Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [noun pl] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The request was politely refused , although we were given directions to the Avila headquarters . |
| 2 | Parents were given rights to be represented on school governing bodies . |
| 3 | Women were given rights to property , credit facilities and access to literacy programmes . |
| 4 | Friends of Allonby and Bere Forest were given byes to the semi finals . |
| 5 | It has been reckoned that in the Northern Ireland Assembly election of 1973 eight seats out of 78 were won thanks to alphabetical voting . |
| 6 | There were mixed reactions to the strike . |
| 7 | Sheets were turned sides to middle and worn blankets cut up to make sleeping bags for children . |
| 8 | In 1701 by the Act of Settlement Catholics were debarred from the English succession , and Sophia and her heirs were named heirs to William III and Anne . |
| 9 | They were made parties to these proceedings but , since the debt owing to the building society now exceeds the value of the property and since they can be in no better position than the building society , they have taken no part in the proceedings . |
| 10 | But in a case where the discussion begins with the fact that the description of the goods by which they were sold points to one particular purpose only , it seems to me that the first requirement of the subsection is satisfied … |
| 11 | Ernst & Young were appointed administrators to B&C in June 1990 . |