Example sentences of "also [vb pp] a " in BNC.

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1 Kinsey and his colleagues had also broken a taboo by openly discussing the female orgasm , a subject still shrouded in misinformation .
2 Predictably , she was not sympathetic to the boisterous ways of a young teenager , though she did not go so far as a Mrs Dudley who complained to Bloomsbury House that one of her fifteen-year-old lodgers , Willy , had ‘ broken the beading on a wardrobe and had also broken a chair ’ , offences which most parents of healthy teenagers would have accepted as part of growing up .
3 ‘ I am still nursing some bruised ribs , though nothing has been broken , and I 've also broken a tooth .
4 The staff profiles presented in Chapter 2 indeed confirmed that the average volunteer is a woman in her late forties , but studies have also highlighted a wide spread of ages , with paid staff not necessarily lowering the average age .
5 To be fair , the C E C have not tried to say that everything in the garden is rosy , they 've also highlighted a number of problem areas that still exist .
6 Morgan shares were also given a helping hand by the AMP offer .
7 But his reservations outweigh his praise : ‘ They may have done some good in creating interest in two people who 've made major innovations in twentieth-century music , but they 've also given a negative impression : that the people involved in this music have serious flaws in their personalities .
8 They were given an ounce of twist tobacco a week and two at Christmas , when they were also given a pint of beer .
9 It has also given a commitment to ‘ investigate and develop appropriate child care options according to local needs ’ , including the possibility of secured places at local nurseries .
10 Students are also given a substantial introduction to a range of practical skills which assist them in applying their academic understanding of the problems of peace and conflict more effectively in their future careers .
11 I was also given a Jubilee mug at school , which I still have .
12 Benjamin died there in Gower Street on 10 October 1879 , death from cancer and exhaustion being certified as the cause by J. M. Briggs , M.R.C.S. Consistently inconsistent to the end , he is given as a ‘ Silversmith ’ on the will , but as a ‘ Writing Clerk ’ on the death certificate ; just for good measure we are also given a final address for him to add to our collection : 355 Edgware Road .
13 Mr Braley was also given a two-year sentence for the theft of four bearer share certificates .
14 He was also given a key role in the last election campaign as the Tories ' Mr Nasty who could be called upon to make all kinds of claims about Labour 's plans .
15 Heelas has also given a survey of the different attempts at defining aggression , and the main theories which account for it ( Heelas 1982 , 1983 ) .
16 But readers were also given a piece of gummed paper to stick after the figure ten , written on which was the missing word ‘ million ’ . )
17 Colchester were also given a tough match by Woodford .
18 Glamorgan have also given a trial to Stewart Taylor , 20 , a left-arm spinner from Dublin who has played for Irish Schools .
19 Health education is a very important element in the programme schedule , and community news and issues are also given a large percentage of air time .
20 and he was also given a promise of the reversion of Boraston 's job .
21 Lay magistrates are also given a certain amount of training , in which sentencing matters feature fairly prominently , and are assisted in the exercise of their powers by a legally qualified clerk .
22 Each region was also given a Planning Council nominated from prominent local figures .
23 I have also given a number of scientific and popular talks .
24 He remembers asking Control why he was not also given a Thomas Leavy passport , and being told that , as there was enough time for him to go through normal channels to get one , a legitimate passport was always a safer bet .
25 Both boys won a week 's discovery holiday for two in Dorset , and , like the 17 runners-up , were also given a year 's subscription to the BBC Wildlife Magazine and the choice of a camera , pair of binoculars , telescope or microscope .
26 He was also given a most coveted job , that of barman , for the night .
27 He is also given a lien on any goods which he is himself supposed to return .
28 As well as the presentation , Jean was also given a retirement night out by her friends a month or so before the actual date .
29 The sovereign people had given de Gaulle a vote of confidence , but they had also given a mandate to parties which opposed him .
30 All hospital patients had been given a diagnosis of primary depression uncomplicated by any underlying condition such as alcoholism , but were also given a full clinical interview ( PSE ) by the research psychiatrist .
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