Example sentences of "have been given [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A WARNING has been given that some council buildings in Clwyd may have to close if maintenance is not carried out . |
| 2 | Although most of us can recognize without difficulty the importance that the emotions play in our lives , the subject has been given little systematic attention by the disciplines most concerned with furthering understanding of human behaviour . |
| 3 | ‘ Similar offences in the past have received a fortnight 's suspension , but because of the player 's disciplinary record he has been given this long ban , ’ said the committee chairman David Johnson . |
| 4 | If you are going to show candidates around then make sure there is someone to do it and that anyone whose work/routine might be affected has been given some advance warning . |
| 5 | The National Front leader , Jean-Marie Le Pen , has been given some ironic advice from members of his own party in the Riviera capital Nice . |
| 6 | I understand this has been given some serious consideration , but it has been decided not to proceed at present . |
| 7 | ‘ Each two-person team has been given several overseas markets and told to get back as many packages as possible . |
| 8 | In the converse disorder , which unfortunately has been given several different names ( surface dysgraphia , phonological spelling , and lexical agraphia ) , the spelling to dictation of non-words is good , but words are commonly misspelled , and the misspellings are usually phonologically correct — e.g. ‘ search ’ — surch , ‘ spade ’ — spaid and ‘ come ’ — cumme . |
| 9 | Mr Burke said it was Mrs Busuttil 's case that she should not have been given such high doses of the drug to induce labour . |
| 10 | If the Council 's Temporary Press Officer , who had been appointed solely to deal with the alleged child abuse controversy , had been given such confidential information , she said , they wanted to know who had given it to him . |
| 11 | He admired his father-in-law 's farming ability and had been given some worthwhile advice whenever they had met . |
| 12 | The CO had been given another obvious cue . |
| 13 | One of the foremost exponents of Hawaiian slack key guitar was the superb musician and singer Gabby Pahinui , and Gabby is the reason we 've been given this rare and welcome opportunity to speak to Ry Cooder . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've been given this beautiful little picture as well , ’ I said , and I smiled up at him . |
| 15 | What kind of people d' you think I the first year psychology students they 've been given some sexual orientation ? |
| 16 | Here their superiors criticise them for failing after they have been given such brilliant training . |
| 17 | In parts we have been given that modern definition . |
| 18 | One or two tribes have been given much more time on the radio than others . |
| 19 | They say it is too soon to say if either will produce any results , but Chief Inspector Steve Cross of Cheshire 's Serious Crime Squad confirmed : ‘ We have been given some new names which we are following up at the moment . |