Example sentences of "[was/were] reward with a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The adulation when it was all over was something that had hardly been seen before in England , even on momentous Ashes-winning occasions , and early in 1964 his efforts were rewarded with a knighthood , conferred by the Queen at Buckingham Palace . |
| 2 | When the people stopped and turned , their socks and shoes full of muddy water , they were rewarded with a sight none of them would ever forget . |
| 3 | An hour and a half into the debate all four for the first time gave succinct answers in agreement to one question and were rewarded with a cheer from the floor ! |
| 4 | Dad leapt with alarm as , at the touch of a button , the passenger window slid down taking his chin-supporting arm with it ; and when his seat position was electronically altered , we were rewarded with a cry of ‘ What the bloody ‘ ell … ? ! ’ |
| 5 | Battling Leigh never gave up and were rewarded with a late try from Andy Collier , converted by Simon Baldwin . |
| 6 | They were rewarded with a penny and a free meal . |
| 7 | In spite of lowering clouds and apocalyptic forecasts , plenty of hardy souls turned up to sample the culinary offerings of Brecknock 's answer tot he Roux Brothers , and were rewarded with a pleasant , rain free evening , and a meal that reached even dizzier heights than last year — the proportion of charcoal to edible meat having been somewhat reduced . |
| 8 | The Spartans however maintained their composure and with only seconds remaining in the first half were rewarded with a T.D . |
| 9 | United kept going … kept chasing and just before half-time were rewarded with a second goal … |
| 10 | United kept going … kept chasing and just before half-time were rewarded with a second goal … |
| 11 | But Arsenal began to display some of the tidy , organised football that had brought them four consecutive victories and they were rewarded with a superb equaliser 16 minutes from time when Campbell latched onto Martin Keown 's long pass , ghosted past two defenders and hammered the ball home . |
| 12 | Malone finished strongly and were rewarded with a try by Stuart Hooks in the final minute which was converted by Bush , whose place kicking was impeccable . |
| 13 | Shareholders , who were asked to fork out £17.5m to fund expansion in the United States , five months ago , were rewarded with a 5pc increase in dividend . |
| 14 | Preferring to pound the rugby pitch rather than passively wait for Valentine 's cards dropping through the letter box , the efforts of the 15 women on the Scotland side were rewarded with a 10-0 win . |
| 15 | Setting Hamlet in the cavernous St George 's Hall proved the Everyman Theatre had perhaps more resolve than the diffident Hamlet and they , and last night 's audience , were rewarded with a memorable occasion , if not the greatest ever Hamlet on stage . |
| 16 | The hige team on Saturday 9 May were rewarded with a magnificent £2,594.70 . |
| 17 | NICK SKELTON 'S refined skill on the mare Burmah Serenade was rewarded with a £2,300 first prize in last night 's Rover Classic at the Horse of the Year Show . |
| 18 | Mr Mandela sought out Mr Sisulu and was rewarded with a loan to buy a suit and money to start a degree course in law . |
| 19 | He was rewarded with a victory over Sri Lanka , and then chosen to lead the team to India , only for the tour to be cancelled because of the South African connections of himself and several members of the party . |
| 20 | She was rewarded with a sweet smile . |
| 21 | The owner of the hand was rewarded with a delicious smile . |
| 22 | Dominic Ostler , 21 , was rewarded with a county cap after scoring 1,284 runs . |
| 23 | Steve agreed , and was rewarded with a versatile and creative player who was a useful asset to the club at a rather difficult time . |
| 24 | Accordingly his faithful service here was rewarded with a Testimonial in October 1966 and a crowd of over 17,000 attended . |
| 25 | I punched the button and was rewarded with a blessed , ear-ringing silence as the offending cassette slid out . |
| 26 | She stopped to catch a child by the hand and whisper some word which was rewarded with a kiss , then caught the corner of her veil to cover her already masked face as the chief driver came towards her for a quick answer to a query , always given and received after the words of greeting and queries as to health had been exchanged . |
| 27 | But 11-year-old Amelia battled on against her illness , and her courage was rewarded with a dream come true . |
| 28 | Peter Russell scored four penalties , Richard Wallace was rewarded with a try but Australia were different class . |
| 29 | If the monkey pressed the correct letter it was rewarded with a peanut by a mechanical dispenser which was specially designed for this kind of food . |
| 30 | The king agreed to parliament 's other requests , however , and was rewarded with a grant of one-ninth . |