Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [art] [noun sg] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Minister said in Committee that he believed that if abuses were proven the Secretary of State would be able to act . |
| 2 | These discussions were given a sense of urgency by the bitter railway strike of October 1919 . |
| 3 | The funeral feast was under way and we were given a quantity of meat . |
| 4 | Passengers were given a choice of menu : Chicken tikka Massala or vegetable curry . |
| 5 | We were given a lot of work to prepare in our spare time and I remember trying to keep warm in the daytime in an overcoat and scarf while I wrote an essay or struggled with Latin composition . |
| 6 | The way in which care programming had been introduced from the ‘ top down ’ was also seen as a disadvantage , ‘ We were given a lot of freedom to develop services in the eighties , now we feel new systems are being imposed ’ . |
| 7 | They joined the German retreat in early 1943 , and were given a place of settlement in the Novogrodek area of Belorussia . |
| 8 | Show owner Graham Wallace was approached by one of the sisters at the hospital for a quote on the cost of a tank after they were given a sum of money as a donation . |
| 9 | That is to say , people who had said that they might consider taking out a loan of up to £400 but not more were given a set of credit terms for a £100 loan ; people who might consider taking out a loan of over £400 , but not less , were given a set of credit options for a £1,000 loan . |
| 10 | That is to say , people who had said that they might consider taking out a loan of up to £400 but not more were given a set of credit terms for a £100 loan ; people who might consider taking out a loan of over £400 , but not less , were given a set of credit options for a £1,000 loan . |
| 11 | Viewers wishing to help were given the address of AI at the end of the programme : over 1,500 letters were subsequently received at the AI office . |
| 12 | They were given an ounce of twist tobacco a week and two at Christmas , when they were also given a pint of beer . |
| 13 | The peasants were authorized to parcel out the private estates while legal ownership of all land was vested in the State ; factory committees were given broad powers to vet the actions of management ; the minorities were granted the right of self-determination ; each regiment was authorized to negotiate armistice terms . |
| 14 | ‘ Their horses were fed a meal of oats and bran to make them more fiery . |
| 15 | In 1982–83 nearly 800 children in England and Wales were made the subject of care orders as a result of divorce or other family proceedings and the cumulative number of children in care as a result of such orders was more than 7000 , costing approximately £400 million a year ( Family Courts Campaign , 1986 ) . |
| 16 | The Welsh were offered a scheme of executive devolution only . |
| 17 | A council spokesman said mortgage holders were offered a choice of insurance companies . |
| 18 | At dinner we were offered a choice of menu and the first course was often a buffet with the main course served by waiters . |
| 19 | At the same time as working class women were offered a measure of protection , more emphasis was placed on their responsibilities at home . |
| 20 | A number of measures were agreed a meeting of Council held on 14th March 1992 as a comprehensive strategy to increase CPRW 's overall membership to 4,000 ( 0.14% of the population of Wales ) . |
| 21 | A number of measures were agreed a meeting of Council held on 14th March 1992 as a comprehensive strategy to increase CPRW 's overall membership to 4,000 ( 0.14% of the population of Wales ) . |
| 22 | The women were handed a sheet of paper on which the words ‘ I am … ’ appeared in a sequence numbered from one to ten . |
| 23 | And when they complained the apartment , in the resort of Playa de las Americas , was full of cockroaches they were handed a can of insect spray . |
| 24 | were handed a vote of confidence yesterday ( weds ) for the blueprint for the game 's future at a council meeting of all member clubs . |
| 25 | In large private manufacturing establishments where unions were recognised the use of agency workers was significantly lower ( see Table 3.11 ) . |
| 26 | Chris had a typical English soldier 's moustache , thick and well-controlled , and on his bare arms were tattooed a combination of daggers- , roses , skulls and messages to his mother . |
| 27 | In Dorchester Gaol criminal prisoners were allowed a peck of coal for their common room every day during the six winter months , and half a peck in summer . |
| 28 | as if in answer to their prayers , the people of Zafferana Etnea were accorded a moment of respite yesterday . |
| 29 | ‘ If a Labour government were elected the tap of investment would be turned off and jobs would dry up . ’ |
| 30 | After a concert at Stockton 's Dovecote Arts Centre , they were afforded the luxury of bed and breakfast at a local hotel . |