Example sentences of "[was/were] give by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Details of the police inquiry into the death were given by acting inspector David Hall at the resumed inquest in Newcastle . |
| 2 | All the Jewish laws are derived from the first five books of the Old Testament , or what Jewish people refer to as the Torah , or the five books of Moses ; we believe that these laws were given by God to the Jewish people . |
| 3 | They were given by the Duke of Bedford , who also gave a statue of Bunyan to Bedford Corporation . |
| 4 | The neo-Baroque bookcases were given by the opera singer Destinová . |
| 5 | Some ballets by them soon joined Beauty in the Covent Garden programmes , others were given by a newly formed second company at the Wells . |
| 6 | Contributions were given by Dr J. Beaumont ( NPL ) on the historical background to NAMAS and the international accreditation situation ; Dr S. Jerome ( NPL ) spoke on radionuclide standards and nuclide standardisation methods ; and Dr J. Fleming ( LGC ) discussed the Valid Analytical Measurement programme and its future . |
| 7 | Other plenary lectures were given by Drs M. Grossel ( Southampton ) , P. Comba ( Basel ) and V. Vohmer ( Mainz ) . |
| 8 | In accordance with the group 's aim to provide a platform for its younger scientists , short supporting talks were given by postgraduates and postdoctoral research associates . |
| 9 | The public shows were given by live lecturers then , and to the eager young enthusiast — my opinion of myself , perhaps not shared by others — it was a glorious opportunity to be able to confront a real astronomer afterwards . |
| 10 | In follow-up tests , the same foods were given by a tube leading straight into the stomach ( thus avoiding the taste-buds ) to check whether she would still respond in the same way . |
| 11 | Other reports were given by secretary Robert Broderick , treasurer Michael Saltmarsh , Pilgrim 's group leader Patricia Saltmarsh and Diane Loosemoore who appealed for more helpers for the Junior Church . |
| 12 | The bidding prayers were given by the head boy and girl from Our Lady 's High School . |
| 13 | The readings were given by Mark Barker from Lancaster and Morecambe College . |
| 14 | These details were given by Financial Secretary to the Treasury Stephen Dorrell in a written reply to a Parliamentary Question , and are effective from 23 November 1992 . |
| 15 | This offer was not accepted , the three weeks expired and instructions were given by GFT to their company solicitors to commence winding-up proceedings . |
| 16 | The survey also notes that : ‘ Compensation for temporary travel and living costs , transportation of personal and household effects and disturbance allowances were given by only a minority of companies ’ . |
| 17 | No prices or details of the hardware environments that are supported were given by Versant . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Many , ranging from large estates to small-holdings in towns , were given by him to his French supporters and to those English whom he could tempt over to settle in northern France . |
| 20 | Responses of the type 0.4 = ¼ were given by around 13 per cent of pupils to most of the questions where a decimal was presented , but 2.3 was given as ⅔ by 45 per cent of pupils . |
| 21 | When given a fraction , responses such as unc = 8.1 were given by around 25 per cent of pupils for each question . |
| 22 | The rejoinder by the defendant to this pleading alleged that the notes were given by Samuel Revill and himself as sureties and were given for the securing of part of the father 's debt and for no other consideration or purpose . |
| 23 | Judgments were given by each of the five members of the court but I hope I will be forgiven for concentrating on that of Dixon J. The depth of the research and the penetrating nature of his analysis of the relevant equitable principles are , I think , sufficient justification . |
| 24 | However , it was less important than the main reasons — redundancy or dismissal — which together were given by 42 per cent . |
| 25 | Similar arguments for the need for flexibility were given by employers in the entertainments industry who recruit their seasonal staff on open-ended contracts and , more particularly , by employers In the holiday camps sector . |
| 26 | Of the many marble figures offered to Athena on the Acropolis some have attributes of the goddess , but the great majority are girls with nothing to suggest that they are she ; many have inscriptions showing that they were given by men ; and they seem to be simply themselves , servants or companions for the deity . |
| 27 | The reasons for not pursuing a more radical course were given by the government as the increased burden of compliance placed on companies , the absence of clear criteria for what constitutes an abuse of market power giving rise to uncertainty for business ( and the possible consequent ‘ chilling effect ’ on competitive behaviour ) , and the suggestion that a prohibition system would bite on fewer market situations than present legislation . |
| 28 | Four correct replies were given by 70 ( 19% ) of the 372 patients instructed by general practitioners and 25 ( 50% ) of the 50 instructed in community family planning clinics . |
| 29 | 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 . " |
| 30 | Gaelic Readings were given by Messrs Anderson & McAffer and an English Reading by Mr. McDermid . |