Example sentences of "i [was/were] given [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was given two year option in the first place , so so |
| 2 | My charge was supplying cocaine and I was given two years for that and one year each concurrent for possession of small amounts of cannabis , cannabis resin , amphetamines and LSD . |
| 3 | I saved on the knitted things by making all his little woollies myself and I was given six baby vests . |
| 4 | My job as a curate took mornings , afternoons and evenings , six days a week — I was given one day off — so there was no time to get fit by walking . |
| 5 | Here I was given one piece of advice : ‘ For you , the simplest is the best . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Not in the conventional sense , but I was given moral codes of conduct to follow . ’ |
| 7 | We knew the Germans were still sentimental about Christmas , and I was given several days leave . |
| 8 | I had an alarming reading for an Agatha Christie film where I was given several sheets of script to sight read without any logical link up in the scenes being read and no-one to read with , except an office assistant who could n't read dialogue . |
| 9 | The targets I was given last year in my appraisal were n't covered at all this year in my appraisal by the manager , |
| 10 | I was given some advice about you — advice which I took against my better judgement , but it seems that advice was wrong . " |
| 11 | After that , Mr Dance went away and I was given some food . |
| 12 | I was given anti- depressants , that did n't help and it was n't until four years later when they actually admitted me to hospital and then an ulcer and the depression disappeared once it had been diagnosed . |
| 13 | erm the minor awards or discretionary awards as they became and that 's erm , I was given this job and er that 's how it 's built up really over the years . |
| 14 | I got my just desserts from Dad , which made my Mom cry more than me , but all in all I was given enough love and affection to cushion me against all the hardships that were to come . |
| 15 | After another term , I was given more art , and my class-room became an unofficial art room , much to the distress of the caretaker , who accused me of having the dirtiest class-room in the school ! |
| 16 | I feel I could score more goals in Italy if I was given more freedom . |