Example sentences of "they [was/were] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gerry Kerr who steered the Glenavy side to a mid-table position in Division I A of the Amateur League after they were relegated the previous season , has been told his services are no longer required . |
| 2 | In 1534 they were granted the right to coin money . |
| 3 | The Halflings have lived in rural areas of the Empire for as long as anyone can remember , but it was not until the year 1010 that they were granted the lands around the upper Aver as their permanent home . |
| 4 | They were granted the right to build telegraph lines across the country so that London could be closer touch with India . |
| 5 | Accordingly , they were asked the direct question : " Would you describe this as science fiction ? " |
| 6 | He will have no defence if the instructions were such that even if they were followed the offence was still likely to be committed . |
| 7 | They were called the chordates , and started a momentous chain of evolutionary events . |
| 8 | I knew all about them when they were called the Savage Sausages and they used to play the Powerhaus singing ‘ Louie Louie ’ through a 20 watt PA … |
| 9 | They were called the Abdabs , specialized in serious experimentation in sound and light , wore white coats , and would discuss their work , post-performance , with the equally serious audience . |
| 10 | He recalled that it was on tour in South Africa that they were christened the Pumas . |
| 11 | Cayley attracted his friend Sylvester into studying invariants ( the term " invariant " is due to Sylvester ) and these two did so much research on the subject that they were named the Invariant Twins . |
| 12 | They were named the best Scout and Guide band and took the main award for the best band overall . |
| 13 | The TA bring up the rear , dressed in their lightweight trousers , boots and shirts ; many a member of staff and Regular recruit wishes that they were dressed the same , as the sun is high in the sky and their No 2 dress is somewhat warm . |
| 14 | But they were gifted the points by a Sunderland side who failed to take the chances on offer . |
| 15 | Then in 534 they overthrew the kingdom of the Burgundians , and two years later they were ceded the majority of the territory held by the Goths in Provence . |
| 16 | On their return they were given the Charles University which they absorbed into the Clementinum , and the emperor became their protector . |
| 17 | The church had important links with the butchers of Prague and they were given the first chapel on the left at the W end in honour of their defence of Prague , once in 1611 against the troops from Passau , and again in 1648 , against the Swedes . |
| 18 | It was only when Cairo confirmed their names and service numbers that they were given the honoured status of the first Eighth Army troops to meet up with the First Army . |
| 19 | If LEAs take their assigned task seriously , schools may begin to hanker for the days when they were given the tools and told to get on with the job . |
| 20 | They should have been , as they were given the same rations as a British farm labourer . |
| 21 | When the Falklands were invaded on 2 April last year , they were given the weekend to pack and a police escort to the Dover ferry . |
| 22 | They were given the right to visit , but they do n't have to produce passports . |
| 23 | The two families , who have had no contact and do not plan to meet , face a week of agony before knowing if they were given the right child . |
| 24 | The total sample was divided into six groups , and each group was asked to choose out of five repayment arrangements for a particular loan ; then , given more information about the terms of the loan , they were given the opportunity of changing their choice . |
| 25 | As Table 55c of Appendix I shows , although differences between groups were very small , it was often women more than men , older people more than younger people , and those with lower rather than higher educational levels who most often changed to a different choice after they were given the extra information about APR and/ or total credit cost . |
| 26 | If they were given the duty to inform the courts when debts were paid , they would not be deterred from fulfilling it ( as many debtors would ) by ignorance or even fear of the courts . |
| 27 | But they were given the wrong tape machine . |
| 28 | Again the number of Western representatives was small : there were only five papal legates , three bishops and two priests , but they were given the presidency partly at least because this council , though formally convoked by the emperor , had been called for by Pope Leo . |
| 29 | To standardise the manner in which information was presented by the investigator , patients were simply left to digest the written information for one hour , but they were given the opportunity to clarify anything which they did not understand before their state of anxiety was reassessed by a second Spielberger questionnaire . |
| 30 | They were given the big round table near the piano . |