Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the light of that recognition , he can not dismiss as mere fantasy the sense we all have that it would be an unnatural organization of our nature if some slight personal desire was given its head against benevolent concern with some major aspect of the welfare of others . |
| 2 | The gas was given its name because steam is used in its preparation and because it burns with a bright blue flame . |
| 3 | However , it was given its name before many of today 's really aggressive species were introduced to the hobby , and it is not that violent a fish ! |
| 4 | Fergie and Andrew were guests of honour when the film was given its world premiere in London four years ago . |
| 5 | Nature was given its due , but only at the southern tip of the marsh . |
| 6 | In fact , it was not until April 1939 that the RCM was given its allocation of £200,000 . |
| 7 | Robert Saxton 's has just been recorded , William Mathias 's was given its premiere in Manchester in January , and those by Dominic Muldowney and Robin Holloway in Liverpool and Manchester respectively at the end of last month . |
| 8 | So he was given them coffee . |
| 9 | If he was given them tokens or something like that , it would of been alright , but I , I , I a couple of weeks ago |
| 10 | Every one of those men who went in the forces , who lived to tell the tale , was given their jobs back when they came back , because their jobs were replaced by women during the war , drivers and conductors , they were replaced by women and as the men came back , so the women were paid off , so everybody who came back from the war was given their job back . |
| 11 | Every one of those men who went in the forces , who lived to tell the tale , was given their jobs back when they came back , because their jobs were replaced by women during the war , drivers and conductors , they were replaced by women and as the men came back , so the women were paid off , so everybody who came back from the war was given their job back . |
| 12 | Broadway 's Fulton theatre was given her name in 1955 to celebrate her 50th year on the stage but was torn down in 1982 to make way for a hotel . |
| 13 | The baby , a girl , was given her mother 's name : Jeanne Hébuterne . |
| 14 | All the routine checks were then carried out ( see Checklist pp. 35–37 ) before Mr Reynolds was given his premedication . |
| 15 | In 785 Charles ' inflexible attitude and persistent presence finally paid off ; the main nationalist leader , Wittikind , sued for peace and was given his life in exchange for his surrender and baptism . |
| 16 | She promised her support on the condition that Mays and Berthon were sidelined and Rudd was given his chance . |
| 17 | In 1966 , Peter Bogdanovich , by then an assistant director and part-time scriptwriter for Corman , was given his chance to direct a thriller called Targets in which Boris Karloff was cast because he still owed Corman two days ' work . |
| 18 | But when he was given his chance at half-time , he scored within two minutes , grabbing his 19th goal in his 41st game for his country , and his eighth in his last eight appearances with an unstoppable header . |
| 19 | Hunt , who gave up a career in medicine to be a racing driver in 1967 , was given his chance by Lord Hesketh , the British peer who ran his own motor racing team . |
| 20 | Nelson Rowe says he was given his dad 's old kart for christmas when he was five and he 's gone on from there … it 's brilliant good fun and quite dangerous with lots of crashes |
| 21 | The designer ( Michael Holt ) was given his head to create Indian forts , English country houses and boats on the foggy Thames — handsome in their own way . |
| 22 | ‘ If I know you I 'd warrant he was given his money 's worth , ’ McQuaid laughed gently and when Moran did n't answer he added , ‘ The young will have their way , Michael . |
| 23 | Whoever wanted to commit suicide asked for authorization from the senators ; if his reasons were good , he was given his hemlock free of charge . |
| 24 | Lester was given his OBE in 1975 . |
| 25 | In December new land was discovered which Colbeck called Scott Island and its prominent feature , a stone column , Hagitt 's Pillar , was given his mother 's maiden name . |
| 26 | When Johnny Blunt was given his pocket money , he immediately went off and bought a tin of pineapple . |
| 27 | ‘ I was given my budget . ’ |
| 28 | I was given my pre-op by a ‘ bank nurse ’ . |
| 29 | During the afternoon I was given my answer . |
| 30 | Mrs Allen was taught which foods contained protein and vitamins and encouraged to have some form of protein with each meal , as well as fruit and vegetables , at least once daily . |