Example sentences of "they [was/were] give [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Crimean Tatars , however , were officially exonerated of the charge of disloyalty much later , in 1967 , and they were given no general right to return to their former homelands , not least because the territories they had left had now been settled by other nationalities . |
| 2 | In the following year they were given a new jurisdiction concerning redundancy payments , and concerning statutory rights to information about particulars of contracts of employment . |
| 3 | Although these objects are Celtic in design , they were given a distinctive Scottish style — perhaps as a deliberate attempt to retain an identity in the face of the Roman threat . |
| 4 | The military , hitherto reluctant to intervene in previous attempted coups , went on the offensive on this occasion after they were given a firm mandate from Menem for resolute action . |
| 5 | Naval officers received no help from the Treasury for their outfits , though they were given a small tax allowance . |
| 6 | From the mid-1970s , the Docklands were given equal priority with the new towns ; after 1977 they were given a higher status . |
| 7 | At a meeting with the consortium more than a week ago , Caledonian directors said they would help only if they were given a controlling interest in the pit . |
| 8 | England 's second encounter with West Indies was at Adelaide , where they were given a good start of 121 by Broad and Athey . |
| 9 | They were given a sumptuous tea and invited back any time they felt like coming . |
| 10 | They were given a large slice of counties Cavan and Fermanagh , including 30,000 acres from a grateful Cromwell after Robert Saunderson led troops to a famous victory at Drogheda . |
| 11 | A few minutes later they were given a direct order to go to bed — and if you disobey a direct order you 're instantly put on report . |
| 12 | Several people were called up er they were , they were given a white feather were given a white feather for exactly the reason that you mentioned |
| 13 | When servicemen were demobilised in 1918 they were given a free unemployment insurance policy which entitled them to an ‘ out-of-work-donation ’ for a maximum of twenty-six weeks during the first twelve months following their demobilisation . |
| 14 | things would not move much further until they were given a determined push , and MT Crosland was to do just that . |
| 15 | After lunch they were given a detailed demonstration of how the Direct Banking system works and were so impressed that both accepted an invitation to join the service . |
| 16 | They were given a different meal every day so erm , she was pleased with herself . |
| 17 | The Swans are playing some outstanding rugby these days and , although they were given a hard time of it against Dunvant in the last round , it is always difficult to combat gritty opponents who feel they have nothing to lose . |
| 18 | They were given a daily dose of either 100 mg ( group A , n=10 , mean age 4 ( 2 ) years ) or 500 mg of gliadin ( group B , mean age 5 ( 3 ) years ) . |
| 19 | Town 's first Easter delight came on saturday against Luton at the County Ground … they were given a tough time in this one … a draw would have been a good result … a fair one too … but thanks to Paul Bodin the full-back with a golden boot they went and snatched a win … |
| 20 | It was only when Cairo confirmed their names and service numbers that they were given the honoured status of the first Eighth Army troops to meet up with the First Army . |
| 21 | The two families , who have had no contact and do not plan to meet , face a week of agony before knowing if they were given the right child . |
| 22 | The church had important links with the butchers of Prague and they were given the first chapel on the left at the W end in honour of their defence of Prague , once in 1611 against the troops from Passau , and again in 1648 , against the Swedes . |
| 23 | As Table 55c of Appendix I shows , although differences between groups were very small , it was often women more than men , older people more than younger people , and those with lower rather than higher educational levels who most often changed to a different choice after they were given the extra information about APR and/ or total credit cost . |
| 24 | They were given the big round table near the piano . |
| 25 | But they were given the wrong tape machine . |
| 26 | They should have been , as they were given the same rations as a British farm labourer . |
| 27 | To celebrate the occasion , they were given an emotional send off by the bus drivers who 've spent the last three years transporting them to and from home . |
| 28 | And Notts County had won four of their five league matches at Meadow Lane this season but they were given an early shock by today 's visitors Portsmouth . |
| 29 | Two of the Brigadier 's boys were working with them and one of them was giving a complicated description of some distant patch of ground with the aid of both arms . |