Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] give [art] [num] " in BNC.

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1 The marquis was given a 12 month conditional discharge .
2 Once that confidence had been achieved , it was felt that the school would benefit if every pupil were given a three grade assessment ( acceptable , unacceptable , exceptional ) .
3 Cooper 's method was to give the three groups an inventory of questions dealing with obsessional traits and symptoms ; his results showed that the mean symptom score of the houseproud women fell between those of the normal women and the group of obsessional patients .
4 The man was given a 2 year probation order on condition he attends a clinic .
5 Amongst all the negative characteristics that Piggy was given the four which were stressed the most were his asthma , glasses , physical appearance and most of all the loss of his parents .
6 But of course if salaries go up evenly throughout a forty year lifespan and the Chairman is given a forty year lifespan which is quite or pension lifespan which is quite a suitable one , if salaries go up and someone leaves their company every ten years , then the first three departures are obviously going to be at much lower salary levels and it 's not going to be satisfactory the first three departures are just index linked to inflation , there is the problem of how does one index link them towards the final salary .
7 The award is given every two years and it is generally a requirement that the discovered drug is in therapeutic use .
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