Example sentences of "were not give a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The apostles were not given a priestly role by Jesus and he left no instructions about how the Church was to be organized . |
| 2 | DURING the 1992 general election the people of the United Kingdom were not given a proper chance to make a decision about the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 3 | ‘ It was to protect this operation that the press were not given a full briefing when the recent doping allegations were made . |
| 4 | Patients with little or no residual intraluminal tumour and a good lumen ( implying minimal risk of obstruction ) were not given a further follow up appointment . |
| 5 | There are proposals to link Valmorel 's skiing area to the Three Valleys , although we were n't given a definite timescale . |