Example sentences of "have [be] give [art] new " in BNC.

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1 Right across Britain they have been given a new lease of life .
2 The gymnasium , swimming pool and even classrooms have been given a new lease of life as part of a timeshare development — such facilities having been a positive attraction to buyers .
3 St Petersburg 's palaces have been given a new chance .
4 I HAVE been given a new camera but have lost the instructions .
5 What has tended to happen historically , with earlier attempts to provide alternatives to custody , is that instead of moving offenders currently receiving a sentence of imprisonment down-tariff , in this case to some form of punishment in the community , down-tariff offenders — those who formerly were dealt with by a fine or conditional discharge — have been given the new sentence .
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