Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , the only way you could do that would be if you had a till at one end and people bought whatever they wanted and were given a voucher and you walked down the other end and exchanged |
| 2 | They joined the German retreat in early 1943 , and were given a place of settlement in the Novogrodek area of Belorussia . |
| 3 | The means was to restrict the legal provision of credit to those who applied for it and were granted a licence . |
| 4 | Although worried about the consequences of their boycott , they went ahead and were offered a pay rise as a result . |
| 5 | Morpeth raised more than £500 and were offered a slot on three local radio stations to publicise Amnesty International 's concerns . |
| 6 | He became a county councillor , sat on the Gower Bench , served on innumerable committees ( including the governing body of the Church of Wales ) and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Glamorgan in 1948 . |
| 7 | He became responsible for all of the Bruce family interests , including their right to the throne , and was appointed a Guardian of Scotland in the absence of his young uncle , David II . |
| 8 | He retired from his position as general manager in 1919 and was appointed a director of the company , but resigned later in the same year on his appointment as consulting mechanical engineer to the newly formed Ministry of Transport , a position he held until 1927 . |
| 9 | He joined LASMO in 1989 following the acquisition of Thomson North Sea where he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and was appointed a director of LASMO in January 1990 . |
| 10 | F. Alan Wedgwood has been a director of the Group since 28 November 1986 and was appointed a director of Waterford Wedgwood U.K. plc on 15 June 1991 . |
| 11 | Because of his knowledge of languages Blake was recommended for a commission and was sent on to an officers ' training course at HMS King Alfred which in the spring of 1944 he passed and was appointed a sub-lieutenant in the RNVR . |
| 12 | She gave invaluable service to the Red Cross , St Dunstan 's and the Voluntary Aid Detachment , and was appointed a JP in 1951 . |
| 13 | As she had worked for the civil service previously , she applied and was sent a booklet which specified an age range for applicants of 17 ½ to 28 years . |
| 14 | Lord Justice Murray was called to the Northern Ireland Bar in 1953 , became a QC in 1964 and was elected a Bencher of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland in 1971 . |
| 15 | He was awarded the Institution of Civil Engineers ' Telford medal in 1885 , and was elected a member in 1886 . |
| 16 | He captained Leander in 1894 and 1895 and was elected a steward of Henley royal regatta in 1898 . |
| 17 | He obtained first classes in the classical tripos ( parts i and ii , 1909 and 1911 ) and the Oriental languages tripos ( 1910 ) ; was awarded the Brotherton memorial Sanskrit prize ; and was elected a fellow of Christ 's ( 1912 ) . |
| 18 | Educated at Christ 's College , Cambridge , and the Middle Temple , Holland succeeded his father in 1626 and was created a baronet three years later . |
| 19 | An accomplice , Marten Imandi , was found guilty of murdering a person at the North-West Orient Airlines office in Copenhagen on July 22 , 1985 , and was given a life sentence . |
| 20 | Branch , 45 , from Bideford , admitted causing grievous bodily harm and was given a year 's conditional discharge by town magistrates yesterday . |
| 21 | Caro supposed her mother had got used to it , as Caro got better at the job and was given a spell of greenhouse work , then offered day release to improve her qualifications . |
| 22 | It was about a 70-mile drive away , if not more , and I went up there and was given a drink and introduced to a few people , and then I opened the fête … and never saw anyone again . |
| 23 | I did actually get over to work for them in 1968–70 and 1971 , but this story I am referring to was in 1967 when I was just paying a visit and was given a bed for the night in the hostel . |
| 24 | Winston Churchill died in 1965 and was given a State funeral comparable to that which had been afforded to the Duke of Wellington . |
| 25 | On the next day , he had to appear again before the Emperor and was given a pair of white gloves to put on before he took the Royal pulse ; he pronounced His Majesty to be in good health , which pleased the Emperor . |
| 26 | She occupied a well-furnished chamber close to the lady Anne 's apartments , and was given a wardrobe of new clothes which was an especial delight . |
| 27 | Jack Sangston was last , and was given a forfeit . |
| 28 | Then I asked for half the fee in advance , and was given a wafer confirming the immediate transfer of the amount to my Fedbank . |
| 29 | Frank was successful in getting the job and was given a company car , an old Morris Minor , omitting to say that he was still learning to drive and wife Betty would always have to accompany him . |
| 30 | . ’ To the non-musician , the name Mozart means the archetypal prodigy , the boy who started composing at four years old , and as a child touring the courts of Europe astounded monarchs with his amazing aptitude for keyboard playing ; who at 14 copied out from memory a complex choral piece heard once in the Sistine Chapel ; who died in mysterious circumstances and was given a pauper 's funeral in an unmarked grave . |