Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] given a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Twelve subjects were individually given a four-consonant sequence and an arbitrary number to count backwards from in threes as fast as they could before they were given the signal . |
| 2 | Phenomena such as suggestion , attitude , state of mind etc were promptly given a concrete target on which they could operate . |
| 3 | The British Council abroad is bent on getting everything connected with British education and culture under its tyrannical control , and outsiders like myself who found their own positions without passing through the old-boy network and the rigid screening system of the Council were always given a hard time . |
| 4 | THE Prime Minister and the caterer , Clare Latimer , were yesterday given a public apology and undisclosed damages in the first round of their libel claims over allegations of an affair between them . |
| 5 | Gordon Middleton and Alan Hill were both given a conditional discharge . |
| 6 | Morgan shares were also given a helping hand by the AMP offer . |
| 7 | All hospital patients had been given a diagnosis of primary depression uncomplicated by any underlying condition such as alcoholism , but were also given a full clinical interview ( PSE ) by the research psychiatrist . |
| 8 | All the women were also given a full social interview about their family , employment , housing , financial circumstances , crises , marital relationship , events and difficulties of the previous twelve months . |
| 9 | Colchester were also given a tough match by Woodford . |
| 10 | The items taken were later given a conservative value of £1,420 by an auctioneer . |
| 11 | The Frome Turnpike Trustees have returned to the scene ; the powers vested in them by previous legislation having been insufficient to meet their needs , they were now given a helping hand on 19 June 1797 , with : |
| 12 | Material extracted from their brains was then injected into mice , which were then given a similar light/dark choice , though without being shocked . |
| 13 | We were then given a simple exam which consisted of crossing out stupid answers in order to leave the least stupid one . |
| 14 | The couple were then given a guided tour of the Wedgwood Museum and the factory . |
| 15 | Aoun and his two colleagues , Gen. Issam Abu Jamrah and Gen. Adgar Ma'luf , were subsequently given a special pardon by President Elias Hrawi . |
| 16 | By a resolution passed by 305 votes to 36 , with 41 abstentions , Gorbachev was effectively given a free hand to dictate the process of economic reform by decree , to manage the state budget , and also to supervise law and order . |
| 17 | Blacker Miller , still then Foreign Minister [ see above ] , was invited to address the meeting formally ( whereas San Román was only given a private hearing ) , and described the outcome as " adequate " . |
| 18 | I was only given a few days ' notice . |
| 19 | The radio was thus given a traditional role once entrusted only to wise old men and women . |
| 20 | From past experience he knew that this subject was usually given a low priority , on the basis that by far the majority of business is transacted without ever having to refer to the small print . |
| 21 | THE father of Princess Stephanie of Monaco 's newborn baby was yesterday given a 15-day suspended jail sentence for beating up a motorist . |
| 22 | A MAN who refused to speak for several days after being arrested was yesterday given a 12-month conditional discharge . |
| 23 | Mrs Stringer was yesterday given a civic send-off by Stockton Mayor Coun Mike O'Brien . |
| 24 | NO HORSE was ever given a better or more fitting name than Nijinsky and few have paid their namesake more graceful compliments . |
| 25 | I never wore the roll-neck out there again and as the years passed I was gradually given a large wardrobe of beautiful traditional dresses , which I wore with comfort and delight , each dress reminding me of the giver . |
| 26 | Coughlin says in his book Hostage that Spiro was later given a new identity by the CIA and lived in California . |
| 27 | He was also given a key role in the last election campaign as the Tories ' Mr Nasty who could be called upon to make all kinds of claims about Labour 's plans . |
| 28 | Mr Braley was also given a two-year sentence for the theft of four bearer share certificates . |
| 29 | To stop the foot of the column from slipping sideways , the stone base was often given a roughened top or a shallow mortise pit into which a tenon projecting from the foot of the column fitted . |
| 30 | Nigel Melly — formerly with Derry City — was originally given a free transfer by the Scottish Premier League club . |