Example sentences of "was given a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lange was given a two-month suspended jail sentence for attempted manslaughter . |
| 2 | He may have reassured himself of the contnuing power of his charisma during recent tours of the south , where he was given a rapturous welcome . |
| 3 | He was given a rapturous reception by a flag-waving crowd of 5,000 when the result was announced shortly after midnight . |
| 4 | David introduced her to the warden , then they made their way to the residents ' common-room where Rachel was given a rapturous welcome by her new friends , in particular by a young Down 's syndrome woman called Belinda whose delight at seeing her again was only too apparent . |
| 5 | Last year , Dowling was given a three-week ban , together with Peter Scudamore , after the pair were involved in a barging match at Newbury . |
| 6 | He was given a two-year suspended sentence . |
| 7 | In our report on the verdicts of the Giacometti fake trial in The Art Newspaper No. 15 , February 1991 , p.3 we incorrectly stated that Mr David Bernstein was given a two-year jail sentence and fined . |
| 8 | At her trial she pleaded guilty , and was given a two-year prison sentence suspended for two years . |
| 9 | Reformed junkie Davies , who has served two prison sentences , met stunning Fiona Brown , 28 , when he was given a two-year probation order for theft . |
| 10 | On March 24 Takeshi Kato , a former vice-Minister of Labour , was given a two-year suspended prison sentence and a fine of 6,810,000 yen after being found guilty of accepting bribes from Recruit . |
| 11 | The world economy was given a deflationary jolt . |
| 12 | He was given a key and left to find his own way up two flights of stairs . |
| 13 | FUN-LOVING Lady ‘ Bubbles ’ Rothermere was given a fizzing funeral yesterday — with Frank Sinatra 's recording of New York , New York . |
| 14 | He was given a three-year driving ban . |
| 15 | Each sub-system of the model was given a decimal code so that an audit trail could be established for the subsequent detailed analysis . |
| 16 | Holden , 48 , of Lyme Close , Knowsley , was given a nine-month sentence , suspended for two years , after admitting three specimen theft offences and asking for 48 others , spanning six months , to be considered . |
| 17 | Gieseking once told me that he was given a new short piece to learn . |
| 18 | All Souls was given a new roof oversailing the upper parapets , throwing water directly on to the lower aisle roofs . |
| 19 | The compound was given a new number and the biological data declared secret . |
| 20 | Sarah was given a new apron to wear for work and an embroidered handkerchief for herself , a very pretty one with lace round the edge which was much too good to use . |
| 21 | When the day came , Grégoire was carefully prepared : he was given a new haircut ; George himself supervised his washing procedure , which was inclined to be haphazard . |
| 22 | Soon after departing Ronaldsway he changed frequency to Warton LARS , passed his details and was given a new transponder code . |
| 23 | DALIAN ATKINSON was given a new role at Villa and responded with two stunning strikes as they laid claims to the Premier League title . |
| 24 | But Venables countered : ‘ Gary Mabbutt was given a new three-year contract last January which illustrates my confidence in him . ’ |
| 25 | A MAN of 35 who was given a new liver in the world 's first baboon-to-human transplant has died 71 days after the historic op in Pittsburgh , USA . |
| 26 | He was born Femão de Magalhães , and the Portuguese — ‘ he is ours ’ , they insist — rarely care to acknowledge that he renounced his citizenship after a row , pledged his allegiance to King Charles I — later to become the Emperor Charles V — and was given a new name : Hernando de Magallanes . |
| 27 | However , her needs were totally ignored in that she was given a new posting to Aldershot — home of the Parachute Regiment . |
| 28 | With this interest in the western hemisphere went a renewed interest in the East : in 1657 the East India Company was given a new charter and put on a much more durable basis . |
| 29 | For Christmas the following year , the month after the Armistice , Artemis was given a new doll . |
| 30 | His sister died , and to avert evil influences the boy was given a new name : Sukarno , or Karno . |