Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Officially handed over during the Boeing Helicopters Family Day at Philadelphia to Elfan Ap Rees , IHM Chairman , was fully-restored Piasecki HUP–3 Retriever twin-rotor helicopter , 51–16622 . |
| 2 | So because he had a scraggy neck he was christened Gooseneck . ’ |
| 3 | In Paris , in March 1881 , she bore him a daughter , who was christened Jeanne-Marie , with the surname of Langtry . |
| 4 | Born on 27 January , 1756 ( the feast of St John Chrysostom ) , in a house on the Getreidegasse , the boy was christened Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus . |
| 5 | The town subscribed towards a new steamer engine which was christened Constance by Mrs Norman McCorquodale in 1913 . |
| 6 | I was christened Laura , you see , ’ she added , in a rush of confidence , ‘ but I never liked it . |
| 7 | Anxious about leaving ‘ my bairns ’ when she visited Britain , she began to take them with her , first bringing Atim Eso to Dundee in 1883 , where the six-month-old baby was christened Janie Slessor . |
| 8 | It was christened Homo habilis ( Handy Man ) . |
| 9 | The ice which ended the meal was christened Pôle Nord and consisted of a soft cream encased in ice-cream , resting on an ice pedestal carved in the shape of a bird sitting on a rock . |
| 10 | She was christened Vicky . |
| 11 | ‘ But actually I was christened Georgina , ’ she volunteered in a hoarse whisper , when she could speak again . |
| 12 | Their second daughter was christened Jeanette but known as Jennie after the singer , Jennie Lind . |
| 13 | The child was christened Napoleon , Eugène , Louis , Jean , Joseph , and after his name in the baptismal register of ‘ the Imperial parish of Saint Germain l'Auxerrois ’ the Emperor wrote ‘ Son of France ’ , thus curiously reviving a custom of the ancien régime because , as he said : ‘ When an heir is born to perpetuate a national institution , that child is the whole country 's son : and this name will serve to remind him of his duties . ’ |
| 14 | Then , giving him no chance to respond , she said , ‘ I was christened Paula Mary Josephine , but everyone calls me Polly . ’ |
| 15 | So he won , or appeared to win , that battle and the child was christened Hilbert John Adam . |
| 16 | He was illegitimate , and was christened Richard Denemy after his mother 's maiden name . |
| 17 | Though registered as Oliver , he was christened Richard , and called Dick by his intimates . |
| 18 | Mrs Balanchine frowned and concentrated , trying to hold the tortuous grammar in her mind as the question was formed letter-by-letter . |
| 19 | Since the group was formed £17,000 has been donated to the Third World causes mainly through Cafod . |
| 20 | That deal included any company selling livestock through EASE from what was designated Lawrie and Symington 's ‘ area ’ had to pay 0.2 per cent commission to L&S , on top of the franchise fee paid to EASE . |
| 21 | There were a few white clouds and , although towards the sun the sky was tinged crimson , elsewhere the shade was a deep oppressive blue . |
| 22 | January 1936 : In South Wales , particularly in the Rhonda Valley the tramp of thousands of feet was heard day after day . |
| 23 | It was postmarked Manchester , the paper was poor , and the writing scrawled and dipped across the stained envelope . |
| 24 | It was postmarked Nottingham . |
| 25 | Astonishingly Mathews , the only member of the murder gang to be apprehended , was given £1000 , half of which he passed to Drury . |
| 26 | In 1947 he was given permission by the Fourth International to form an independent Labour Party entry group . |
| 27 | Later on , the squadron was given permission by the King to have its own squadron badge and each member was presented by the Commanding Officer with a personal copy of it . |
| 28 | In 1903 his son was given permission to use the Portuguese royal arms as photographer to the royal family . |
| 29 | The England international was given permission to make his late dash to London for tonight 's Coca-Cola Cup replay as his family is suffering from a virus . |
| 30 | His father died shortly afterwards , and Margery was given permission by her confessor to escort her daughter-in-law as far as Ipswich , where the latter was to take ship for home . |