Example sentences of "[pron] were [vb pp] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1972 , when he chaired the Hearings before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee which were given the imposing title ‘ Causes , Origins , and Lessons of the Vietnam War ’ , a rather dyspeptic Senator Fulbright sought to put much of the blame for American involvement on Dean Acheson , on his European orientations and on his close war-time connections with the British . |
| 2 | But limited partnerships are rare , private companies , which were sanctioned the next year by the Companies Act 198 , having proved more popular . |
| 3 | Now the suite was in my name , so I was charged with possession of all these drugs , and with assault , and with a lot of other charges like operating a dive , running a disorderly house and all silly charges which were dropped the following day . |
| 4 | The figures are different to the perception of those not incontinent who were asked the same question : 71% ( 2564 ) thought that the condition would have a great deal or fair amount of effect on their lifestyle and only 20% ( 692 ) not much or none at all . |
| 5 | At the time of this incident the incident was carried out by a group of officers who were called the operational support unit . |
| 6 | WSR Company Chairman Dennis Taylor flagged off the first passenger train to call at the halt since 1990 on Tuesday , July 14 , accompanied by a grateful family of holidaymakers from the nearby holiday park who were spared the longer walk to Watchet . |
| 7 | But as Zen pointed out , at least in Perugia you were spared the relentless commercialization of the pilgrim city , the three-dimensional postcards of a glamorous St Francis preaching to an audience of stuffed animals , the bottles of ‘ Monk 's Delight ’ liqueur , the ceramic prayer texts suitable for mounting over the toilet , the little figurines of lovable monks with round bellies and mischievous smiles . |
| 8 | We were taught the right way to hold the tiller and mainsheet , how to pull the sail in and out and how to ‘ tack ’ — change direction by turning the front of the dinghy into the wind . |
| 9 | I always felt an affinity with Donna , I thought it was because we were born the same day — ’ |
| 10 | ‘ But we were drunk the whole time on the aphrodisiac of youth . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ We were given the wrong advice in the first place , ’ says Jeremy Myles of TEM . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , we were given the green light — unfortunately , poor Molly was accidentally stepped on a couple of times . |
| 13 | Commenting on the contract , Gerry said : ‘ We were awarded the new contract against stiff competition from other FM companies , and look forward to continuing our relationship with BP . ’ |
| 14 | We were shown the great marble slab covering Arthur 's coffin and the chalice well which provided water for the brothers . |
| 15 | THE MINEMA IN KNIGHTSBRIDGE makes a welcome reopening with La Belle Noiseuse : Divertimento ( 15 ) , the shorter version of Jacques Rivette 's splendid La Belle Noiseuse which runs for four hours and which we were shown the other day . |
| 16 | As volunteers for the day we were accorded the same privilege . |
| 17 | We were awakened the next morning by Sir Henry Bowyer 's rough arrival accompanied by at least a dozen likely-looking rogues . |
| 18 | Gerry Kerr who steered the Glenavy side to a mid-table position in Division I A of the Amateur League after they were relegated the previous season , has been told his services are no longer required . |
| 19 | Accordingly , they were asked the direct question : " Would you describe this as science fiction ? " |
| 20 | They were named the best Scout and Guide band and took the main award for the best band overall . |
| 21 | It was only when Cairo confirmed their names and service numbers that they were given the honoured status of the first Eighth Army troops to meet up with the First Army . |
| 22 | The two families , who have had no contact and do not plan to meet , face a week of agony before knowing if they were given the right child . |
| 23 | The church had important links with the butchers of Prague and they were given the first chapel on the left at the W end in honour of their defence of Prague , once in 1611 against the troops from Passau , and again in 1648 , against the Swedes . |
| 24 | As Table 55c of Appendix I shows , although differences between groups were very small , it was often women more than men , older people more than younger people , and those with lower rather than higher educational levels who most often changed to a different choice after they were given the extra information about APR and/ or total credit cost . |
| 25 | But they were given the wrong tape machine . |
| 26 | Taught to believe that sex was shameful , they were denied the spiritual experience of sex passion which involved the transfiguration of the lower by the higher elements . |
| 27 | This is a kind of degradation which indicates that when they were formed the Mercurian surface may have been warm enough for it to be slightly plastic . |
| 28 | But by the time that they were completed the largest space of all was the nave , which might serve various purposes — as a shelter for great processions , as a substantial public hall and meeting place ; but above all provided space for visitors and lay worshippers . |
| 29 | They were divorced the following year . |
| 30 | Olive Saunderson and Norman Field met and fell in love in predictably romantic circumstances when the Fields and the Saundersons were guests on board Lord Vestey 's yacht on a cruise to Norway in 1909 They were married the same year in Dublin and returned to England to set up home . |