Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When his sons returned to Tahiti and were asked the fate of their father they said : |
| 2 | 42% said they were actively doing something to ‘ avoid getting TB ’ and were asked the open-ended question ‘ what are you doing to avoid getting TB ? ’ . |
| 3 | Both Willibrord , English apostle to the Frisians , and Wynfrith , were consecrated bishop by the pope in Rome and were given the names of Roman martyrs whose feasts fell around the time of their consecration : Willibrord Clement and Wynfrith Boniface . |
| 4 | His parents then called from the USA and were given the false impression that British Consul staff were co-ordinating the search , when they actually had no regular contact with the Spanish authorities involved . |
| 5 | In Australia a group of academics acted as consultants to the federal Department of Health , Housing , and Community Services and were given the freedom to consult and encourage participation by as wide a range of people as possible . |
| 6 | LEAs could provide nursery schools and classes ; they could provide or finance holiday classes , camps , play schemes , swimming baths , community centres and recreation facilities ; and were given the responsibility ( never implemented ) to ensure that all young people up to age 18 , and not otherwise in education , received part-time further education by attending a ‘ county college ’ for the equivalent of one day a week . |
| 7 | Could she give us just a handful of examples of people who were moved from geriatric beds into the private sector in the early stages of the development of the policy and were given the assurance that she says was publicly given that the Government had no intention of meeting fees , however high ? |
| 8 | I remind that we put in a housing investment bid for a hundred and twelve million pounds and were given the right to buy thirteen million . |
| 9 | Well , we got to the commune ( in two buses hired for the participants in our course ) at 9 o'clock , and were given the sort of welcome-for-foreigners which we have got used to elsewhere . |
| 10 | In 1901 , encouraged by the resurgence of peasant unrest , several local groups combined to form the Socialist Revolutionary ( SR ) Party , and were joined the following year by the émigré Agrarian Socialist League . |
| 11 | Several local groups came together in 1901 to form the SR party , and were joined the following year by the émigré Agrarian Socialist League . |
| 12 | The chosen premises were at Rawdon near Leeds and were named the " Ernest Ayliffe Home " , in recognition of his service to the BDDA . |
| 13 | Martha and Tilda were in the position of having no spending money , but this was less important when they were not attending school and were spared the pains of comparison , and they felt no bitterness against their mother , because she had n't any either . |
| 14 | The row behind leaned forward to ask what was so funny and were told the story . |
| 15 | The Gulamalis received their rent for the first three months , then nothing for four months , and were told the computer was broken , the accounts were being moved , the cheque was in the post , and so on . |
| 16 | He collaborated with Vero Driffield , an engineer , in research into photography ; they published many papers and were awarded the progress medal of the Royal Photographic Society in 1895 . |
| 17 | In the 1630s the two were convicted of breaking the newly enforced forest laws , by the alleged theft of wood ( to make charcoal ) and were fined the huge sum of £59,000 , eventually reduced to £12,000 . |
| 18 | She wrote to the company at Stranraer and was sent the pack which listed 55 jobs from 34 general on-board and shore staff to three senior craftsmen , with wages ranging between £9,360 and £13,000 . |
| 19 | He took a leading part in the formation of the Institute of Marine Engineers and was elected the first president in 1889 . |
| 20 | He was posted to London on promotion in 1953 and was replaced the following year by R. B. Wilson on transfer from the field staff in England . |
| 21 | In December 1922 Ramsey took the scholarship examination of a group of colleges containing Magdalene and was given the top classical scholarship . |
| 22 | In 1932 she became a nun and was given the name Maria ‘ in memory of St Maria of Egypt who lived a life of penitence in the desert ’ . |
| 23 | White or pink stonecrop ( Sedum anglicum ) was considered to be a delicacy and was given the name , the prince 's or lord 's food , also known as the English stonecrop . |
| 24 | ‘ And I auditioned and was given the stage role , but I think Michael Crawford called them and said he wanted it , and they ousted me . |
| 25 | I introduced myself and was given the job of knitting a lot of maroon cardigans for stock . |
| 26 | I also asked for government accounts , and was given the summary of estimates of revenue and expenditure for 1991-2 . |
| 27 | The soldier stopped a motorist at a checkpoint in Cookstown , Co Tyrone , and was given the tin of Quality Street . |
| 28 | The Berkshire boar attracted great attention , and was given the name Norman , after our bishop , Norman Tubbs . |
| 29 | The dealer asked the proprietor of the shop if he could take it to the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin-Dahlem for an opinion and authentication , and was given the picture . |
| 30 | Andrew of Moray died of wounds received during the battle , but Wallace went on to be proclaimed Guardian of Scotland , and was given the accolade of knighthood by dignitaries still claiming , like himself , to represent the absent Balliol . |