alongside excursions from Cosmic Baby , Microglobe and Mind Gear . |
| 2 | Chris had already been given a severe ticking-off when he 'd admitted to the box-office that he 'd lost count of the number of tickets and cheques he 'd stuffed into all his suit pockets . |
| 3 | ‘ You have already been given a full briefing on the facts , ’ said the President . |
| 4 | As to my sign , you 've already been given an important clue . |
| 5 | Alcock was cheered up by a letter from his CO at Mudros telling him the ‘ Your baby has just been given a new suit of clothes and is learning to walk . |
| 6 | Just been given a new exercise book , textbook . |
| 7 | A young teacher ( Class 3 ) has just been given a special award for the ‘ best classroom ’ in Francistown . |
| 8 | They were n't real officers , they had just been given a military rank to sit on the tribunal . ’ |
| 9 | The council 's plan to replace their Saturday shift with a standby system has infuriated the men whose bosses have just been given a big pay rise . |
| 10 | And the unique project has just been given the Royal seal of approval . |
| 11 | To avoid ‘ alienating the Arab members of the Gulf alliance , ’ the paper went on , ‘ no indictments have yet been issued against the prime suspects , and the force of Scottish detectives in charge of the criminal investigation into the bombing has not formally been given the new evidence by other elements of the international inquiry team , which includes the FBI , CIA and German and British intelligence [ authors italics ] . ’ |
| 12 | All these strategic arguments in favour of nuclear power , from the military imperative through national pride to the need for an alternative to fossil fuels , have also been given a powerful institutional base . |
| 13 | The exam league tables have also been given a black mark by teaching unions . |
| 14 | Marxism and Existentialism have exercised the greatest influence upon theology , while in addition the general question of how far theology should permit itself to be influenced by philosophy has also been given a good deal of attention . |
| 15 | The Evening Degree in particular has now been given a substantial boost as a result of the University 's successful bid for UFC funding and this means that from 1992–93 , three Arts departments ( History , Film and Media and Politics ) will offer courses in the evenings . |
| 16 | All the 10-inch high dogs have now been given a decent burial at the village 's Pound Bottom rubbish dump . |
| 17 | It was beyond possibility that he could be recognized as a policeman , yet he had not even been given a coquettish smile . |
| 18 | Wright could have sat , watched , learned and even been given a short burst to discover again what the international arena is all about . |
| 19 | It has good beaches , dramatic scenery and has even been given the royal nod . |
| 20 | Unfortunately , this proposal has been so remodelled that , in reality , the old First Division has simply been given a new name . |
| 21 | The Puritans — who have sometimes been given the useful alternative title ‘ the hotter sort of Protestants ’ and are now increasingly referred to by historians as ‘ the godly ’ — did not necessarily uphold different beliefs from the moderates , but their religious activities generally occupied a far greater proportion of their time and energy . |
| 22 | Cook has incidentally been given a testimonial season by Transvaal for his outstanding services over a long period . |
| 23 | It is true that Beccaria 's classical programme has never been given a full trial ( the image of his public floggings and toiling chain-gangs rather than his denial of capital punishment may help the liberal-minded to feel this less of a loss ) . |
| 24 | I have recently been given an electric propagator and am keen to grow lots of plants from seed . |