Example sentences of "[noun pl] were given a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The muffled words were given a seductive rhythm by the drumming of the rain . |
| 2 | In education , schools were given a similar opportunity to opt out of local government control . |
| 3 | When the final text of the poem was published after its author 's death , readers were given a revised version . |
| 4 | It is interesting to note that in the 1978 World Bank Report some communist countries were given a special category , ‘ centrallyplanned economies ’ . |
| 5 | In one of their experiments ( the results of which are presented in Fig. 3.14 ) rats were given a serial conditioning procedure in which presentations of a light were followed , after an interval of either 10 s or 30 s , by food . |
| 6 | In return , the Belgians were given a framed picture of Pride of Burgundy arriving in Dover in April . |
| 7 | Soviet cases with political implications were given a great deal of publicity in the West , but there is little reason to believe that the great majority of cases in the Soviet Union were dealt with any less fairly than elsewhere . |
| 8 | INDIA 'S cricketers were given a huge confidence-booster this week … by the England selectors ! |
| 9 | These ideas were given a great push forward by the increasing impact of American thinking on British social policy from the late 1960s onward . |
| 10 | For example , the following sentences are plausible : The officials were given a warm reception / The dress that Pam wore looked ugly . |
| 11 | More than 5,000 fur coats were given a ceremonial burial at a secret grave in Britain by the anti-fur pressure group Lynx . |
| 12 | Their efforts were given a civic start when the Mayor , Coun Rita Fishwick , donated a football signed by members of Darlington FC . |
| 13 | However at the famous December '69 auction to dispose of the remaining assets , three of the Hunslets were given a new lease of life , virtually on home territory . |
| 14 | The old committees where clergymen of various denominations talked in polysyllables to each other 's waistcoats were given a sudden strength as they touched the aspirations of the peoples . |
| 15 | The trippers were given a civic send-off by Middlesbrough 's deputy Mayor , Coun Frank Platt . |
| 16 | HOSPITAL patients were given a COLD lunch yesterday — because the cooks were too busy preparing a HOT one for a royal visit . |
| 17 | This of course moved the centre of gravity aft , and to restore the trim of the aircraft the wings were given a marked degree of sweepback . |
| 18 | Teachers were prevented from joining any Polish cultural or Catholic societies , and German language teachers were given a special bonus if they volunteered for work in Polish-speaking districts . |
| 19 | Led by Kate Coyne at her brilliant best , and an almost flawless Elizabeth Fancourt , rythmn 'n blues were given a new lease of life , so too was the haunting Ruby Tuesday . |
| 20 | Councillors were given a free vote , but for the most part opinion followed party lines , with Labour and the Liberal Democrats against the sport , the Tories for it . |
| 21 | Revival is , in fact , the wrong word to describe the reintroduction of skinhead style , since the new skins were given a political role which was entirely absent from the original skinheads . |
| 22 | Players were given a welcoming morning coffee , followed after the match , by high tea in the Belleisle Hotel . |
| 23 | For the most part , however , the procedures were given a clean bill of health , with the Commissioner examining warrants drawn at random , but also examining all new warrants issued on grounds of subversion . |
| 24 | I suppose that in a few countries like Nazi Germany in nineteen-thirty-six the erm the nation 's amateur champions were given a special backing because of the force of nationalism erm national focus of attention on them at that date , but it , it still was , they were amateurs still meeting on equal ground . |
| 25 | At the meeting re-convened to pass the accounts , the members were given a thorough , and far-reaching report , which included the recommendation to spend ‘ less excessively ’ on the clubhouse , but more on the course , and to raise the wages of some staff who had had only a meagre 15s. 0d. a week for years . |
| 26 | The surprised caller was Jo Heaton , of Formby , vice-chairman of the Southport and Formby Decorative and Fine Arts Society , whose members were given a guided tour of the village by Heritage Centre guide , Pat Dobbie . |
| 27 | Instead , we had the bizarre suggestion that prison order was likely to be more easily maintained if , on entering a prison , prisoners were given a little package telling them the consequences of their actions if they stepped out of line . |
| 28 | In 1911 courts were given a statutory power to apportion damages in cases of collision at sea ( Maritime Conventions Act 1911 ) . |
| 29 | The proposals were given a cautious welcome by politicians on the left , but the right-wing parties decried them as an attempt to distract from the President 's and the government 's current unpopularity . |
| 30 | The attendees were given a large package of data , including a precis of interests about themselves and a questionnaire which was completed by 75% of the audience . |