Example sentences of "[conj] [art] [noun] [was/were] give [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where no thought was given to the safety of the property and no real precautions were taken to prevent loss the Insured would be considered to be in breach of the duty of care . |
| 2 | Where no thought was given to the safety of the property and no real precautions taken to prevent the loss the Insured would be considered to be in breach of the duty of care . |
| 3 | ( This was a similar exercise to that carried out during the study of the Adult Training Centres described in Chapter 10 , where a weighting was given to software depending on the relative value of the functions that it could support . ) |
| 4 | The Court of Appeal is not bound to follow a decision of its own if it is satisfied that the decision was given per incuriam . |
| 5 | The rejoinder by the defendant to this pleading alleged that the notes were given by Samuel Revill and himself as sureties and were given for the securing of part of the father 's debt and for no other consideration or purpose . |
| 6 | He said that the land was given in 1962 as a charitable gift by Mr Ina Clayton , a metal merchant , to be used ‘ solely ’ as playing fields for the benefit of local inhabitants . |
| 7 | Inevitably the Communists were blamed , but it was whispered that the order was given by a prominent member of the government . |
| 8 | The best that can be achieved then , assuming that the guarantee was given after 11 April 1978 , is a CGT loss claim of £10,000 under s 136(4) ( 11 ) , CGTA 1979 . |
| 9 | We must move from the idea that the animals were given to us and made for us , to the idea that we were made for creation , to serve it and ensure its continuance . |
| 10 | They hold that the revelation was given through the cultural medium of one particular time , and that while the message may remain the same ( for example that one should love one 's neighbour ) this may require a different expression in a different age . |
| 11 | Trinidadian government lawyers had argued that the pardon was given under duress and therefore was invalid . |
| 12 | In addition , Sotheby 's London Chief Executive Timothy Llewellyn explained , ‘ We have a notarised statement by a previous owner of the painting , Alexander Kozlenkov , given in the Land of Berlin and dated 26 January 1990 , that the picture was given to his late father , a colonel in the Soviet Army , by a German family who lived in the Schlossmuseum , in gratitude for helping them obtain food during the occupation . |
| 13 | The 5 per cent tax on the sale of all production and technical output , consumer goods , completed jobs and paid services was technically to be introduced on Jan. 1 , although the authorities were given until Jan. 15 to confirm provisions for its calculation and collection . |
| 14 | He is resentful that no aid was given to him — another villager was given 3,000 rupees to repair his house because , says Kirtana , he knew the local member of the Orissa state parliament . |
| 15 | One of the printed conditions of sale in the auction catalogue was that no warranty was given in respect of any animal sold . |
| 16 | It 's ridiculous to suggest that this or any other police force ignores bomb warnings.The IRA 's claim that a warning was given in this case is just not true . |
| 17 | David Scott was not one of the more successful county politicians , and perhaps his attitude is a little too pure for the real world of eighteenth-century politics , but it represents , even if in an exaggerated form , the general political maxim that the politician performs friendly services for his friends without haggling over a bargain , or even implying that an understanding existed which might suggest that a vote was given for services rendered , or as in this case , for services which might be performed at a future date . |
| 18 | He told of the death of his father last Christmas , killed by a white man driving recklessly — and the Coroner 's verdict of ‘ death by natural causes , ’ so no compensation was given to the family . |
| 19 | The full draft standards across all the technical working groups within sport and recreation run to over 500 pages , and less than a month was given for response , including the Christmas and New Year period . |
| 20 | Soccer fans would n't mind if the job was given to a hermaphrodite , provided it had a place in the Cabinet , an important voice in decision-taking and an avowed policy to improve sport in Britain , not just soccer but across the board . |
| 21 | If the account was given to the social worker by the child this will be first-hand hearsay . |
| 22 | If the account was given to a neighbour who then repeats it to the social worker it will be multiple hearsay . |
| 23 | ‘ And the girls were given to the priests by their families when they were ten or eleven years old . ’ |
| 24 | After four years , Father Burgon moved on and the parish was given into the care of the Salvation Fathers . |
| 25 | Investigators and subjects were blinded to insulin type and the insulins were given in random order . |
| 26 | It was for Fellows and Members of the Society , and the lecture was given by the Prime Minister Mrs Margaret Thatcher , a Fellow of the NCH 's George Thomas Society , who was absolutely brilliant . |
| 27 | The attempt failed and no warning was given to the public . |
| 28 | The documents the court sent out were difficult to understand and no guidance was given on completing it . |
| 29 | When I consider the striking natural beauties of such a river as that at Matlock , and the effect of the seven-storey buildings that have been raised there , and on other beautiful streams , for cotton manufactories , I am inclined to think that nothing can equal them for the purpose of disbeautifying an enchanting piece of scenery ; and that economy had produced , what the greatest ingenuity , if a prize were given for ugliness , could not surpass . |
| 30 | More money was available for State development projects and an emphasis was given to science-led growth . |