Example sentences of "[noun pl] was given [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The long history of contempt for the Poles fostered by the Prussians was given greater depth when , as a result of German defeat in 1918 , Poland — against all the odds — was revived . |
| 2 | None of the 55 patients was given any type of medical treatment during the study period and all were instructed to continue their normal dietary habits . |
| 3 | Had the man who wrote the foreword been at No. 10 in those days he would doubtless have seen to it that this cricketer who displayed such honourable patriotism and high personal standards was given some decoration or other . |
| 4 | English Estates was given increased funds for extending its workshop programme , and a simpler government grant system was introduced : the three existing grants have been replaced by a single ‘ city grant ’ with simpler application procedures . |
| 5 | His moral reading of events was given free rein . |
| 6 | The decision problem which confronted policy makers was given formal expression by Lipsey ( 1962 ) . |