Example sentences of "[was/were] give to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Originally , all first-born sons were dedicated to God , but monetary gifts later took their place , which were given to the priests . |
| 2 | Like Leonard , they were given to the literary life . |
| 3 | Mr Ozberk had already been taken , handcuffed and escorted by police , to the police station at Heathrow airport from the Haslar detention centre , near Gosport , Hampshire , when Mr Renton 's new orders were given to the Immigration Service . |
| 4 | Over all the years , including these nineteen , some bonds were given to the club but the majority were bequeathed to individuals , either to be kept as an investment out of family sentiment , or possibly sold quietly to Club members , selected as previously described . |
| 5 | Frost , regarded in his time as the ‘ finest comic artist in the U.S. ’ were given to the Club in 1972 by Mr. R.S. Green . |
| 6 | Strange twists were given to the normal body of human nature , revealing that such freak developments are potentially in all of us all the time . |
| 7 | Some , mainly those of war time subjects and taken in the 30 's and 40's were given to the National Portrait Gallery , but the best were retained by the V. and A. |
| 8 | TIPS on how to get the best all year round use from small greenhouses were given to the large audience attending a Bramshott , Liphook and District Horticultural Society evening . |
| 9 | The earliest mention of the church is in 1115 when the church and titles were given to the Abbey of St Martin in York . |
| 10 | The proceeds were given to the Croydon branch of the Infantile Paralysis Fellowship , the fare being 5 shillings . |
| 11 | During the early part of that day , orders were given to the army to arrest strike organisers over much of Ulster . |
| 12 | The photo was one of a group of twenty-eight Rodchenko photographs which were given to the consigner in 1960 by Varvara Rodchenko , the artist 's daughter , and which raised £445,648 in total . |
| 13 | The movies were ‘ for the millions ’ but they were given to the millions by showmen . |
| 14 | Powers were given to the directors to borrow money on the security of the rates levied on the five parishes and on the property itself . |
| 15 | A comprehensive report of the actual meteorological conditions must be drawn up and copies of the weather forecast that were given to the crew will be included . |
| 16 | The relationship between Ministers and the new Electricity Boards , though laid down by statute , was not rigidly specified , but large powers of fuel policy coordination , and of oversight of finance and general policy , were given to the Minister . |
| 17 | Such a practice was frowned on by the church , and instructions were given to the warden of the building that if any young woman allowed a man to stay overnight then she was to be reported to the Mother Superior . |
| 18 | Rumoured to have been locked in the safe at KISS FM when a couple of acetates were given to the station in advance of release , this is an ultra-obvious semi-Italio belter which should keep floors jumping . |
| 19 | They , together with the custody of the young earl , were given to the dowager countess and so remained under Herbert control . |
| 20 | ( Other similar tasks were given to the children and these are described in Morag Donaldson , 1986 . ) |
| 21 | In parliament he was wont to abandon an argument half-completed if he sensed that his point had been made ; the speeches that appear in Hansard were touched up by his staff , and his speeches in the country were given to the press in advance . |
| 22 | No details were given to the National Union or to the constituencies involved , so much hard work had to be done and much recrimination endured before the party could settle down to the campaign . |
| 23 | These powers , which the reformers Ephialtes and Pericles tendentiously represented as ‘ usurped privileges ’ , were given to the council of 500 and to the People i.e. the Assembly and the law-courts . |
| 24 | In the six largest industrial conurbations outside London , the metropolitan counties , education and social welfare were given to the second-tier authorities : elsewhere , in the more rural shire counties , the provision of education and welfare services was allocated to the counties . |
| 25 | ‘ They do say , ’ said Cathbad , ‘ that if you ever found your way to the Prison of Hostages , you would find all the children whose hearts were given to the Conablaiche during that time , and whose souls were taken by the Lad . |
| 26 | Earlier in the year the awards were given to the winners of the Swan Stabilo/Arguati Disappearing Britain competition . |
| 27 | During both days , tokens were buried and prizes were given to the finders . |
| 28 | Though pineapples from Barbados were first brought to England in 1657 and more West Indian ones were given to the king in 1661 and 1668 , it is unlikely that the fruit was grown successfully in England until about 1690 at Hampton Court , then in the charge of George London [ q.v . ] , |
| 29 | Neurological and behavioural tests were given to the children soon after the birth , and at regular intervals after that . |
| 30 | The elections were conducted under a new electoral law passed by the NUP-controlled Assembly in October 1989 , under which additional seats were given to the larger parties , thus allowing them to gain the maximum number of seats with the minimum of votes . |