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Meanings of given a life in English

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Usage of given a life in English
1
Effectively, from day one, I was given a life sentence without parole.
Radio NZ
2
I used to wonder about prisoners who had been given a life sentence.
Lone Wolf
3
Valachi killed Saupp with an iron pipe and was given a life sentence.
A quiet vendetta
4
Today he was given a life ban from the NBA along with a massive fine.
Radio NZ
5
His campaigning against apartheid, though, saw him arrested in 1964 and given a life sentence.
News.com.au
6
He was found guilty and given a life sentence.
Reuters
7
Sugg was given a life peerage after Cameron's resignation.
The Guardian
8
It's a place where those at the end of the line are given a life line.
Reuters
9
John Ericson was given a life sentence in 2000 for killing Sandra Ericson while she slept.
Radio NZ
10
The etchings writhed in the weak light from Scott's insubstantial torch, given a life of their own.
Fears Unnamed
11
A 27-year-old Cork man has been given a life sentence for murder after unexpectedly changing his plea.
The Irish Times
12
In the end, Walter was convicted of murder in the first degree and given a life sentence.
I'd know you anywhere
13
None of the migrants had been given a life jacket and immigration officials said they could have died.
BBC
14
Sharma was given a life sentence.
Wired
15
Was he given a life jacket?
The South African
16
She was given a life sentence and told she must spend a minimum of nine years in jail.
The Guardian
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Given a life across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
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United Kingdom
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