Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To cap a highly successful conclusion to the season — in which the Berkshire side first out-matched defending champions David Lloyd , Heston and then , in the Grand Finals , beat the top seeds Ilkley — the club No. 1 Gary Drake was named the special Grand Finals ‘ Player-of-the-Tournament ’ by Wimbledon referee Alan Mills , and drove away smiling in a brand new £15,000 Vauxhall Astra convertible . |
| 2 | On one of the brick piers was inscribed the words , ‘ The poor are with ye always ’ . |
| 3 | Their assigned role is best exemplified by the fact that in the 1992 World Cup in Australia , the bowling side was afforded the advantage of two white new balls . |
| 4 | Admiral Sir David Luce was appointed the first tri-Service C-in-C , Far East , in November 1962 . |
| 5 | Hankin signalled the start of that new youth policy by leaving out defender Kevan Smith Andy Toman was given the responsibility of captaining the side and pairing youngsters Sunley and Gregan at the centre of defence . |
| 6 | A week after Miss Halford was re-suspended the police authority announced that it was bringing further disciplinary charges against her , following allegations that she made abusive late-night telephone calls to Mr Sharples , another senior officer and two members of the authority . |
| 7 | In yesterday 's games there were double sendings-off at Tranmere , where Aldo Monza of Cosenza and Neil McNab were shown the red card after an 80th minute bust-up , and West Ham , who had Matthew Rush dismissed along with Pisa 's Giovanni Fasce after a flare-up early in the second half . |
| 8 | The other three new British members are The Capital , in Basil Street , whose owner Mr David Levin was awarded the yellow shield for exceptional comfort . |
| 9 | And the club committee was given the go-ahead to seek legal advice in their bid to remain at the ground for at least six months under a protected tenancy . |
| 10 | and that if only the balancing act was involved the registrar 's order should stand . |
| 11 | The Nobel committee was spared the embarrassment of having made a mistake by the discovery in 1983 at CERN ( European Centre for Nuclear Research ) of the three massive partners of the photon , with the correct predicted masses and other properties . |
| 12 | ‘ After a search warrant was obtained the defendant 's home was searched and pens and graffiti magazines were recovered from the house . |
| 13 | Health Minister Yeo Cheow Tong was given the additional post of acting Minister of Community Development , replacing Seet Ai Mee , the only minister to lose his seat in the general election . |
| 14 | ‘ But for days after Cpl Edwards was killed the lads just ignored the children . |
| 15 | Thus , when Richard Baxter was offered the position of schoolmaster at Dudley , he accepted and was ordained by the Bishop of Worcester on Advent Sunday 1638 . |
| 16 | In the midst of the negotiations , Richard Baxter was offered the bishopric of Hereford by Charles , the offer being communicated via the Lord Chancellor . |
| 17 | A paper published in the Journal of the Market Research Society was awarded the MRS Silver medal for the most notable published contribution to market research in the period 1983-1985 . |
| 18 | Well apparently erm Peter , last week at Bristol City , that very disappointing display , Andy Melville was awarded the United man of the match award erm down at Bristol , which I believe , I do stand corrected on this , was probably a bottle of something , and a suit holder , something you carry your suit in . |
| 19 | Keith Brennan of Warwick School was awarded the RSC prize for outstanding performance in chemistry at A-level , in respect of the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board . |
| 20 | For example the Review of Railway Finances chaired by Sir David Serpell was given the following terms of reference ‘ to examine the finances of the railway and associated operations , in the light of all relevant considerations , and to report on options for alternative policies , and their related objectives , designed to secure improved financial results in an efficiently run railway in Great Britain over the next 20 years ’ . |
| 21 | Late in 1970 the substantial remains of Lancaster I EE173 of 207 Squadron were discovered in Lake Krumme in the suburbs of West Berlin and after the German authorities salvaged the aircraft , the RAF Museum were offered the opportunity to keep such items as might be useful for the restoration of R5868 . |
| 22 | KYLIE Minogue restored family honour with a thrilling routine at the Smash Hits awards in London last night after her sister Dannii was voted the worst female singer . |
| 23 | Middlesbrough Council was offered the opportunity to buy the building , but had to turn it down . |
| 24 | His name blackened , his writings neglected , for two decades Nizan was allotted the role of loser . |
| 25 | And it was in Paris that the Liszt-Thalberg rivalry began ( though it was not a thing of their own making , and there does not seem to have been any genuine animosity between them ) ; when they played in a contest in an aristocratic household Thalberg was declared the first pianist in the world and Liszt was thus deemed to have won on points , and it was said that Thalberg departed with his head hung low . |
| 26 | The Parkgate takeaway was declared the region 's top chip shop in a competition we ran in 1990 . |
| 27 | In another move yesterday which further highlighted the government 's problems , Sirkka Hamalainen was appointed the new president of the Bank of Finland . |
| 28 | This scheme , for which N. F. Ramsey was awarded the Nobel prize in physics in 1989 , enables the maximum resolution to be extracted without the need for a long and highly uniform interaction region . |
| 29 | During a visit to California in 1938 , the well-spoken English child actor was given the supporting role as a Cockney lad in Lord Jeff . |
| 30 | Harvard dealers were granted the same perk and for that reason kept it concealed from clients , even if it would swing the sale . |