Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] [vb pp] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The Barbarians , who were actually Celts and were given their cruel name by their invaders , transported their stuff by sea or by horse and cattle ( and had links with Europe , incidentally ) , the Romans built roads . |
2 | Benefit of the Doubt must be given that all employed by the Grand Canyon were brain damaged at birth and were given their bureaucratic procedure in India . |
3 | After that , Anne became a novelist , won the Booker and the Whitbread in the same year with different books , and was given her own television show . |
4 | One night of winter , with howling winds blowing and heavy rain lashing the streets , he arrived cold and wet at the Club , went straight to the bar as usual , and was given his usual drink by the bar man , ‘ Johnny ’ . |
5 | He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1888 , and was awarded its Royal medal in 1891 . |