Example sentences of "be given [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can only try to provide an efficient service if we are clear what it is you need and are given sufficient time to do something about it . |
| 2 | The vice-chancellor said the creditors ' committee had been given insufficient time and information to judge the proposals , which were negotiated by BCCI liquidator Touche Ross , particularly whether accepting Abu Dhabi 's package would recover more money for creditors than suing the majority shareholders . |
| 3 | Polemis ( N.C. , 1974 ) the court held that if a person had been given insufficient time , an adjournment must be granted . |
| 4 | So far , more than half of those taken on trial have been given full time jobs like Chris . |
| 5 | If , after a previously unblemished career , you are taken to task , it may be that your superiors ' requirements are unrealistic or that you have not yet been given sufficient time to adjust to the style of the new regime . |
| 6 | It is recommended that LIFESPAN facilities are made unavailable for 30 minutes before a LIFESPAN shut down so that any outstanding transactions may be given sufficient time to complete . |
| 7 | Shareholders must be given sufficient time to consider the advice before any general meeting held to sanction the offer . |
| 8 | You may have recollections of taking a long time to achieve competence in one particular skill , and wonder whether on returning you will be given adequate time to practise and revise . |
| 9 | The unseemly haste is dictated not merely by the Government 's electoral timetable , but by the fear that if the measure is given proper time for debate there will also be time for the real , but as yet nascent , concerns of Tory Back Benchers and their constituents to grow and mature . |
| 10 | John Marshall was given ample time to cross and Farrell redeemed himself with an unstoppable half volley . |