Example sentences of "they were [vb pp] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1534 they were granted the right to coin money . |
| 2 | They were granted the right to build telegraph lines across the country so that London could be closer touch with India . |
| 3 | He will have no defence if the instructions were such that even if they were followed the offence was still likely to be committed . |
| 4 | Then in 534 they overthrew the kingdom of the Burgundians , and two years later they were ceded the majority of the territory held by the Goths in Provence . |
| 5 | They were given the choice of becoming part of the maintained system or becoming independent ; most chose the latter . |
| 6 | They were given the chance to recant , they did so , and they went on with their work . |
| 7 | Without any exaggeration , it would be true to say that , apart from Tory ideologues , the overwhelming majority of people in this country would agree to this legislation , if they were given the chance to read it and in more simple terms . |
| 8 | The killer faces a future existence in solitary confinement , since his fellow inmates would undoubtedly do the court 's job for them if they were given the chance . |
| 9 | Again the number of Western representatives was small : there were only five papal legates , three bishops and two priests , but they were given the presidency partly at least because this council , though formally convoked by the emperor , had been called for by Pope Leo . |
| 10 | When the Falklands were invaded on 2 April last year , they were given the weekend to pack and a police escort to the Dover ferry . |
| 11 | The total sample was divided into six groups , and each group was asked to choose out of five repayment arrangements for a particular loan ; then , given more information about the terms of the loan , they were given the opportunity of changing their choice . |
| 12 | To standardise the manner in which information was presented by the investigator , patients were simply left to digest the written information for one hour , but they were given the opportunity to clarify anything which they did not understand before their state of anxiety was reassessed by a second Spielberger questionnaire . |
| 13 | And if they were given the opportunity or or and the impetus to start to do something positive , I 'm sure they would take that up . |
| 14 | Additionally , they were given the opportunity to experience other ways of learning mathematics than those which they knew about from their own schooldays . |
| 15 | Little by little , however , MacDonald and his closest colleagues became convinced that if they were given the opportunity to form a Government it would be folly to turn it down . |
| 16 | They just do n't actually have that information , a lot of small local groups , and I think maybe the C B S could work with the Engineers department in future years and try to get to those groups , because I 'm sure a lot of them , actually if they were given the opportunity in time to get in , that , that you might have a lot of people applying for flag and whatever than you do now . |
| 17 | They were given the right to visit , but they do n't have to produce passports . |
| 18 | If they were given the duty to inform the courts when debts were paid , they would not be deterred from fulfilling it ( as many debtors would ) by ignorance or even fear of the courts . |
| 19 | And they were given the information on on traffic relief er in the leaflet in more detail at the exhibition . |
| 20 | They decided to become members of the CIS provided they were given the status of its co-founders . |
| 21 | So much so , indeed , that they were given the task of overseeing the Minor side this year . |
| 22 | They were given the go-ahead for England and Wales by the National Council for Vocational Qualifications [ NCVQ ] in June , and as we went to press were awaiting final approval from the equivalent Scottish body , SCOTVEC , and Northern Ireland . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | That 's what retired employees from the plant decided on a show of hands this year when they were given the option of switching the event to Christmas . |
| 25 | They were given the advice by experts from Grampian Health Authority 's Health Promotion Department after undergoing private and confidential fitness tests . |
| 26 | A United Nations military inspection team has left Iraq after they were denied the use of cameras to monitor missile sites . |
| 27 | Unfortunately , many did not reach this country , the United States , Canada or any other safe country but ended up in the gas chambers of Auschwitz and Dachau because they were denied the right to asylum . |
| 28 | Fifteen wickets were to go down in all that day , and although Gooch and Robinson made a sound start , once they were separated the procession continued as normal . |
| 29 | Well the , the fourth point in relation to er we say that the point has been fully pleaded , corsation is a question of fact , the , er , it 's not an issue which we say arises on these preliminary issues and can raise it er under order eighteen , rule nineteen , if they so wish , that is traditionally the places where it seems nexus points arise erm and they will put in , er app , we will put in , the defendants will put in appropriate evidence at that point , depending upon whether the , the strike out allows evidence and how they frame their strike out , but the nexus point is fully pleaded , we set out step by step and in relation to er restrictions how they were caused the loss , my Lord at that point , at this point we believe that 's all we have to do and certainly we believe that it be sufficient to get over a strike out |
| 30 | There was a unique double victory for Ballycoan Pipe Band when they were awarded the Champion of Champions in Grade 3 in both piping and drumming . |