Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] [adv] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The right hon. Member for Lagan Valley said that he was not clear whether the right hon. and learned Gentleman had finished or was still giving way , and my right hon. Friend referred to what looked like only the first half of his speech . |
| 2 | It is quite obvious now that if there was more to Monica 's missing Wimbledon in 1991 than the shin splints that were eventually given as the reason , she is not going to tell us . |
| 3 | If the Minister admits that monumental errors were made that allowed those profits to accrue to companies that were almost given the assets of the National Bus Company , he must tell us what will be inserted in the legislation to prevent those errors from being made again . |
| 4 | Because there was relatively little detail given and there were generally so few junctions remembered correctly , no attempt was made to analyse the types of information that were actually given in the descriptions , specifically , no attempt was made to classify details as central or peripheral . |
| 5 | I hope that the hon. Member for Clydebank and Milngavie will feel able to withdraw his amendment and accept that the Government have fulfilled the undertaking that was freely given as a result of our deliberations on this matter . |
| 6 | In this vein Malinvaud ( 1983 ) writes : ‘ [ T ] he Walrasian equilibrium … is appropriate for long-run economic analysis , because in the long run prices are actually flexible and play the role that was traditionally given to them . ’ |
| 7 | The balance of the enquiries tended to be towards matters over which the department had control , but matters beyond their immediate control , such as the blackout mentioned above , often arose spontaneously and were generally given proper and serious consideration by the Senior Management Team . |
| 8 | " The opponents of change were no less blunt and were also given space to express their views in the BDN . |
| 9 | ‘ We were not experienced enough and we did not ask for , and were not given , enough help and guidance from NatWest . ’ |
| 10 | What were needed , and were not given , were constructive things , meccano , plasticine , things bad for the sheets and easy to lose . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ We had tried four other theatres and were about to give up before the church answered our prayers , ’ said Beth Duffin , secretary of the Association of Ulster Drama Festivals . |
| 13 | Returning to his parents in Scarborough , he continued to train in hotel management until in 1925 he at last defied the family and enrolled as a drama student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London , where two years later he won the gold medal and was immediately given his start in the professional theatre by one of his teachers , the Russian director Theodore Komisarjevsky [ q.v . ] . |
| 14 | Dai joined and was immediately given more challenging work than he had ever known . |
| 15 | Dennis Stewart , the Olympic light-heavyweight bronze medal-winner , lost his first fight against Jens Geisler and was not given an opportunity for the repechage . |
| 16 | Jazz gave little away , and was not given to complaint . |
| 17 | As Mr Leslie had explained earlier he was completely sober and was not given to imagination , he screwed his eyes up looking for the reason for the footsteps ; he could n't see the feet but heard them quite distinctly passing him in the ballast below . |
| 18 | Many scholars believe that this interpretation is not original and was not given by Jesus . |
| 19 | Once again , many scholars believe that this allegorical interpretation is not original and was not given by Jesus . |
| 20 | Although Ryman has been making art since 1954 and belongs to the generation of Jasper Johns , he did not exhibit his work until the later Sixties and was not given a solo museum exhibition until 1972 . |
| 21 | By the early 790s , though still only a deacon , he was corresponding on behalf of Charlemagne and the Frankish court with Anglo-Saxon kings , abbots , bishops and archbishops , and was not given to mincing his words . |
| 22 | In appreciation Colbeck received a magnificent loving cup from the Royal Geographical Society , engraved with the course of the Morning , and was also given the Back grant . |
| 23 | In 1784 the house was remodelled and was finally given its neo-Baroque features in 1860 . |
| 24 | With her hooded eyes loaded with mascara she was often likened to Myrna Loy and was eventually given a film test , a frequent occurrence for beauties in the 1920s . |
| 25 | Lord Graham , Labour chief whip in the Lords , said at the weekend : ‘ Even though he came to the Lords with no experience of the House of Commons , he immediately got into the swing of it and was quickly given authority by his colleagues . |
| 26 | At the age of 17 , Still was carried off injured on his debut for Leyton Orient against Torquay — and was never given another chance . |
| 27 | He was tall and elegant , with a good head of hair , and was much given to pacing about . |
| 28 | Oliver ate his share of the food and was then given a glass of gin-and-water . |
| 29 | After an overnight fast ( from 2400 h , each subject was instructed to urinate at 0900 h and was then given 22.6 g glucose , 5 g lactulose , and 1 g L-rhamnose in 100 ml of distilled water . |
| 30 | Leith drew a shaky breath and was about to give Naylor the straightforward ‘ yes ’ that he wanted . |