Example sentences of "a [noun] was given [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Battle Abbey actively reclaimed the Pevensey Levels in Sussex , and on Romney Marsh a lead was given by the priors of Christ Church , Canterbury , and by the archbishops themselves . |
| 2 | The crowd joined together in a hymn before a blessing was given by the rector . |
| 3 | A concert was given by the staff to the inmates in the evening , and on the following day , an afternoon entertainment , during which sweets and tobacco were distributed , took place . |
| 4 | When a signal was given for the ladies to retire , leaving the men to their port and cigars , Sarah hurried to the kitchen , scurrying like a rabbit for shelter . |
| 5 | Initially , a note was given by the three parties as security for payment of the sum . |
| 6 | On the hearing of the petition , the court may : ( i ) make a bankruptcy order ; or ( ii ) make a bankruptcy order and issue a certificate for the summary administration of the bankrupt 's estate ( where the total debts do not exceed the " small bankruptcies level " , currently £20,000 , and the bankrupt has not been adjudicated bankrupt before in the last five years nor has he entered into any composition with his creditors or scheme of arrangement ) ( s 275 ) ; ( iii ) make a bankruptcy order and appoint the former supervisor of a voluntary arrangement as trustee provided that notice of the supervisor 's intention to seek appointment as a trustee was given in the petition and to the creditors ; ( iv ) appoint an insolvency practitioner to prepare a report under s 273 . |