Example sentences of "and was give the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In December 1922 Ramsey took the scholarship examination of a group of colleges containing Magdalene and was given the top classical scholarship . |
| 2 | In 1932 she became a nun and was given the name Maria ‘ in memory of St Maria of Egypt who lived a life of penitence in the desert ’ . |
| 3 | White or pink stonecrop ( Sedum anglicum ) was considered to be a delicacy and was given the name , the prince 's or lord 's food , also known as the English stonecrop . |
| 4 | ‘ And I auditioned and was given the stage role , but I think Michael Crawford called them and said he wanted it , and they ousted me . |
| 5 | I introduced myself and was given the job of knitting a lot of maroon cardigans for stock . |
| 6 | I also asked for government accounts , and was given the summary of estimates of revenue and expenditure for 1991-2 . |
| 7 | The soldier stopped a motorist at a checkpoint in Cookstown , Co Tyrone , and was given the tin of Quality Street . |
| 8 | The Berkshire boar attracted great attention , and was given the name Norman , after our bishop , Norman Tubbs . |
| 9 | The dealer asked the proprietor of the shop if he could take it to the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin-Dahlem for an opinion and authentication , and was given the picture . |
| 10 | Andrew of Moray died of wounds received during the battle , but Wallace went on to be proclaimed Guardian of Scotland , and was given the accolade of knighthood by dignitaries still claiming , like himself , to represent the absent Balliol . |
| 11 | The then Chairman of the Housing Committee was to be a leading member of ‘ Labour against Militant ’ and crucial decisions , including this one , were usually remitted from the full Housing Committee to a smaller Housing Committee Working Group which met privately and was given the task of disposing of 25 sites which had originally been reserved for council house or Housing Association use , but were to be sold , used for Partnership or HELP schemes , or used for equity shares . |
| 12 | I went to the British Association of Psychotherapists and was given the name of a woman who used the Kleinian method . |
| 13 | In 1897 she was appointed ‘ principal lady inspector of factories ’ and was given the task of heading the newly constituted women 's branch . |
| 14 | If Earl Eric was in England at this time , it may increase the likelihood that Swegen was also , for the two had collaborated in the defeat of Olaf Tryggvason , and Eric later fought for Cnut and was given the earldom of Northumbria . |
| 15 | He then ran back to his position , foolishly had another go at the midfielder with his elbow and was given the first dip in the Chester bath . |
| 16 | She went to the centre for a check and was given the allclear . |
| 17 | Amanieu VII 's marriage to Rose de Bourg brought with it important landed possessions around Bourg and Blaye ; his daughter Mathe married Renaud de Pons , lord of Bergerac , in 1314 , and was to give the Albret a significant foothold on the borders of Périgord ; while Amanieu 's son , Bérard I ( d. 1346 ) who was lord of Vayres and Vertheuil in the Entre-deux-Mers , acquired the castles and lordships of Langoiran and Podensac for his cadet son Amanieu through the latter 's marriage to Mabille d'Escossan in 1345 . |