Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These discussions were given a sense of urgency by the bitter railway strike of October 1919 . |
| 2 | Pauline and Chris Russell were given a hi-fi for Christmas . |
| 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 | I believe they were given a home with luck and Arab backing , but then they wanted a State which they got , I believe they were entitled to one . |
| 6 | Jarrow were given a scare at home by bottom Flo when Rob Johnson equalised an early goal from Kevin KcElwey , but from that stage they took command to finish 5–1 in front . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ’ . |
| 9 | And erm after about six six or eight months , we were given a place off Walk . |
| 10 | They joined the German retreat in early 1943 , and were given a place of settlement in the Novogrodek area of Belorussia . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | A similar pattern emerged from a second kind of monitoring — rhyme monitoring — in which subjects were given an instruction like Press the button whenever you hear a word rhyming with ‘ bread ’ . |
| 15 | They were given an ounce of twist tobacco a week and two at Christmas , when they were also given a pint of beer . |
| 16 | ‘ Their horses were fed a meal of oats and bran to make them more fiery . |
| 17 | The Welsh were offered a scheme of executive devolution only . |
| 18 | A council spokesman said mortgage holders were offered a choice of insurance companies . |
| 19 | At dinner we were offered a choice of menu and the first course was often a buffet with the main course served by waiters . |
| 20 | At the same time as working class women were offered a measure of protection , more emphasis was placed on their responsibilities at home . |
| 21 | The move would also , it was hoped , create the conditions for more ETA prisoners to apply for " reinsertion " , whereby they were offered an amnesty in return for a renunciation of violence . |
| 22 | 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 ) . |
| 23 | 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 ) . |
| 24 | The women were handed a sheet of paper on which the words ‘ I am … ’ appeared in a sequence numbered from one to ten . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | were handed a vote of confidence yesterday ( weds ) for the blueprint for the game 's future at a council meeting of all member clubs . |
| 27 | Members of the local authority are set to review their links after a South African delegation , on a fact finding mission to the North-East , were refused a meeting with council leaders . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | If you did n't have your fortnightly visit you were allowed a letter in lieu or sometimes a phone call . |