Example sentences of "have [adv] [been] given a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You have already been given a full briefing on the facts , ’ said the President . |
| 2 | But if he accepts integrity and knows that some victims of emotional injury have already been given a right to compensation , he will have a reason for deciding in favour of Mrs. McLoughlin nevertheless . |
| 3 | ‘ I have just been given a flower — the second in two weeks ’ , he told readers in the birthday issue column . |
| 4 | The council 's plan to replace their Saturday shift with a standby system has infuriated the men whose bosses have just been given a big pay rise . |
| 5 | Since the study by Vawter ( 1972 ) , the old problems of inspiration and inerrancy have largely been given a rest by Catholic theologians ; perhaps for sheer weariness and relief , but perhaps also because from the late 1960s many of them were theologizing in exciting new university contexts and learning the arcane language of philosophical hermeneutics . |
| 6 | All these strategic arguments in favour of nuclear power , from the military imperative through national pride to the need for an alternative to fossil fuels , have also been given a powerful institutional base . |
| 7 | The figures have also been given a boost by much lower interest charges as a result of strong cash flow . |
| 8 | The exam league tables have also been given a black mark by teaching unions . |
| 9 | All the 10-inch high dogs have now been given a decent burial at the village 's Pound Bottom rubbish dump . |
| 10 | Where is Q P9 ? papers rustling This one I think we should give a little thought , because this is the one I think where oh yes this is going to get complicated because I have now been given a quiff and a few suggestion forms about it |
| 11 | Q I have recently been given a fish tank which is 24″ × 12″ × 18″ . |
| 12 | The school librarians who have acquired microcomputers have either produced reports on particular projects and gained part-time access to a microcomputer for that project , but have subsequently been given a microcomputer permanently in the library or , as in the case of St Modan 's High School ( see Examples ) have produced reports on the acquisition of a microcomputer for a range of purposes . |