Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] give [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Contradictory signals were given by the military in the aftermath of the demonstrations . |
| 2 | To this a variety of solutions were given at different times . |
| 3 | Analgesics were given in increasing doses and ascending potency until pain was controlled . |
| 4 | Moreover , if part of the equity were given in this way , it would immediately be subject to Schedule E income tax in the hands of the individuals — Sch30 , para 19 Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 . |
| 5 | The opening worship and addresses were given by WACC 's President , Rev Randy L Naylor , and Namibia 's Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting , Daniel Tjongarero . |
| 6 | Addresses were given by Rev. Alexander McKenzie of Port Ellen , who spoke on " Mental Culture , " John G. Lerach of Lagavulin on " Education , " Hector McLean of Ballygrant on " Agriculture " and John Hart Estcourt on " Ways and Means . " |
| 7 | The principal other addresses were given by the eminent sons of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet : the Rev Thomas Gallaudet ( 1822–1902 ) , founder of the first American Church for the Deaf in New York and co-founder of the Gallaudet Homes for the Aged Deaf and Dumb ; and Edward Miner Gallaudet ( 1837–1917 ) , founder president and first head of Gallaudet College . |
| 8 | Extra funds were given to agricultural production , food subsidies , and housing for armed forces personnel . |
| 9 | Because of some peroperative bile leakage , a subhepatic drain was positioned and antibiotics were given for five days . |
| 10 | This was interpreted as constituting an indirect rejection of one passage in a report on the Western Sahara presented by Boutros-Ghali at the beginning of June in which the parties were given until Aug. 30 to reach an accord , failing which , it said , the Security Council might look for a different approach . |
| 11 | As many teachers were unable to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Society when formal thanks were given and a presentation made to Hilary Weedon on the completion of her four year term of office as Chairman of the Executive Committee special thanks were given to her by Betty Syrett on behalf of the teachers . |
| 12 | Thanks were give to Surrey ( outer ) for the tea provided . |
| 13 | All injections were given as a 200 µl bolus of neuropeptide Y ( Peninsula , Belmont , CA , USA ) dissolved in sterile 0.9% saline containing 0.1% dog albumin ( Sigma , St Louis , MO , USA ) or the carrier alone as control . |
| 14 | Some noteworthy performances were given at ‘ Sport For All ’ in Hyde Park , the ‘ Festival of Mind and Body ’ at Olympia , and the Scottish KFA celebrations at Kelvin Hall , Glasgow . |
| 15 | Performances were given by children from Juniper Green Primary School , pupils of Miss Bangham and Mrs. M. Collen on the clarsach . |
| 16 | Performances were given by children from Juniper Green Primary School , pupils of Miss Bangham and Mrs. M. Collen on the clarsach . |
| 17 | Speeches were given by the Chairman , again in Japanese , the Minister and the Mayor of Kitsuregawa all of which were extremely positive for the future of the Centre . |
| 18 | Opportunities were given for students to write in any subjects not covered by a prepared checklist . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Rumoured to have been locked in the safe at KISS FM when a couple of acetates were given to the station in advance of release , this is an ultra-obvious semi-Italio belter which should keep floors jumping . |
| 21 | Seven 50 minute Medau sessions were given at a Kent County Council Fun Day for girls , part of the ‘ Ever thought of Sport ’ campaign at Buckmore Park Activity Centre , near Maidstone . |
| 22 | During a recent promotion , the Great Central Railway has undertaken the 1992 visitors survey and questionnaires were given to visitors and passengers arrival with a closing date of August 7 . |
| 23 | And in the city 's claim for a grant , figures for the Newtown and Ladywood districts were given as a shocking 514.61 crimes for every 1,000 people living there . |
| 24 | A more critical account of such thinking was given in 1922 by Elie Halevy , the French historian , and it deserves extensive quotation . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | In practice , at least in South-East Asia , it made all the difference whether aid was given before or after independence . |
| 27 | He said : ‘ No first aid was given by the police at the scene . |
| 28 | A further boost was given to these hopes by Göring 's speech , four days later , at the Harvest Thanksgiving Festival , promising an improvement in the availability of foodstuffs . |
| 29 | A classic and developed account of the resolutio-compositive method of reasoning was given by Zarabella , a member of the influential group of sixteenth-century thinkers associated with the University of Padua . |
| 30 | After the Conquest the village and manor was given by William I to the lord of Holderness who later bestowed it on the newly founded Thornton Abbey , in Lincolnshire . |