Example sentences of "[noun sg] had [been] given a " in BNC.
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| 1 | That town had been given a face-lift . |
| 2 | About half their original sample had been given a second interview four years after the first . |
| 3 | In 1971 this offender had been given a ten-year sentence for attempting to rape a 69-year-old woman . |
| 4 | Then , as they came out onto an open stretch of bitten turf at the foot of the hill where the rabbits were running , as though a signal had been given a universal clamour broke out , a clatter , a din of singing , from the unseen roof-tops of the village behind them , from the beeches on the Down , from the ash trees that stood like singing poles in the hedgerows along the hollow track , from every tree it seemed of the whole vast forest birds were singing and singing and demanding to be heard . |
| 5 | Then the Bank revealed that its governor had been given a 17% salary rise last year . |
| 6 | He said the Solidarity-led government had been given a chance to implement a ‘ total change ’ from Poland 's communist system to a free-market economy . |
| 7 | The bill to ratify the Maastricht Treaty had been given a second reading on May 21 [ see p. 38931 ] but its further consideration had been suspended on June 3 in the light of the negative Danish referendum vote on ratification [ see p. 38942 ] . |
| 8 | A top line interior decorator had been given a free hand when Hugo had bought the triplex two years ago and no expense had been spared — the walls were hung with some of Hugo 's collection of Old Masters , glowing against the background of watered silk , the shelves were lined with leather bound first editions which neither Hugo nor Sally would ever open , much less read , every nook and cranny was filled with treasures and objets d'art displayed on dainty pedestals . |
| 9 | Reagan 's suite had been given a special phone number for the occasion , but the postmistress did n't believe in such nonsense . |
| 10 | In Iraq 's case , the export system had been given a boost with the completion late in 1989 of the IPSA-2 pipeline . |
| 11 | Suzy , an obese 3-year-old girl , was failing to lose weight even though her mother had been given a strict diet . |