Example sentences of "were given [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are a few works which I would have loved to have borrowed but which were simply too fragile to travel , and there were works which were prohibited by reasons of the terms under which they were given to a particular collection , the Barnes Foundation , for example . |
| 2 | Evaluation by pre-structured interviews Pre-structured telephone interviews were given to a random sample of students who had taken part in the undergraduate course in information retrieval . |
| 3 | Strange twists were given to the normal body of human nature , revealing that such freak developments are potentially in all of us all the time . |
| 4 | No details were given to the National Union or to the constituencies involved , so much hard work had to be done and much recrimination endured before the party could settle down to the campaign . |
| 5 | Some , mainly those of war time subjects and taken in the 30 's and 40's were given to the National Portrait Gallery , but the best were retained by the V. and A. |
| 6 | Like Leonard , they were given to the literary life . |
| 7 | TIPS on how to get the best all year round use from small greenhouses were given to the large audience attending a Bramshott , Liphook and District Horticultural Society evening . |
| 8 | Three main reasons were given for the apparent lack of enthusiasm : board members found it difficult to spare additional time for this form of training ; they were doubtful of the ability of outside trainers to provide training in tune with local needs ; attempts by some education authorities to retain part of the training budget in order to supply such area sessions were seen by some members as demonstrating a lack of trust in the board 's ability to organise its own training . |
| 9 | Although more than half earned up to £24,000 , with a further 17 per cent getting more , low running costs were given as the main reason for their choice . |
| 10 | In Action 159 ( page 2 ) incorrect details were given about the second consultation on communication studies in Latin American seminaries to be held in July 1992 . |
| 11 | They were given on the express condition that they will never be played . |
| 12 | I fear that does not even begin to address our concern the assurances which were given on the last occasion about the Home Secretary 's attitude by the Noble Earl Lord which will no doubt be repeated later this afternoon , will of course hold good only for as long as Mr Howard is Home Secretary . |
| 13 | No details were given of the glycaemic control or other metabolic parameters of the two groups of diabetics studied ( Davis et al , 1982 ) , and it is difficult to account for these findings . |
| 14 | In response to a question in Parliament in 1984 , figures based on a 10 per cent sample were given of the comparative success rates of different types of representation . |
| 15 | These lessons were given at the right time and were invaluable in later life . |
| 16 | On the second part , well nobody feels more strongly that I do about the problems of noise pollution and I agree entirely there er with what councillor has to say but may I remind members that this council did have a full service for a six months period , you all seem to have forgotten that , we did have a full service , an experimental one which ran for six months , er we were advised by the officers at the end of that period it was not necessary to run the full seven day a week service , it was not necessary we are still being advised that that is not necessary , that is the advice we were given at the last committee meeting and er the majority of members supported that . |
| 17 | These agents were given in a total voluem of 1.5 ml , a 0.5 ml bolus injection , followed by a continuous infusion of 1 ml over a one hour period . |
| 18 | Holly saw the confusion of the guards ' officers and NCOs , the way that instructions were given in a frantic pitch and confronted by the sullen amusement of the zeks . |
| 19 | The figures that I quoted were given in a written answer to a question that I put down about the cutbacks in regional preferential assistance . |
| 20 | There is much less evidence for the fifth century than for the fourth , when Philip and Alexander attracted attention to Macedon , but recently discovered gravestones show that by 400–350 Macedonians had good Greek names ( which they were given in the fifth century , of course ) like Xenokrates , Pierion and Kleonymos ( M. B. Hatzopoulos and L. D. Loukopoulos ( 1980 ) Philip of Macedon , plates 109–10 on pp. 206–7 ) . |
| 21 | Particular examples of speed problems were given in the previous part of this section . |
| 22 | Both the current state of play within the discipline , and some indications as to future transformations , were given in an inaugural lecture by the new professor of English Literature ( G. I Bickersteth ) at Aberdeen on 12 October 1938 ( the exact date is not without significance , as will be seen ) . |
| 23 | Details about the alleged incident were given by a prosecuting lawyer at Belfast Crown Court in the trial of three Londonderry men . |
| 24 | The bidding prayers were given by the head boy and girl from Our Lady 's High School . |