Example sentences of "i [was/were] give a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | And the rating officer was part time with the council , and one day , a rent collector was taken ill , and then I was given a five shilling bag of copper and told to go and collect these |
2 | After a few months as a general news reporter I was given a wider range of assignments and when Jim Miller left , my regular beats included the monthly School Board meetings and the daily Police Court and High Court sessions . |
3 | While researching my article , I was given a long briefing at Falkland House in London , by a Falkland Islands councillor nominated by the Islands ' London representative . |
4 | I was given a good hiding , which I deserved , but it made no difference . |
5 | ‘ Fortunately , I was given a good assessment on the first 45 minutes , and apparently the experiment proved I 'm very fit . |
6 | For my birthday in February I was given a good quality ‘ used ’ rowing boat . |
7 | After about six months Stateside and more operations , I was given a medical discharge with 100% disability ’ . |
8 | I was given a brisk homily by the sister in charge about how ill Toby was , and that my allowance was no more than ten minutes . |
9 | As a boy I was given a little patch of our garden to cultivate . |
10 | I was surprised how things had changed — as I walked in I was given a big plastic number 33 ( shame I did n't turn up later as I could have stolen the number 38 to replace my house number which has seen better days ) and was given a list of reasons not to give blood . |
11 | Later , along with two other historians who had , like me , secured entry to Oxford or Cambridge , I was given a few science tutorials in my last term at school . |
12 | I was given a sympathetic hearing , but it seemed as if the only people who really agreed with me were the relatives of the hostages . |
13 | As a final gesture of international goodwill , I was given a massive injection into my rump , before being released on Friday morning . |
14 | ‘ I was given a chauffeur-driven tour of Beverly Hills and then taken to the famous Sunset Marquee Hotel . ’ |
15 | My interest in MacDonald began when I was given a well-worn copy of his Unspoken Sermons . |
16 | I was given a lovely bit of home-made cake for tea and that lifted my spirits tremendously . |
17 | On the second offence I was given a suspended sentence . |
18 | I was given a guided tour of the shop floor before the interview . |
19 | As a child I was given a grey plastic gun as a birthday present . |
20 | In fact I still remember ‘ Tiger Smith ’ coming into our dressing-room while I was giving a pre-season captain 's talk and asking him who the hell he was . |