Example sentences of "given a brief " in BNC.
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| 1 | They should be given a brief personal experience of the nature of prison life . |
| 2 | Director No. 62668 ‘ Jutland ’ enters Victoria with a local train from Nottingham probably around the time these engines were given a brief return to service from storage at Staveley in 1961 . |
| 3 | Having given a brief overview of the social incidence , or the pattern of recorded crime , we will turn now to some of the problems involved in the use of criminal statistics . |
| 4 | Or maybe , the soul that has striven to rise above human weakness is given a brief , or longer , sojourn in some higher , astral sphere — until the effects of such aspirations are outweighed by the desires of the mind for more life experience in this denser , physical world . |
| 5 | There is a diverse range of talents based at the Selborne farm — from confectioners to builders — and the NFU vice-chairman was given a brief tour before having to rush off to his next appointment . |
| 6 | JURORS to be given a brief outline of the case in writing beforehand . |
| 7 | Driving on , he told Paula that Harry Butler was on the way , that he 'd given a brief description of Evelyn so Butler would recognize her , plus her address . |
| 8 | This is for the moment on show at the Museum of English Naive Art in Bath , and will be given a brief airing in London from 18 to 24 November at the Olympia Fine Art and Antiques Fair . |
| 9 | After an hour or so they are given a brief rest by switching the lights off and then they are tested by being given a choice between attempting to follow the light on which they had been imprinted ( say the red ) and another , unfamiliar light , say the yellow . |