Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in R. v. Secretary of State for the Environment ex parte Rose Theatre Trust when the Minister decided not to make an order protecting the site of an Elizabethan theatre , a company of interested individuals was denied the right to challenge this decision , even though this meant that no one was in a position to do so . |
| 2 | A GROUP of Japanese customers were given the red carpet treatment when they visited 's Buckie maltings in March . |
| 3 | The rats were bred specifically for this study and the parents of experimental animals were fed the appropriate diet for one month before mating . |
| 4 | The proliferation of nuclear weapons was given the title of ‘ the Nth power problem . ’ |
| 5 | A crowd of angry demonstrators were given the slip today by a building expert who 'll decide the fate of a hotel facing demolition . |
| 6 | A mutation that became popular in Victorian times was called the ‘ Moss Rose ’ because of a minute thorny , moss-like growth that forms on and around the bud scales , in some cases very heavily , and which is coloured . |
| 7 | This means that the taxation system in Britain became more regressive , since all those living in particular areas were charged the same , regardless of their ability to pay . |