Example sentences of "and have [been] given a " in BNC.

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1 Although relatively creaky as an operating system , the DOS installed base is vast — maybe over 100 million — and has been given a new lease of life by the runaway success of Windows .
2 The South as an image lives on , and has been given a new elixir with the appointment of Julius Nyerere as the head of the South Commission .
3 If an offender , even a very young offender , has been given the benefit and assistance of probation and has been given a community service order , what is the court to do when he comes back again and again and again ?
4 Clayton had visited Australia in 1988 and had been given a firm job offer by the Sydney Morning Herald .
5 Ruth had decided to say she 'd been unwell , and had been given a few days off to recover her strength .
6 Yes , Jack had certainly cracked in the pro-am , and had been given a sharp reprimand by the tournament director , Oliver Moreton , no doubt much to the latter 's enjoyment .
7 He had been to Martin Finkelstein 's bar mitzvah and had been given a small white hat , which was still on his mantelpiece at home .
8 Now I mean I am interested in this problem , and I have been involved in situations where teachers have sought help in trying to change their teaching style in the classroom , but in all these cases this help the initiative has been very much from the teachers themselves and they 've wanted to do it , they 've wanted to experiment with it and have been given a lot of support and help with it .
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