Example sentences of "[pron] was given [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the event she cycled much further , because she was given directions in the village to a riding stable . |
| 2 | The announcement followed a visit to Libya by the agency 's Director-General , Hans Blix , who was given assurances by Kadhafi that Libya was not trying to produce an atomic bomb . |
| 3 | The town of La Rochelle was granted a " commune " , in other words it was given rights of self-government and allowed to elect a mayor instead of having to put up with being ruled by an official imposed upon it from above . |
| 4 | Between these two journeys , in 147–6 , he was given ships by Scipio to explore the coasts of Africa ( Plin . |
| 5 | As Assistant Adjutant , he was given tasks of little consequence , mostly dull book work concerned with parade states and the number of sick reported from the companies . |
| 6 | ‘ He was given stitches to his cuts and suffered extensive bruising . |
| 7 | He was given instructions to taxi to the holding point for runway 26 and subsequently took off normally at 1202 hrs . |
| 8 | He said he was given explanations in the summer of the cause of the problem which were clearly wrong . |
| 9 | Thorpe who was to have headed the bill said that he had been in touch with the promoters earlier in the year and had agreed to come over provided he was given details in writing . |
| 10 | Returning in 1941 , he was given lodgings by the Vicar of Trumpington , a grant by his school and £52 by the Movement . |