Example sentences of "[was/were] give a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those involved were given a basic introduction to the causes of deterioration in books and to the terminology used in their description . |
| 2 | However , her needs were totally ignored in that she was given a new posting to Aldershot — home of the Parachute Regiment . |
| 3 | She entered Sister 's office just as she was giving a final briefing to Staff Nurse Target , who had also worked a split shift . |
| 4 | ‘ It was giving a symbolic shape to sexual fantasies . |
| 5 | Simultaneously but quite independently , the impact of linguistics , particularly through Chomsky 's effectiveness as an academic publicist , was giving a major boost to language studies . |
| 6 | The court admitted that it was giving an unusual meaning to the word , for a historian who described the end of Rizzio by saying that he met with a fatal accident in Holyrood Palace would fairly be charged with a misleading statement of fact . |