Example sentences of "and he [was/were] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | We took Ben to the vet and he was given a course of antibiotics , which seemed to do the trick . |
| 2 | Also the boy 's 15s. 0d. doctor 's bill was paid by the Club , and he was given 9s. 0d. compensation . |
| 3 | Obviously John had no time to investigate the theory , and probably he would not have bothered anyway , since it looks convincing and he was given to quick enthusiasms . |
| 4 | Joachim eventually broke away from the Cistercians and retired to a lonely spot in Calabria where disciples gathered around him and he was given papal permission to found his own congregation . |
| 5 | Newton transformed the game after Fleck limped off following a kick up the backside and he was given the lone striker 's role . |
| 6 | One man explained that he was unable to continue payment in support of his mother because he had joined the Navy , and he was given exemption . |
| 7 | He was Mr Geoffrey Pattie , and he was given special responsibility for space ; numerous bullish stories appeared in the press about the likelihood of increased British space expenditure . |
| 8 | In July the position was regularized and he was given the title and salary of Joint Financial Secretary . |
| 9 | It was arranged that he would take a few days ' supply of stoma bags with him and he was given a list of equipment he would require . |
| 10 | However his teachers recognised his exceptional qualities and he was given junior teaching posts which enabled him to register at the University of Pennsylvania , where he obtained his Master 's degree and began to work towards a PhD , specialising in philosophy . |
| 11 | The tribunal was influenced by the facts that the offence was unconnected with his job and he was given no opportunity to state his own case because he was in prison at the time of the dismissal decision . |
| 12 | For six years or so the CNAA had moved with caution — indeed , only one of its officers , Francis Hanrott , had any previous experience involving contact with teacher education , and he was given responsibility for the various levels of negotiation . |
| 13 | No chair , I would very much like it to be looked at in great detail by the budget review committee , actually , you 'll see in the report that many of these problems were identified as areas of concern by the district auditor prior to the signing of the contract , and he was given , it seems , various assurances which may or may not have been met , and I would like to go into much more detail than would be possible with this committee . |
| 14 | He ( Mr Winning ) was set upon and he was given a merciless beating , which caused the injuries from which he subsequently died . ’ |
| 15 | George went to Alder Hey for a check-up and he was given the all-clear after an x-ray . |
| 16 | Rupert 's visitor , whoever she had been , was now leaving and he was giving her instructions how to get somewhere . |
| 17 | ‘ Good evening , Mr G … ’ she began to reply , but his glance was already away from her shoes , and he was giving her a slightly raised eyebrow look . |
| 18 | And he was giving a lady across the road a lift there . |