Example sentences of "he [modal v] [be] give [art] " in BNC.

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1 If the patient 's foot tends to twist as he stands on it , he may be given a special ankle support to help hold it comfortably in position .
2 He may be given a seat on the tribal council , a position of power and prestige .
3 In the 1965 Stormont general election Claude Wilton of the Ulster Liberal Party had polled 47 per cent , and some members of the NILP thought that he should be given a clear run in the 1968 by-election , in the hope of defeating the Unionist candidate .
4 ‘ If Wright is guilty of hitting Howells like Davis hit me , then he should be given a nine-match ban , ’ he said .
5 In 1790 , when the county of Cromarty was being contested , one of the freeholders serving in the army demanded , as the price of his support for the candidate favoured by Henry Dundas , that he should be given a company in a regiment stationed in Britain .
6 This may in certain cases require not only that the applicant be informed of the evidence , but that he should be given a sufficient opportunity to deal with it .
7 He may , however , begin to think that , being judged capable of running his own show , he should be given a department of his own .
8 If the matter is to be discussed with the miscreant partner at all he should be given a genuine opportunity to put his case to all the other partners .
9 If someone is to be tried for matters as serious as those for which Mr. Beck was tried and to receive the condign punishment that Mr. Beck received , it is essential that he should have a fair trial and that he should be given every opportunity to deploy his defence .
10 He is not committed , by his education , to rejecting or despising the community in which he was brought up ; but he should be given the means in some sense to detach himself from it .
11 But Eubank is keen to make Eubank v Benn II a reality next summer and insisted last night : ‘ Never mind that , Nigel deserves his million and he should be given the chance to redeem himself against me . ’
12 He should be given the opportunity on reasonable notice to inspect the same .
13 He must know what evidence has been given and what statements have been made affecting him , and then he must be given a fair opportunity to correct or contradict them . "
14 Then , realising that sooner or later he must be given a reason for her presence , she repeated the one she had given Stella .
15 On the lighter side of his subject , he 's made a study of gambling habits from a statistical view point , and during the Open Day he 'll be giving a lecture entitled ‘ Horse and Football Pools — Why you should Expect to Lose ’ .
16 Graham Taylor is hoping that Santa wo n't give away any goals to England 's World Cup opponents — or he might be given the sack .
17 She was tall and had a slender enough waist for him to have spanned it with his hands , and he was amazed at how strongly he wished he could be given the chance .
18 Officers failed to tell Simon Kinnersley , 42 , that he would be given a sterile mouthpiece which had been sealed to blow into .
19 In the resultant Postlethwait audio-tutorial laboratory , open from around 7.00 a.m. to 11.30 pm. , the student could come at a time of his own choosing ; at the entrance he would receive a descriptive hand-out explaining what books , notes , equipment would be necessary to bring along ; once inside he would be given a botanical specimen and would enter a pleasant area equipped with a multiplicity of booths or carrels .
20 He was n't sure that he would be given a chance to hold on to his wife .
21 You talk about getting work you talk about getting work and all that sort of thing erm we 've offered John , at one point , that if he did a bit of clearing up in the churchyard erm that he would be given a small amount of money .
22 The resignation of do Nascimento led to speculation that he would be given the key role of director-general of the national electoral commission , as the government came under increasing pressure from the USA , Russia and Portugal to hasten election preparations .
23 At the time a person is charged he shall be given a written notice showing particulars of the offence with which he is charged and including the name of the officer in the case ( in terrorist cases , the officer 's warrant number instead ) , his police station and the reference number for the case .
24 These include procedures designed to ensure that : ( 1 ) no alleged contemnor shall be in any doubt as to the charges which are made against him ; ( 2 ) he shall be given a proper opportunity of showing cause why he should not be held in contempt of court ; ( 3 ) if an order of committal is made , the accused ( a ) knows precisely in what respects he has been found to have offended and ( b ) is given a written record of those findings and of the sentence passed upon him .
25 If he explains to the court why the debt has n't been paid , you and he will be given a date for the case to be heard .
26 If there has been a mistake , he will be given a rebate .
27 ‘ Oh , he will be given a burial . ’
28 The hon. Gentleman need not think that there is any military support for the idea that in the past the Navy has argued for a three-boat solution , and he will be given a very rough time by the Navy if he makes such a suggestion .
29 He will be given the task of hunting down and destroying external enemies who are posing a threat to the Gold Dragon Hung .
30 But on Thursday he will be given the chance to resurrect an international career which looked dead and buried , and urged to start knocking over Australian wickets in more orthodox fashion !
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