Example sentences of "[noun] was [vb pp] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wally was awarded the job for his bravery in receiving extensive brain surgery after years of concussing himself on the crossbar . |
| 2 | The steward was not left to mourn that his bottles found no custom : there was treating and return treating , and one humble Highlander who could sing Gaelic songs was made the sink into which was poured the spirits bought by sundry odd pence ; and , to the satisfaction of those who deem it a noble accomplishment the filling a man drunk , this Celt was brought into that pitiable condition , and manifested the power of the spirits over his brain in rather a curious way , — he was for kissing all round . |
| 3 | The deal was given the go-ahead by the Department of Trade and Industry in spite of protests to the European Commission and the Office of Fair Trading by BA 's competitors . |
| 4 | However , the Supreme Soviet was to decide the strength and composition of armed forces and Interior Ministry troops , while the President was given the right to take decisions on the use of Interior Ministry troops in emergency situations . |
| 5 | In 1306 , after a career of service to Edward I in Wales , Scotland , France , Ponthieu and Aquitaine , Jean was given the earldom of Richmond by a king notoriously mean in his endowment of earls . |
| 6 | Rovers vice-chairman Geoff Dunford explained : ‘ Dennis was given the option to work alongside Allison , but he chose to leave . ’ |
| 7 | The turning point came in 1972 when Ken Mentle dug deep into his pocket and bought a deluxe Portakabin for directors and players , and the Supporters ' Club was given the drain end as its new home . |
| 8 | When every seat was taken the Foundling children filed to their places , filling the gallery where the organ stood like a turreted castle , girls on the left in snowy white , and darkly dressed boys on the right . |
| 9 | WITH Midnight Cowboy in the can , Dustin was given the opportunity to return to the stage in the title role of Jimmy Shine , a Broadway-bound play by his friend Murray Schisgal . |
| 10 | While the aircraft was unloaded the crew was spirited away by car through the back roads of the airport by a civilian with a machine-gun , who took them to the old Sheraton Hotel and offered them cakes and coffee . |
| 11 | When Thomas Hardy was given the freedom of the borough in 1910 he made a comment of particular interest to family historians : he said that ‘ of the shops as I first recollect them [ he was born in 1840 ] not a single owner remains ; only in two or three instances does even the name remain … |
| 12 | There were two separate actions : disclosing the note and then informing on its author to the malais , though the young priest was doomed the moment he selected his man with his eyes . |
| 13 | Once the mandate was procured the petitioner , or the proctor , left for home or the letter was entrusted to a messenger . |
| 14 | Construction of the three remaining dams was given the go-ahead . |
| 15 | The car was stolen the day before from 41-year-old Mr Marangon 's home in Cinderford , Gloucs . |
| 16 | If an exchange had a rule that required members to state that every contract was intended to go to physical delivery , notwithstanding the fact that since the rule was made the exchange had introduced a number of cash-settled contracts ; this would almost certainly be subject to some sort of variation . |
| 17 | The city tecnol technological college was given the right , has given the right of education , a quality of education undreamed of by a n by the people who live in the inner cities of , particularly the Asian population of opposed by the Labour Party , a Labour Party committed to scrapping and closing the C T C's and if they ca n't get |
| 18 | Valuable time was lost , the troops opposed to us were able to recover from the disorganization produced by our first attack , and the enemy was given the opportunity to bring up reinforcements . ’ |
| 19 | When our entry was confirmed the Society was already getting up steam , so the obvious thing was to consider ourselves its representatives . |
| 20 | He told a press conference in Darlington that if Labour was elected the future of the North-East 's most important road , the A1 , could be in doubt . |
| 21 | Edward was given the contract and threw himself into it with vigour , aided no doubt by his life-long abhorrence of the building which he was now about to replace . |
| 22 | Ramsey was made the chairman of the commission on this theme . |
| 23 | The circus built by Maxentius was called the Circus of Romulus and was 1620 feet long and 245 feet wide . |
| 24 | However Crete was invaded the day before the arrival of 800X at Malta , where they were now to remain , attached to 830 Squadron , and were to play the role of night intruders , attacking airfields in Sicily with 20 lb. bombs . |
| 25 | From that figure was deducted the amount ( £25 ) of the deposit paid by the original buyer . |
| 26 | Judge John Slack was told the hunt had been followed by members of the League Against Cruel Sports . |
| 27 | Hayhurst was awarded the MBE for his work for deaf people , and the BDA has paid fitting and lasting tribute to him with the establishment of an " Allan Hayhurst Research Fellowship " , which enables a prelingually deaf person to undertake research in his chosen field for up to three years at Durham University , where the admission of deaf students is encouraged and special support services are provided . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | But as soon as their friendship was struck the memory faded and the bad time seemed no worse than some null interlude between two boon companions . |
| 30 | Michigan Department of Mental Health , in which an inmate was offered the choice between experimental surgery with the possibility of release and continued incarceration , and the Court held that consent could not be given by an involuntarily detained mental patient . |