Example sentences of "[was/were] give a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But when the young folk of the dale were given a few hours off we certainly made the most of it . |
| 2 | L Detachment was thus judged ready for operations , and to wind down were given a few days ' leave to be spent in Cairo . |
| 3 | This preparatory work was practically complete at the outbreak of war and authority was given a few days before for completion . |
| 4 | Later , along with two other historians who had , like me , secured entry to Oxford or Cambridge , I was given a few science tutorials in my last term at school . |
| 5 | I phoned and the man that I needed to speak to was not there , he 'd been seconded to the Himalayas or something , he was only coming back erm , in the middle of January , I was in , erm , November or whatever it was , I was giving a few days ' grace , and then I was going to call . |