Example sentences of "[was/were] give [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outspoken speeches were given which received spontaneous standing ovations . |
| 2 | My Lord it is pleaded as being a matter of er common practice amongst solicitors in this kind of situation er for such advice to be given and my Lord er if you turn to the folio of their particulars erm which were given I think it 's the final book , what are called the voluntary further and better particulars which in fact were the final particulars er given towards the end of the bundle of documents . |
| 3 | The voice lowered to soft sensuality and the warm attention his eyes were giving her warned her . |
| 4 | A prophecy was given which pictured a smartly dressed young man in a zip-up leather jacket . |
| 5 | Stephen opened the back of the jeep and everyone was given something to carry . |
| 6 | When the All Clear was given they walked home , recalling the dances and parties at which those songs had been sung and Anne thought Sarah was near to tears . |
| 7 | She and Sarah had been sitting under the balcony and when the warning was given they moved forward but continued to enjoy the film in which John McCormack sang Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms and The Dawning of the Day . |
| 8 | I fancy SPANIARDS CLOSE , who was given plenty to do and stayed on strongly to finish second to Ashtina off a high mark in a hot handicap at Ascot early last time . |
| 9 | In fact , she won the history prize so many times that last term she was given it to keep , having only missed out in the second-year . |
| 10 | She said , ‘ You see I was given it to work and read in , not to … entertain . ’ |
| 11 | The impression he was given he mistook for the truth , and his life-long opposition to the Christian faith was the consequence . |
| 12 | The idea of the challenge , conceived by Chay Blyth , was to give anyone aged between 20 and 60 the chance to buy a round the world adventure for £14 , 850 , subject to convincing Blyth of their suitability and enthusiasm . |
| 13 | We 've just finished the first round of waivers for people receiving the Home Care Service , and the criteria that I was giving you reflected those , and so when you get your letter , if you feel that you 've got particular financial problems or particular family situations we should take into account , erm then do get in touch with us and we 'll process it and we 'll set out a procedure for you in the letter that we send . |