Example sentences of "been given [art] big [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Parents have been given a bigger role than ever before . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | Kernaghan , who has actually won schoolboy caps for Northern Ireland added : ‘ I 've been given a big chance now to book my ticket for the World Cup finals in America and I 'll do everything I can to take it . ’ |
4 | Scarborough 's fishing industry has been given a big boost thanks to shoals of scallops . |
5 | Doctor has been given a big job in Trinity |
6 | But the scale of the tragedy exposed by Michael Buerk and his BBC camera crew , and the response it provoked in the no-bullshit , energetic , passionately caring rock musician Bob Geldof meant that old-world attitudes towards the plight of helpless peoples have been given the biggest jolt since the anti-slavery campaigns of the nineteenth century . |