Example sentences of "[vb base] be give [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember being given a box of fancy chocolates , the kind of thing I 'd never had before . |
| 2 | The defence is solid … remember we were playing Wimbledon … the last thing they do is give the defence an easy time — I thought they coped well and limited Wimbledon to a few shot from the edge of the box — which beeney coped with admirably . |
| 3 | ‘ When one thinks of the number of miserably displaced children from broken homes who 've been given a sense of purpose by the Pony Club ’ Sukey was saying , then , lowering her voice , ‘ take Perdita Macleod . |
| 4 | They 've been given a fortnight to find £8,000 . |
| 5 | Suppose , for example , you 've been given a problem to work on by one of your teachers . |
| 6 | If you 've been given a voucher because you have a low income , the value of your voucher may be reduced . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been given a transfer . |
| 8 | And er you 've been given a document by the county and you 'll take your own view on that . |
| 9 | You 've been given a reprieve . |
| 10 | Yes I 'm afraid I 've come in as a a last minute substitute and I feel as if in the eighty ninth minute I 've been given a penalty to take that could win the match or |
| 11 | I 've been given a lot of support from fans , especially letters written to me nearer the time . |
| 12 | It 's our members in these industries who 've been given a hammering since privatization and who need as much support as possible to give them the confidence to face further difficult years ahead . |
| 13 | Martin and Koda plan just as ambitious a schedule of costume exhibitions at their new home — three per year — and they say they 've been given a mandate to do that . |
| 14 | 17 You 've been given an award for your services to natural history . |
| 15 | You 've been given an invitation to the most magnificent show in the world . |
| 16 | You 've been given an invitation to fall in love . |
| 17 | Erm we 've been given an allocation er in this er in these alterations of twenty five hectares . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've been given the sack , ’ Leith told her shakily , and , over coffee , gave her a blow-by-blow account . |
| 19 | " I 've been given the brush … |
| 20 | ‘ I 've been given the responsibility of securing the capital , if that 's what you mean . ’ |
| 21 | That does n't last for ever , and it 's not easy to psych yourself up to get another job after you 've been given the push . |
| 22 | Anyway , we 're here for the indefinite future and I 've been given the job of furnishing the hotel . |
| 23 | You 've been given the battery ? |
| 24 | I 've been giving the milkman a blow job , you know , that sort of thing . |
| 25 | I 've been giving the matter a lot of thought . |
| 26 | However , I have been given no allowance under the ‘ premises ’ budget head and would prefer it if we asked the Trustees to allocate the requisite funds from our investments . |
| 27 | The latter group have been given no consideration whatsoever . |
| 28 | ‘ We have been given no indication by Gavin about what he might decide , ’ added McDermott . |
| 29 | Despite writing a pet column for the Daily Telegraph for more than four years , I have been given no information at all about Crufts over the past two years . |
| 30 | ‘ People have been given every chance to make payment in full or to make an arrangement to pay , but it seems as though there is a hard core who do not want to pay . ’ |