Example sentences of "and was give [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opener David Smith led the run chase with 82 and was given crucial support by Martin Speight who chipped in with 38 . |
| 2 | Mr Brettell , who is married , pleaded ‘ no contest ’ to a public lewdness charge and was given one year probation , after which the misdemeanor will likely be dropped . |
| 3 | Published for consideration by the deputies and in Supreme Soviet committees on Oct. 16 , it was presented formally by Gorbachev and approved in principle without a debate on Oct. 19 , and was given final approval later the same day , with minor amendments proposed by committees , by 333 votes to 12 , with 34 abstentions . |
| 4 | As a result , he had to be taken away from school and was given private tuition in the evenings from the local school teacher . |
| 5 | She had very high blood pressure , and was given two epidurals that did n't work . |
| 6 | He opened a book the wrong way and was given two lengths . |
| 7 | All EC states would be given three years to introduce the necessary legislation except for the UK , which had strongly opposed the proposal and was given 10 years to implement it [ see also p. 38658 for UK option to withdraw from social policy aspects of European Union ] . |
| 8 | The project , now scheduled for the first two weekends of June , went into the May issue of Spokesworker and was given front page treatment in the main newsletter , which also came out in May . |
| 9 | Cross also admitted two counts of mortgage fraud and was given nine months concurrent for each . |
| 10 | So I bought indoor-plants and was given indoor plants , and one of the indoor plants I expended my energy on was the fern with the bright , shiny leaves and the indestructible appearance bought that day when I had suffered the apocalypse . |
| 11 | His father Barry Cross , 44 , also of Mond Crescent , admitted six counts of mortgage fraud and was given 18 months concurrent for each suspended for two years and ordered to pay £500 costs . |
| 12 | He contacted a doctor and was given oral penicillin . |
| 13 | She bought a secondhand car and was given this warranty with it . |
| 14 | Side by side with this grew up a number of smaller specialised departments — a bureau des fonds which dealt with the ministry 's own internal finances , the surveillance of foreigners in France , questions of diplomatic privilege and a wide variety of other relatively minor issues ; a bureau des interprètes which took shape in the 1750s and 1760s and was given definitive form in 1768 ; a department concerned with codes and cyphers ; and a geographical one which by the 1780s had a remarkable collection of about 10,000 maps . |
| 15 | In addition , the firm recruited cricketers for its publicity functions and was given free tickets and entertainment facilities for the Test matches . |
| 16 | He refused to budge , and was given full support by Douglas-Home , whose diplomatic skills softened the rough edges of Heath 's ‘ extraordinary resolution ’ . |
| 17 | Transferred to Fort Vancouver as an accountant , he rapidly improved its management and was given more responsibilities , including negotiating with the Russians to the north and the Mexicans in California . |
| 18 | He saw no more than four people a year , and was given three bullets a month with which to catch his food . |
| 19 | But he survived and was given another jump . |