Example sentences of "who [was/were] [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a concert at London 's Town and Country Club they were joined on stage by Metelic , a team of Ukrainian dancers from Reading who were given a rousing reception . |
| 2 | If I remember correctly , ’ he says , ‘ for the trials they brought out some legal people , people who were given a military rank and sat as judges at the war crime tribunals . |
| 3 | When interviewed , Clive Howard said he went every morning to feed the animals , particularly the cats , who were given a free run of the house . |
| 4 | The significance of these beliefs in creating a commonsense culture of taken-for-granted racism in Britain is difficult to underestimate , although widespread illiteracy may well have protected the subordinate classes from the level of immersion in racism experienced by the upper classes who were fed a growing diet of racist mythology in fiction , newspapers and missionary tracts ( Lorimer , 1978 ; Miles , 1982 , pp. 118–19 ) . |
| 5 | The leaders , who were paid a small amount to compensate for their organizational work , recruited seven other team members ; there were eight such teams . |
| 6 | Wellington looked to an aide who was seated a few places down the table . |
| 7 | You might as well expect the rivers to run backward as that any man who was born a free man should be contented penned up and denied liberty to go where he pleases … |
| 8 | The new rules came in after Treasury solicitors agreed to settle the case of a German law student who was granted a judicial review of the Government 's refusal to reimburse EC students ' tuition fees . |
| 9 | This chore fell , more often than not , upon his area whip , the unlucky ‘ Worthy ’ Evans , who was owed a tidy sum . |
| 10 | A MAN of 35 who was given a new liver in the world 's first baboon-to-human transplant has died 71 days after the historic op in Pittsburgh , USA . |
| 11 | A hospital spokeswoman said it was very pleased with the progress made by Philip O'Rourke , from Donegal Town , who was given a new kidney in an operation on Tuesday night . |
| 12 | Mr Prescott , who was given a rousing reception after his election to Labour 's national executive earlier this week , condemned Paul Channon , the former Secretary of State for Transport , for refusing to accept that government policies had played a part in the series of transport disasters that had occured over the last two years . |
| 13 | Television presenter Anne Diamond , who was given a special award by the Communicator of the Year committee for her work in highlighting the issue of cot deaths , appeared in a video screened at Torquay . |
| 14 | The most striking example of an ( unsuccessful ) attempt at bribery was described by an officer who was offered a free choice of goods from a manufacturer 's showroom if he would pour away a formal sample he had just taken ( see s. iii , ch. 6 ) . |
| 15 | If a person who was occupied a considerable time in a search gave an additional fee to the parish clerk , saying , ‘ I wish to make you some compensation for your time , ’ that would be a voluntary payment . |
| 16 | If a person who was occupied a considerable time in a search gave an additional fee to the parish clerk , saying , ‘ I wish to make you some compensation for your time , ’ that would be a voluntary payment . |