receive - use in sentences

Object

  • funding: The scheme is part of York CVS and receives funding from the Early Years and Extended Schools Service and the City of York Council.
  • payment: If you receive direct payments, you can decide how your needs will be met, by whom and at what time.
  • award: The journal also received an award last year for Best Research Implications.
  • message: Any messages received outside these times will be dealt with at the earliest possible time.

Adjective complement

  • more: We receive more than half of our funding from central government, the rest coming from council tax.

Subject

  • critic: Their debut release My Energy at the end of last year has been well received by critics and fans alike.
  • audience: It was very well received by a large audience and Julian subsequently spent an hour giving further explanations and taking questions.

Preposition: over

  • hit: During this year the web site has received over 180,000 hits from over 40 countries worldwide.

Preposition: after

  • date: D All applications received after this date will be considered at a later date.

Used with why or when

  • which: Over 70 specific enquiries for future availability were received which are now currently being processed.
  • when: It is for these cryptic and often flatulent bits of ' thinking ' that the book was so badly received when it first appeared.

Present participle complement

  • regard: Urney Cemetery Councilor Hussey referred to complaints received regarding the removal of the cattle grid at the entrance to the cemetery.

Preposition: in

  • respect: Any monies received in respect of this should be allocated to the general account, and not the estate account.

Preposition: from

  • resident: Complaints were received from former residents and staff and these were discussed with the Appellant who was given an opportunity to resolve the difficulties.

Preposition: by

  • deadline: Priority is given to applications received by the deadline of 15 January of the year of entry.
  • critic: Their debut release My Energy at the end of last year has been well received by critics and fans alike.
  • audience: It was very well received by a large audience and Julian subsequently spent an hour giving further explanations and taking questions.

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