Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] given the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of their brevity , Japanese 36 CREATIVE WRITING students of poetry and religion are given the task of reading and writing haiku . |
| 2 | Shareholders as the electorate are given the power to elect and dismiss their leaders , the directors . |
| 3 | By sticking to the rules of keeping rhythm , balance and impulsions and allowing the fences to come to you , the horse is given the chance to jump athletically and can alter his stride if necessary . |
| 4 | The deal was given the go-ahead by the Department of Trade and Industry in spite of protests to the European Commission and the Office of Fair Trading by BA 's competitors . |
| 5 | However , the Supreme Soviet was to decide the strength and composition of armed forces and Interior Ministry troops , while the President was given the right to take decisions on the use of Interior Ministry troops in emergency situations . |
| 6 | The turning point came in 1972 when Ken Mentle dug deep into his pocket and bought a deluxe Portakabin for directors and players , and the Supporters ' Club was given the drain end as its new home . |
| 7 | The city tecnol technological college was given the right , has given the right of education , a quality of education undreamed of by a n by the people who live in the inner cities of , particularly the Asian population of opposed by the Labour Party , a Labour Party committed to scrapping and closing the C T C's and if they ca n't get |
| 8 | Valuable time was lost , the troops opposed to us were able to recover from the disorganization produced by our first attack , and the enemy was given the opportunity to bring up reinforcements . ’ |
| 9 | Students who show evidence of sufficient merit may on completion of the course and at the discretion of the Course Committee be given the opportunity of transferring to the second year of an appropriate degree programme within the Faculty . |
| 10 | When she set sail for her homeland in 1952 Eva and another Australian girl were given the job of looking after twelve children from the Fairbridge Society on the voyage . |
| 11 | The more important members of the household were given the crisp , tasty top halves — earning themselves the name ‘ upper crust ’ . |
| 12 | I am not talking about hunting being given the name of culling , I am talking about situations where culling does really look to be the only way to save the vegetation . |
| 13 | But once he reached Stowey the Coleridges greeted him warmly at Lime Street , where the cottage had gained another new resident only a week before : on 14 May , Sara had been ‘ safely delivered of a fine boy ’ , the child being given the name Berkeley in honour of the philosopher , for whom Coleridge was developing a great admiration . |
| 14 | How does the Prime Minister think that the Government can respond to the Mayor 's request that Bexley council be given the power to close that fascist headquarters before more lives are lost ? |
| 15 | The only significance is that the child is given the name Jesus , which means ‘ God is salvation ’ . |
| 16 | The most effective lessons are those where the child is given the opportunity , either as an individual or as a member of a small group , to explore and to create something original . |
| 17 | And the club committee was given the go-ahead to seek legal advice in their bid to remain at the ground for at least six months under a protected tenancy . |
| 18 | The newborn boy was given the name of Philip . |
| 19 | A slightly older child was given the task of colouring in a picture for part of her correspondence lessons . |
| 20 | A stay at Broniwan in the heart of Wales can be an educational experience ; guests staying at this small Victorian stone farmhouse are given the opportunity to feed the calves , milk the cows , make friends with the donkey and tend the hens . |
| 21 | As part of the Pest Control High Flyers campaign , winners of quarter three 's incentive were given the chance to fly . |
| 22 | The people who moved into the community were given the choice . |
| 23 | The Albanian minority in Macedonia ( approximately 21 per cent of the population ) held demonstrations in early April in the capital Skopje and in the north-west , demanding that the Albanian population be given the status of a constituent nation as a precondition for international recognition of Macedonia . |
| 24 | These experiments generally show that there is discrimination against black people in the sense that the black actor is not given the job , or is told that it is filled , while the similarly qualified white actor is given the job . |
| 25 | If the plan gets the go-ahead it will be submitted to the Department for Education and if approval is given the school could begin soon after that decision . |
| 26 | For example , whenever fuller explanations are needed , and to avoid over-simplification , there are longer , four-page units ( see below ) which ensure each point is given the attention it needs . |
| 27 | In May 1990 , the small Christian population was given the right to worship openly . |
| 28 | Separate meetings were also held at Douglas Reyburn in Kilmarnock and at Lyles in Cumbernauld so that everyone in the group was given the opportunity of attending . |
| 29 | For each proposal a group was given the task assembling all the arguments in favour of the development , while another , the reasons against . |
| 30 | The group was given the go-ahead and began looking at all options . |