Example sentences of "and [noun prp] [be] [vb pp] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three stone lighter and a virtual insomniac , she has campaigned tirelessly for their release and her efforts were rewarded last week when Michelle and Lisa were granted the right to appeal against their conviction for the murder of Alison O'Shaughnessy . |
| 2 | The Christie Hospital is one of the foremost cancer treatment hospitals in the country , and Nigel was admitted the day after Boxing Day and given four X-ray therapy treatments . |
| 3 | Incidentally , both Stirling and Mayne were awarded the DSO for the series of raids carried out in December 1941 . |
| 4 | Finally , in 1974 both Kosovo and Vojvodina were given the status of autonomous provinces , nominally within the republic of Serbia , but in practice with semi-republican rights of direct access to the Yugoslav federal Skupština , the federal government , and even to the leading bodies of the Party . |
| 5 | Before the big day Charles and Diana were given the catalogue for Hamley 's , a large toy store in London 's West End , and told to tick what presents they wanted Father Christmas to bring . |
| 6 | All went well and Chris was given the job . |
| 7 | Marius had confessed that he had crippled a Turkish immigrant in Stockholm and Alex was told the registration number of the Land Rover he had left behind at the German frontier when he had deserted . |
| 8 | A psychiatrist was called in and Max was given the treatment he needed , but only after serving a month in Brixton . |
| 9 | 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 ) . |