Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] shown a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Subjects were finally shown a map on which the route was marked and they were asked to indicate those sections of the route which they had previously known . |
| 2 | During this time they were also shown a reel of commercials for different brands , including one for Tetley round bags . |
| 3 | Everyone , including the Indians , seemed to be happy and laughing , and in my surly mood I unkindly wished them all in hell — chiefly because no one was in any hurry to serve me and I had to sit and watch a party at the next table consume a feast that looked to me as if it had issued straight from Nirvana , before I was even shown a menu . |
| 4 | Yet the magazine 's fame — or notoriety — was spreading : in Katmandu he was even shown a copy of the London Observer Magazine that featured Sharp , Walsh , and Neville and the story of the Sydney Oz trial . |
| 5 | She was then shown a picture taken at the farewell party at Champion Spark Plugs just before Paula went on maternity leave . |
| 6 | She was then shown a picture taken at the farewell party at Champion Spark Plugs just before Paula went on maternity leave . |
| 7 | She was then shown a picture taken at the farewell party at Champion Spark Plugs just before Paula went on maternity leave . |
| 8 | She was then shown a picture taken at the farewell party at Champion Spark Plugs just before Paula went on maternity leave . |