Example sentences of "[vb pp] half [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being a lazy lad , much given to the idea of rising late when given half a chance , he had delayed his arrival in the world until 1 January . |
| 2 | Like many people , I am in favour of public transport in principle , but I will use a car , even on a holiday weekend like this , given half a chance . |
| 3 | That 's nothing on how good they could be , given half a chance . |
| 4 | It possesses a large number of small but very sharp teeth and can inflict a painful bite if given half a chance . |
| 5 | If there is no wool available to them , cats with an urge to re-create the pleasures of sucking at the maternal nipple have been known to suck their own fur , sometimes their feet and sometimes the tips of their tails ; or they occasionally develop a fixation on their owner 's hair and make repeated attempts to suck on that , if they are given half a chance . |
| 6 | Five of those released on Christmas Eve 1772 had been gaoled for each owing 12s 8d , and were given half a crown ( 2s 6d ) on discharge . |
| 7 | Many teenagers today would live in their trainers , given half a chance , but try to discourage this . |
| 8 | Many of think he would do it if he was given half a chance . |
| 9 | He would doubtless suffer this blow to his esteem in a First Folio or a 1532 Chaucer , given half a chance , but in lesser books the wound is too serious . |
| 10 | Given half a chance they would ‘ retrobolt ’ ( what curious technical names they give to hearsay these days ) everything we hold dear . |
| 11 | What we would demand given half a chance : Electro-shock treatment for anyone with home-made tattoos . |
| 12 | Unlike the others , the goat is a ruminant , and will eat almost anything given half a chance . |
| 13 | Generally speaking , however , novelists are much more likely to celebrate the domestic virtues that , given half a chance , the working class can be expected to display ; and , in order to produce that image , a certain amount of cleaning-up goes on . |
| 14 | ‘ Do n't you listen to Woil , 'cos given half a chance he 'll tell you all sorts of nonsense that no eagle should listen to , ’ Kraal said when Woil first started talking like this after Creggan 's arrival . |
| 15 | If there is one unchallenged law of personal computing it is that , given half a chance , they will make something that used to be simple into a completely bewildering nightmare ! |
| 16 | But , given half a chance , he 'll sort it out . ’ |
| 17 | She 'd be there in good time herself , given half a chance , to eat their game pies and their plum cakes and drink their wine , to stand by their log fires to warm herself . |
| 18 | It sounded the sort of voice which might start offering gynaecological details if given half a chance . |
| 19 | It 's the trees they go for , given half a chance . |
| 20 | Given half a chance she 'd have taken on the job of finding a soul-mate for Shannon with all the crusading zeal of a missionary , since she was blissfully convinced that true happiness could be found only in a strong relationship such as the one she had . |
| 21 | Old Shallot , who would be under a woman 's skirts , given half a chance , sat tongue-tied before this chit of a young girl . |
| 22 | If they recovered and were friends she was delighted , and would flirt with them , and assume an easy physicality with them , and sleep with them again maybe , and break their hearts again if given half a chance . |
| 23 | Shelley smiled back , but she was well aware that he meant it , and that given half a chance he would stay the night . |
| 24 | And Andy was given half a day 's notice . |
| 25 | He said : ‘ I showed what I could do last year , given half a chance . |
| 26 | There may be others , I 'm guessing , presume that er Mr Hesel Mr Heselton is looking as though he might be welcoming of a strategic site given half a chance . |
| 27 | He has given half the designers in the business their start ; survived two famous resignations on principle ; been in prison and concentration camp ; outlived one wife and divorced another . |
| 28 | I am always happy to work myself up into a great cultural stew , given half the chance . |
| 29 | A parallel-group study with 24 children given half the dose of evening primrose oil that we used for 4 weeks , demonstrated a significant difference between active and placebo groups , a finding that we can not explain . |
| 30 | They 've fucking given half the game up ! |