Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [be] give the " in BNC.

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1 Now that Higginbotham has been given the brush off , may I venture to approach you ?
2 GRAEME HICK has been given the all clear for Thursday 's second Test against Australia at Lord 's despite cracking a toe .
3 GRAEME HICK has been given the all clear for Thursday 's second Test against Australia at Lord 's despite cracking a toe .
4 ACTRESS Jane Asher has been given the excellent news that the cakes she designs are to be sold nationwide by Sainsbury 's from next month .
5 Christiani Neilsen and O'Rourke has been given the £60 million contract to build the line 's biggest station at Canary Wharf , creating another 2,000 jobs .
6 Her parents both went out to work , and from a young age Jean had been given the responsibility of looking after the other children .
7 McDermott has been given the all clear after missing last week 's game at Portsmouth because of an eye injury and Childs out for a month faces a late check on an injured groin .
8 Barnes had been given the bird for an earlier kicking failure but he converted that try with such a fine kick that he felt entitled to make an equalising gesture to the crowd .
9 CHANGES to the law on damages in Scotland have been given the Royal Assent after a campaign to help the families of workers dying from asbestos-related diseases .
10 ARSENAL manager George Graham has been given the green light to go on a Christmas spending spree .
11 Secondly , the SIB has been given the power to designate rules and regulations issued by it in relation to conduct of business , financial resources , client money or unsolicited calls , so that they apply to all authorized persons .
12 Middlesbrough whistler Jeff Winter has been given the good news that he has been promoted to the Football League middle for the start of next season a distinction held by only 90 referees in the whole of the country .
13 DAVE McAULEY has been given the go-ahead by a British Boxing Board doctor to resume full training after arm and foot injuries for his IBF flyweight title defence against Dodie Penalosa , of the Philippines , which the IBF insists must take place by 7 December .
14 It was interesting to note that in each of his previous six lives , which ranged from the fifteenth century to the late 1890s , Martin had been given the opportunity to be a ‘ teacher ’ .
15 Mr Lamont has been given the task of piloting the economy out of recession .
16 Mr Finkelstein had been given the contract to paint the interior of the convent .
17 I retraced my steps to the square where Kennedy had been given the Freedom of the City ( an empty honour ) , and explored a network of narrow shopping streets .
18 Mr Heseltine has been given the task of selling the government 's strategy on nuclear weapons .
19 Paul Gascoigne has been given the freedom to roam forward , David Platt will be looking to add to his remarkable haul of 12 goals from his last 14 games , and Paul Ince reckons it 's about time he opened his England scorecard .
20 Graham Gooch has been given the go-ahead to lead England through the entire Ashes series
21 MARK Hateley has been given the all-clear to play for Rangers if the Scottish champions reach the European Cup final .
22 Sadly , Maastricht represents the third occasion in half a century on which Britain has been given the chance to face its European future and , I regret to say , the third occasion in that time on which we have chosen to seek refuge in the past .
23 At MGM Lorna Lewis had been given the keyword ‘ kittenish ’ to help focus her identity — cute , blonde and comic , more down-to-earth than Grace Kelly , less neurotic than Monroe but sexier than Doris Day .
24 Those principles reflect our conviction that Britain has done best when the people of Britain have been given the personal incentive to succeed .
25 Redgrave and Pinsent have been given the option of trying both if they wish .
26 A PEDESTRIANISATION scheme which has angered disabled groups in Darlington has been given the go-ahead .
27 Clarence had been given the honour of Richmond in 1462 ; or , more strictly , had been given the two thirds then in the crown 's possession and the reversion of the remaining third on the death of the dowager duchess of Bedford .
28 Clarence had been given the honour of Richmond in 1462 ; or , more strictly , had been given the two thirds then in the crown 's possession and the reversion of the remaining third on the death of the dowager duchess of Bedford .
29 For instance , Parvin and Sabina had been given the task of measuring each other with bricks .
30 The good news is that Emma has been given the all clear and regular check up appointments at St.Bart 's and Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford will make sure she gets the right care from the experts .
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