Example sentences of "[noun] were give [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through this facility , since ‘ base ’ might suggest the steady jobs associated with most camps behind a front line , men of 19 units were given some training in Independent Company 's skills . |
| 2 | For the first time local Labour parties were given some sense of common identity , which had been lacking on the political wing since the disaffiliation of the ILP . |
| 3 | Half the subjects were given this information in advance but the other half were not told anything about the subject matter of the passage . |
| 4 | A pooled estimate of the overall odds ratio of drop out was calculated by weighting each odds ratio by the inverse of the variance ; thus studies with more subjects were given more weight . |
| 5 | Mice were given enough avertin by intraperitoneal injection to induce very light anaesthesia . |
| 6 | There were a lot of complicated lifts , and Hayden found some moments of the opening duet highly erotic ; the witches and other apparitions were given some ghoulishly eccentric movements . |
| 7 | The Slovenes were given some support from Croatia , but the majority of the republics and provinces were unwilling to return to the old system . |
| 8 | THE Littlewoods Cup holders Nottingham Forest were given another home draw in the quarter-finals , with Tottenham the visitors in the potential tie of the round if they can overcome Tranmere in a replay at home next week , writes Ian Ridley . |
| 9 | Judicial officials were given more guidance as to punishment than had been available previously , but a great deal of discretion remained . |
| 10 | Indeed , many of the homes said that the fees from supplementary benefit were so adequate that the people who came in on that ticket were given some of the best accommodation in the establishment . |
| 11 | Neither they nor the local relief committees were given any remit whatsoever with regard to how food should be dispensed or who was eligible to receive it . |
| 12 | As an aid in their redesign , the executives were given some handouts that described a different set of behaviours . |
| 13 | So orders were given that I was not under any condition to open that thing unless I knew who was there . |
| 14 | These efforts by the government were given more force through the White Paper Better Schools , which outlined the aims that had been emerging through the previous documents . |
| 15 | Babies were given this amazing food so some children grew up as giants compared with other children their age . |
| 16 | Findings of successful residential care were given little attention . |
| 17 | Mr Grant adds : ‘ It is time that the needs of children were given this kind of priority . |
| 18 | I wondered where all that confetti came from ; knowing Mum I guessed she must have supplied it , but none of us children were given any . |
| 19 | At the Marquis , where non-management staff are known as associates , all 1800 employees were given half day seminars on TQM1 : Empowerment . |
| 20 | But as the policy of giving a great deal of attention to politicians had become established , complaints were inevitable : certain individual politicians were given more publicity than others , which led to jealousy . |
| 21 | Neither Mr Murphy nor his family were given any advance warning about yesterday 's decision . |
| 22 | And work colleagues were giving little away about the man they knew . |