Example sentences of "they have [been] given [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sources said that they have been given six weeks to finish their assignments and another four weeks ' severance pay . |
| 2 | Sources said they have been given six weeks to finish their assignments and another four weeks severance . |
| 3 | South Yorkshire police have asked for 17 posts for the coming year ; they have been given 16 . |
| 4 | The recent Toyne Report ‘ Environmental Responsibility , An Agenda for Further and Higher Education ’ , commissioned by the DoE and the Welsh Office states , ‘ Everybody has some scope for doing his or her job in a more environmentally responsible way , and needs to understand the importance of this … but may well need more than this , either because they have been given specific responsibilities within their organisation , or simply because their organisation 's environmental impact is heavily dependent on the way they carry out their day-to-day tasks , and on the decisions which they have to take . ’ |
| 5 | They are the seeds produced by the fern-like plants such as Mariopteris , but because they are difficult to link with their foliage they have been given separate names . |
| 6 | Here their superiors criticise them for failing after they have been given such brilliant training . |