Example sentences of "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 . |