Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 30 March 1992 the local authority sought and were granted leave under section 100 of the Children Act 1989 to invoke the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court to ‘ determine whether artificial ventilation and/or other life-saving measures should be given to the minor if he suffers a life-threatening event . ’ |
| 2 | In 52 patients , the stones were 10 mm or less in diameter and were removed whole without fragmentation . |
| 3 | He qualified at the College in 1824 , being rather older than most of the students , and was appointed demonstrator in anatomy by Coleman . |
| 4 | He returned to the School in December 1945 and was appointed Head of Department in 1952 on the death of Mr. Paine , with whom he had pioneered oral methods of teaching French back in the 1930s . |
| 5 | In 1981 he moved to programmes and planning , helping to coordinate Harwell 's programmes , while still maintaining contacts with the European Commission and DTI officials , and was appointed head of research planning and information services in 1983 . |
| 6 | Shortly afterwards , Harrison was recalled to Rochester Row and was appointed Adviser in VD to the War Office . |
| 7 | Buckingham was made constable and steward of all the royal land in Shropshire , Herefordshire , Somerset , Dorset and Wiltshire and was given power of array in the same counties . |
| 8 | Buckingham was made constable and steward of all the royal land in Shropshire , Herefordshire , Somerset , Dorset and Wiltshire and was given power of array in the same counties . |
| 9 | The poison was not given to the Indians in massive doses that would have provoked a reaction , but was administered drop by drop , until it brought about the loss of personality . |