Example sentences of "[vb base] given a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | middle-age crisis and so on and so forth although you know given a certain number of intelligent people they could no doubt build an enormous |
| 2 | Charlie says : ‘ I think it must be very difficult every day to give so much of yourself to so many people — and not feel in a way that , since you 've given a great deal , therefore you deserve love and warmth when you go home . ’ |
| 3 | I 've given a whole chapter to my constituency . |
| 4 | Erm , so I 'm hoping that that will work , it 's it 's down in the diary for him to do that , and and I 've given a little note about what the Adult School is all about . |
| 5 | I have given a great deal of thought as to how much I should actually tell you about this period and what just to leave to your imagination . |
| 6 | ‘ We played the leading role in bringing Zimbabwe to independence and have given a great deal of help to Zimbabwe since independence , ’ she said . |
| 7 | The Government for their part have given a firm commitment to implement the recommendations of the review body unless there are clear and compelling reasons to do otherwise . |
| 8 | Glamorgan have given a six-week trial to former Kent allrounder Mark Dobson , 24 . |
| 9 | SCHOOL governors have given a cautious welcome to news that the go-ahead has been given to expand Darlington 's overcrowded Catholic schools . |
| 10 | Wordsworth concludes The Prelude with tributes to his sister Dorothy , and to S. T. Coleridge , both of whom , in their different ways , helped him to resolve the personal crisis into which the events of the 1790s had led him , and I have given a short biography of each . |
| 11 | In chapter 3 I shall discuss more fully the question of how far these demographic structures do affect the nature of family obligations , at any given point in historical time , considering in particular how far demographic factors in the late twentieth century have given a particular shape to kin groups . |
| 12 | Otherwise , they may find that they have given a huge advantage to their competitors , without benefiting sufficiently from the opportunities that have been made available to them . |
| 13 | Here we have given a Penitential Service and a Prayer Service with a suggested format for each . |
| 14 | In so doing , they have given a false picture of Jesus ’ own intention in the use of parables . |
| 15 | Complaints sent from Malaysian businessmen to government officials have given an unprecedented insight into the extent of illegal rainforest logging in country . |
| 16 | CUSTOMERS at Child & Co have given an enthusiastic welcome to a newly opened museum room at the branch . |
| 17 | I join those who have given an enthusiastic welcome to the Queen 's Speech and to the measures within it . |
| 18 | National Trust members and the general public have given an enthusiastic reception to the National Trust Visa card and savings account scheme launched with Midland Bank in April . |