Example sentences of "has [adv] [be] give a " in BNC.

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1 New Zealand Test star Iro has not been given a new contract by Manly and was offered back to Wigan last week .
2 This fish has not been given a common name and is usually referred to as the ‘ sebae ’ .
3 He accepts that he can not make a categorical statement about innocence or guilt , but he feels that his constituent has not been given a fair hearing .
4 ‘ I am particularly sad that my mother has not been given an opportunity even to purchase his Military Cross , ’ said Maxwell , who is now a job consultant after being made Britain 's biggest bankrupt , with £400 million debts .
5 I drove into the mouth of a carnivorous wave with the reckless abandon of a man who has just been given a week to live .
6 A young teacher ( Class 3 ) has just been given a special award for the ‘ best classroom ’ in Francistown .
7 The living room , originally furnished in rusty browns , has just been given a brighter look with soft peach paper and multi-striped curtains by Designers Guild .
8 Alcock was cheered up by a letter from his CO at Mudros telling him the ‘ Your baby has just been given a new suit of clothes and is learning to walk .
9 Welcome back : In a few minutes we 'll be visiting the Victorian mansion that is n't finished yet , and has just been given a grant to ensure that it never will be .
10 The hypothesis is that we have now reached the end of the particular combination known as Fordism and are embarking on an as yet embryonic and relatively unknown period , but one which has already been given a name — neo-Fordism .
11 He has fittingly been given a measure of local immortality by Mrs Lavinia Mary Thwaites , who spent much time in the man 's jovial company .
12 Marxism and Existentialism have exercised the greatest influence upon theology , while in addition the general question of how far theology should permit itself to be influenced by philosophy has also been given a good deal of attention .
13 New Zealand international hooker Duane Mann has also been given a deadline of next week to decide on his new deal .
14 It has now been given a £1 million ( $1.7 million ) estimate by Sotheby 's who will be taking it to Japan prior to the sale , although the market for Constable in Japan is not particularly developed .
15 The Evening Degree in particular has now been given a substantial boost as a result of the University 's successful bid for UFC funding and this means that from 1992–93 , three Arts departments ( History , Film and Media and Politics ) will offer courses in the evenings .
16 A TEENAGER who slashed £1,500 worth of tyres at a Scarborough garage has now been given a job by his victim .
17 However this is a claim made solely on the evaluation of the IBM team and it has n't been given a stamp from the National Computer Security Centre .
18 Unfortunately , this proposal has been so remodelled that , in reality , the old First Division has simply been given a new name .
19 He has nt been given a real chance — but it is quite a difficult position to get a decent run if you are nt 1st choice .
20 It has been a familiar sight at many PFA rallies and smaller fly-ins , and has recently been given a ‘ facia-lift ’ ( sorry ! ) with a full IFR installation and overhauled panel .
21 This little town has recently been given a face-lift , and the white walls gleam attractively in the sun above the narrow pedestrianized streets .
22 The foal is now an eight-year-old mare with a sweet disposition ; but then she has never been given a second chance to smell methylated spirits .
23 Surprisingly , for a progenitor of such masterpieces as the Stations of the Cross in Westminster , Gill has never been given a retrospective of his sculpture , a void which the Barbican Art Gallery is filling with a collection of over 50 works in stone and related drawings , engravings , and contemporary photographs which reveal the paradoxical creativity of this artist , sensually spiritual and ascetically erotic .
24 It is true that Beccaria 's classical programme has never been given a full trial ( the image of his public floggings and toiling chain-gangs rather than his denial of capital punishment may help the liberal-minded to feel this less of a loss ) .
25 Cook has incidentally been given a testimonial season by Transvaal for his outstanding services over a long period .
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