Example sentences of "was [vb pp] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Last time I was stopped the car had a bell . |
| 2 | In 1540 he transformed the office of Wards , formed in 1503 , into the Court of Wards , to which was joined the office of Liveries in 1542 . |
| 3 | ‘ When the first maypole was erected the Gawthorpe people regarded it as a sign of their independent spirit . ’ |
| 4 | After she was withdrawn the family accepted another support worker . |
| 5 | And Football League president Gordon McKeag said : ‘ When the Premier League was formed the FA said they would not sanction a second division . |
| 6 | Since the Society was formed the Community College and the SWSHAS had both been most helpful . |
| 7 | As it is now three years since the present display team was formed the time has come for an audition to be held , this will be early in the autumn . |
| 8 | Before the union was formed the tariff against all outsiders was not prohibitive , and the home country 's imports came from the lowest cost source namely , the rest of the world . |
| 9 | One of the pair was designated the subject and the other the experimenter . |
| 10 | One of the pair was designated the subject and the other the experimenter . |
| 11 | IN 1992 , Birmingham was designated the UK City of Music . |
| 12 | To the brow of its great horned helm was welded the Circlet of Iron . |
| 13 | Later , when I got to Bristol I was prescribed the vitamins and mineral supplements such a diet needed , but to even start to get used to it was a formidable struggle . |
| 14 | After some discussion as to the walk , by now approaching 10 am , out of the fog was heard the sound of a steam loco and the 8F Severn Valley Engine No 48773 appeared , travelling very slowly with a Birmingham Railway Museum support coach attached . |
| 15 | For example ‘ our secretary was given the promotion ’ . |
| 16 | Tritsis 's career as a stormy petrel continued when he was given the education portfolio in 1987 — he was unshipped the next year by a protracted teachers ' strike . |
| 17 | Simon was given the nickname ‘ Peter ’ , which means ‘ rock ’ . |
| 18 | The same chap also revealed that he was given the nickname Colonel because he was so self-important . ’ |
| 19 | When Jack was given the accolade of Best Actor by the New York Critics ' Award for his performance , he responded by sending them all a polite thank-you letter ; those critics who had mentioned him in the past had not been especially kind . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Simultaneously , the patient was given the AZT drug . |
| 22 | Spokeswoman Veronica Warner said : ‘ Mr Kennedy seems to think he was given the gown , but that 's not quite right . |
| 23 | Well i it it meant er Monday mornings you went out , you were given er an area in the town , and I was given the money area , as I termed it , Road and that . |
| 24 | But personal growth is also shown here as the character of Pip begins to change even before he was given the money and it continues to change after all the money is gone . |
| 25 | Twenty-seven years on , in 1977 , he was duly awarded with another request to visit Buckingham Palace when he was given the OBE. |
| 26 | Yugoslavia was given the Vojvodina , that section of plain to the north of Belgrade . |
| 27 | The proliferation of nuclear weapons was given the title of ‘ the Nth power problem . ’ |
| 28 | Sancho , ruling in Castile , at once began to extend his territories , assisted by Rodrigo , who was given the title of Ensign , a position which automatically gave him command of the army . |
| 29 | In 1960 the headquarters of the new British National Party was given the title of Arnold Leese House . |
| 30 | ‘ He was given the title of honorary research assistant but articles began appearing in newspapers which described him as a consultant , ’ says a doctor who knew him . |