Example sentences of "[noun] was give the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The deal was given the go-ahead by the Department of Trade and Industry in spite of protests to the European Commission and the Office of Fair Trading by BA 's competitors . |
| 2 | However , the Supreme Soviet was to decide the strength and composition of armed forces and Interior Ministry troops , while the President was given the right to take decisions on the use of Interior Ministry troops in emergency situations . |
| 3 | In 1306 , after a career of service to Edward I in Wales , Scotland , France , Ponthieu and Aquitaine , Jean was given the earldom of Richmond by a king notoriously mean in his endowment of earls . |
| 4 | Rovers vice-chairman Geoff Dunford explained : ‘ Dennis was given the option to work alongside Allison , but he chose to leave . ’ |
| 5 | The turning point came in 1972 when Ken Mentle dug deep into his pocket and bought a deluxe Portakabin for directors and players , and the Supporters ' Club was given the drain end as its new home . |
| 6 | WITH Midnight Cowboy in the can , Dustin was given the opportunity to return to the stage in the title role of Jimmy Shine , a Broadway-bound play by his friend Murray Schisgal . |
| 7 | When Thomas Hardy was given the freedom of the borough in 1910 he made a comment of particular interest to family historians : he said that ‘ of the shops as I first recollect them [ he was born in 1840 ] not a single owner remains ; only in two or three instances does even the name remain … |
| 8 | He told staff yesterday that the university had more staff whose research was given the top grade five rating than all the other Scottish universities put together . |
| 9 | Councillors were jeered and heckled as they emerged and the mayor was given the Nazi salute as he drove off . |
| 10 | Construction of the three remaining dams was given the go-ahead . |
| 11 | Each practice was given the results of the study for all their participating patients after the study had been completed in that practice . |
| 12 | The Allies kept certain reserved powers ( including control of foreign policy ) under an Occupation Statute but their practice was to give the new German government as much independence as possible . |
| 13 | All these points might suggest that , when Gen Robertson sent his signal to Eighth Army on 14 May , at least part of his intention was to give the authorization required for the handing back to Tito of the 200,000 Croats . |
| 14 | The city tecnol technological college was given the right , has given the right of education , a quality of education undreamed of by a n by the people who live in the inner cities of , particularly the Asian population of opposed by the Labour Party , a Labour Party committed to scrapping and closing the C T C's and if they ca n't get |
| 15 | Valuable time was lost , the troops opposed to us were able to recover from the disorganization produced by our first attack , and the enemy was given the opportunity to bring up reinforcements . ’ |
| 16 | The unforeseen effect was to give the kicker more time to kick , so it achieved the opposite ’ . |
| 17 | Edward was given the contract and threw himself into it with vigour , aided no doubt by his life-long abhorrence of the building which he was now about to replace . |
| 18 | But that apart , the main aim of the term was to give the students confidence that they could plan and teach a lesson at any point in the five year course . |
| 19 | Before long Gaveston was given the hitherto exclusively royal title of earl of Cornwall , an affront to the established councillors and nobility which he did nothing to palliate by his swaggering arrogance , especially at Edward 's coronation in which he played a leading role ; just as outrageous were the lands and revenues which went with titles , office and power . |
| 20 | Sadek Boussena was given the Industry portfolio in addition to his current responsibility for Mines . |
| 21 | A Mr. and Mrs. Martin were subsequently appointed as master and matron , and their daughter Selina was given the post of schoolmistress . |
| 22 | The proposal was given the green light in a post-Tiananmen panic by people who will probably be living in Hampshire when , and if , the airport is built . |
| 23 | According to Taskopruzade and Mecdi , Molla Husrev was given the office of kadi of Istanbul on the death of Hizir Bey in 863/1459 , together with the kadiliks of Khawass ( Eyup ) , Galata and Uskudar and the professorship of the Ayasofya medrese . |
| 24 | In May 1843 Gould was given the opportunity to repay Sturt for his generosity towards him while he was in Australia when Sturt appealed for help in generating support for the project in England . |
| 25 | And the club committee was given the go-ahead to seek legal advice in their bid to remain at the ground for at least six months under a protected tenancy . |
| 26 | The newborn boy was given the name of Philip . |
| 27 | Self-government for Scotland was given the thumbs-down by the Scottish business community , with more than 60 per cent of respondents saying that it would have a detrimental effect on business , while only 10 per cent thought there would be some advantage . |
| 28 | The Education Reform Act was given the Royal Assent on the 29 July 1988 . |
| 29 | the whole purpose of our exercise was to give the staff a better feeling of security . |
| 30 | The landlord of the inn which Ernest visited when his mother and his wife became too much for him knew of a coffee-house in the town which needed a kitchenmaid , and because he put in a good word for her , Ruth was given the job without references . |