Example sentences of "[was/were] originally give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The eastern states claimed they could not afford to dispose of the chemicals , which would require incineration , and were originally given until the end of 1992 to use them up . |
| 2 | Even more striking is the provision that if such a tenement is not alienated , but the alms for which it was originally given are neglected over a period of two years , then the property shall again be recoverable at law by the donor or his heirs . |
| 3 | Nigel Melly — formerly with Derry City — was originally given a free transfer by the Scottish Premier League club . |
| 4 | The reintegration programme , known as WIP ( Wissenschaftler-Integrationsprogramm ) , was originally given DM440 million ( US$250 million ) for four years . |
| 5 | The idea was originally given to the composer 's sometime partner , Tim Rice , pre-Evita ; he and Lloyd Webber made an early , unsuccessful stab at it . |
| 6 | Even if he comes by it innocently , nevertheless once he gets to know that it was originally given in confidence , he can be restrained from breaking that confidence . |
| 7 | I suppose this was originally to give a sterile wife a period of grace — she could tell her husband she was pregnant but owing to the machinations of some female rival , the child was ‘ asleep ’ . ’ |