Example sentences of "was give [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ali Idrissi Kaitouni was given a 15-year sentence for writing poems about social injustice and political oppression in Morocco , deemed by the state to constitute a crime against internal security . |
| 2 | I was given a couple of interviews straight off which , though unsuccessful , were useful practice and I felt confident that something would soon turn up . |
| 3 | I was given a cutting a few years ago by my sister and have subsequently passed on cuttings but have never known the proper name of it or much about it . |
| 4 | Last year I was given a beautiful blue pot hydrangea which I planted in the garden when it finished flowering . |
| 5 | In my own case I was given a section — a small area in the central division — with just over 300 crimes per year . |
| 6 | We took Ben to the vet and he was given a course of antibiotics , which seemed to do the trick . |
| 7 | Marko Radoman , 103 , and a veteran of both Balkan wars , was given a place at the front as one of the few with personal memories of Nicholas 's reign . |
| 8 | Mr Prescott , who was given a rousing reception after his election to Labour 's national executive earlier this week , condemned Paul Channon , the former Secretary of State for Transport , for refusing to accept that government policies had played a part in the series of transport disasters that had occured over the last two years . |
| 9 | Richardson , 37 , who met the the girl while she was walking her dog beside the river near her home in King 's Lynn , Norfolk , was given a 16-month sentence for having sex with a girl under 16 , the legal age of consent . |
| 10 | John Strafford of Beaconsfield was given a standing ovation after declaring that the people of Northern Ireland had ‘ more than earned the right to be members of the Conservative Party ’ . |
| 11 | He may have reassured himself of the contnuing power of his charisma during recent tours of the south , where he was given a rapturous welcome . |
| 12 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer was given a two-minute standing ovation after he delivered an uncompromising defence of his policies and declared : ‘ It is clear that the economy is already responding to the measures we have taken , and I have no doubt whatever that it will come right in good time . |
| 13 | Last year , Dowling was given a three-week ban , together with Peter Scudamore , after the pair were involved in a barging match at Newbury . |
| 14 | She was given a decent welcome by the crowd at the Ang Mo Kio town centre . |
| 15 | When he was in England ( circa 1830 ) he was given a steel screw at a factory . |
| 16 | At Homestead they were guests of the 482 Tactical Fighter Wing which recently had seen action in the Gulg , and It was here that each was given a certificate making them Honorary F-16 Fighter Pilots . |
| 17 | As a child I was given a grey plastic gun as a birthday present . |
| 18 | Because it is not possible for more than four people to share a freehold , the owners of each of the six units formed themselves into a management company in order to buy the building ; each became a director of the company and was given a 999-year lease of his or her dwelling . |
| 19 | The Princess was given a serious fright . |
| 20 | ‘ I was given a chauffeur-driven tour of Beverly Hills and then taken to the famous Sunset Marquee Hotel . ’ |
| 21 | The condition of the liver transplant patient Mrs Aisling Barnett has improved since she was given a Japanese drug , which is still undergoing clinical trials , to stop her body rejecting her new liver . |
| 22 | The last time the 25-year-old Hooper was given a chance was when Grobbelaar contracted meningitis early last season . |
| 23 | The last time the 25-year-old Hooper was given a chance was when Grobbelaar contracted meningitis early last season . |
| 24 | The bill was given a second reading by 237 votes to 181 , a Government majority of 56 . |
| 25 | JOHNSON MATTHEY , the precious metals to chemicals group , was given a respite from takeover speculation yesterday after its biggest shareholder , Charter Consolidated , said it had no plans to change its 38 per cent stake . |
| 26 | JOHNSON MATTHEY , the precious metals to chemicals group , was given a respite from takeover speculation yesterday after its biggest shareholder , Charter Consolidated , said it had no plans to change its 38 per cent stake . |
| 27 | The Palace defence , once as leaky as MI5 ( remember the 9-0 defeat by Liverpool ) was under pressure most of the time but withstood it , and the striker Bright , on the three occasions he was given a chance , hit the bar once and scored twice , with characteristic headers , giving Palace their first away win in the League this season . |
| 28 | Late in September , the DTI Licensing Unit was given a heaven-sent opportunity to act . |
| 29 | An accomplice , Marten Imandi , was found guilty of murdering a person at the North-West Orient Airlines office in Copenhagen on July 22 , 1985 , and was given a life sentence . |
| 30 | THE Manchester United footballer Viv Anderson was given a public apology and undisclosed libel damages in the High Court yesterday over a story in the Daily Star concerning a post-match clash between Anderson and the Wimbledon player John Fashanu . |