Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Minister said in Committee that he believed that if abuses were proven the Secretary of State would be able to act . |
| 2 | Amongst Alf achievements were listed the Crucifixion and ‘ not buying any of Vincent Van Gogh 's paintings during his lifetime ’ . |
| 3 | When the marshes were drained the peat slowly shrank . |
| 4 | The lead is now sent to the Minsterley terminus of the Shrewsbury and Welshpool branch line , but if the Bishop 's Castle Railway were completed the ore destined for South Wales would be conveyed from Churchstoke Station via Craven Arms and the Central Wales Railway , thus effecting a saving of twenty miles in transit as compared with the present route . |
| 5 | A castle or fortified tower had stood on the site since Archibald 's Norman ancestors the De Eglintons were given the land in the 12th century but his castle had been completed only 15 years before his birth . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Albanian citizens were given the freedom to open foreign currency accounts in Albania . |
| 8 | If you were given the freedom to choose a new size of can , what would you choose ? |
| 9 | In this respect it seems unlikely that successive governments were given the opportunity to return to normalcy in the manner which they wished . |
| 10 | A German peasant farmer moving to the east was obliged to pay one sixth of the profit of his labour to a landlord , and only those peasants who took on more than 6.4 hectares ( 16 acres ) were given the opportunity to buy their land . |
| 11 | All patients referred to the ENP were given the opportunity to be seen by a doctor . |
| 12 | Individuals were given the opportunity to achieve much for themselves but too often they did it at the expense of others . |
| 13 | The total sample was divided into six groups , and each group was asked to choose out of five repayment arrangements for a particular loan ; then , given more information about the terms of the loan , they were given the opportunity of changing their choice . |
| 14 | More important , support for the League would be maximized if people were given the opportunity to support it without supporting war . |
| 15 | After being taken round by a six or seven year old , parents visiting the school for the first time were given the opportunity to talk to me or to one of my colleagues . |
| 16 | Participants were given the opportunity to challenge their positions in a first-ever forum with senior media managers . |
| 17 | To standardise the manner in which information was presented by the investigator , patients were simply left to digest the written information for one hour , but they were given the opportunity to clarify anything which they did not understand before their state of anxiety was reassessed by a second Spielberger questionnaire . |
| 18 | Before the pupils were given the opportunity to interview each other about any subject , they were instructed to try to avoid questions which would only require monosyllabic responses , and , instead , think of questions that would encourage extended answers . |
| 19 | The children carrying out the work about evaporation were given the opportunity to watch the tank of water over several weeks , noting their thoughts and observations in a class log book . |
| 20 | And if they were given the opportunity or or and the impetus to start to do something positive , I 'm sure they would take that up . |
| 21 | INROADS STAFF were given the opportunity to star in a video recently alongside rugby internationalist Gavin Hastings and Steve Hamilton from Wheel of Fortune . |
| 22 | Additionally , they were given the opportunity to experience other ways of learning mathematics than those which they knew about from their own schooldays . |
| 23 | Those attending were given the opportunity to carry out the mock validation of a course which was defended by a very experienced course team . |
| 24 | The 12 Palestinians were not immediately deported but were given the opportunity to appeal against the order , and on Jan. 23 the government revoked a deportation order against one of five Palestinians from the West Bank . |
| 25 | Little by little , however , MacDonald and his closest colleagues became convinced that if they were given the opportunity to form a Government it would be folly to turn it down . |
| 26 | It 's the legacy of the Irish Football Association 's promotion , whereby fans buying tickets for last night 's Latvia game were given the opportunity to purchase a similar amount for the Republic of Ireland 's visit in November . |
| 27 | A few days later all the officer cadets were given the opportunity to go to Wolferton station to see the old King 's coffin on its way to London . |
| 28 | The presentations of the results followed the same format as last year and journalists invited to Blackfriars were given the opportunity to sample some of the own brand products introduced into stores in 1992/93 . |
| 29 | Visitors were given the opportunity to ‘ Try-a-Sport ’ which included activities such as canoeing , croquet , weights , aerobics and trampolining . |
| 30 | We were given the opportunity to try a ‘ Pineapple ’ session with Lucy — non stop movement to a variety of music from pop — classical , exhilarating and great fun . |