Example sentences of "[coord] was [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He took a leading part in the formation of the Institute of Marine Engineers and was elected the first president in 1889 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | In December 1922 Ramsey took the scholarship examination of a group of colleges containing Magdalene and was given the top classical scholarship . |
| 5 | 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 ’ . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | I introduced myself and was given the job of knitting a lot of maroon cardigans for stock . |
| 9 | I also asked for government accounts , and was given the summary of estimates of revenue and expenditure for 1991-2 . |
| 10 | The soldier stopped a motorist at a checkpoint in Cookstown , Co Tyrone , and was given the tin of Quality Street . |
| 11 | The Berkshire boar attracted great attention , and was given the name Norman , after our bishop , Norman Tubbs . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The then Chairman of the Housing Committee was to be a leading member of ‘ Labour against Militant ’ and crucial decisions , including this one , were usually remitted from the full Housing Committee to a smaller Housing Committee Working Group which met privately and was given the task of disposing of 25 sites which had originally been reserved for council house or Housing Association use , but were to be sold , used for Partnership or HELP schemes , or used for equity shares . |
| 15 | I went to the British Association of Psychotherapists and was given the name of a woman who used the Kleinian method . |
| 16 | In 1897 she was appointed ‘ principal lady inspector of factories ’ and was given the task of heading the newly constituted women 's branch . |
| 17 | If Earl Eric was in England at this time , it may increase the likelihood that Swegen was also , for the two had collaborated in the defeat of Olaf Tryggvason , and Eric later fought for Cnut and was given the earldom of Northumbria . |
| 18 | He then ran back to his position , foolishly had another go at the midfielder with his elbow and was given the first dip in the Chester bath . |
| 19 | She went to the centre for a check and was given the allclear . |
| 20 | The patient was transferred to the intensive care unit and was extubated the next morning . |
| 21 | The Sigma 38 Panda Nova sailed by Derek Matthews from the Royal Dee Yacht Club completed the trip in just over 11 hours and was declared the winner of Class A on corrected times by an eight minutes margin ahead of Alec Rawlinson 's Pellegrina . |
| 22 | The Institute moved into its present premises at 105 Gower Street , London , in 1936 and was granted the prefix ‘ Royal ’ in its Jubilee Year in 1961 . |
| 23 | Edward Bohun , a younger brother of the Earl of Hereford , received 400 marks , worth of land and was granted the office of Constable in view of the infirmity of the earl himself ; John Neville of Hornby and Robert de Ufford , a knight of Suffolk who had served in Gascony in 1324–5 with the Earl of Rent , were given 200 marks for ‘ helping in the same enterprise ’ . |
| 24 | Under Richard III he was made receiver of the Lancaster lands formerly held by Elizabeth Woodville and was granted the farm of valuable land within the duchy . |
| 25 | Under Richard III he was made receiver of the Lancaster lands formerly held by Elizabeth Woodville and was granted the farm of valuable land within the duchy . |
| 26 | In appreciation of the eccentric 's efforts ( regardless of intent ) in saving 44 World War Two aircraft from the scrap pile , Bob requested and was granted the Canadian civil registration C-Gevs in memory of the late Ernest Van Simmons . |
| 27 | To add to Marrakesh prestige , the event received royal patronage on the eve of the race and was renamed the Grand Prix Hassan II/Marrakesh International Marathon . |
| 28 | And when he came last night and was asked the reason , he said he never dreamed I would be allowed to come . |
| 29 | She came to the notice of Guess ? , the American jeans company , and was made the central focus of their international campaign . |
| 30 | Sir Robert said Mr Hale , who had worked for BR for 30 years and was called the captain of the ship in the Hidden report , had indicated he wished to take early retirement . |