Example sentences of "was give [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , in the course of the only natural conversation that occurred on the topic of rape , the following account was given of how rape is evaluated : |
| 2 | An example was given of the type of index entry items that could be supported by the system : |
| 3 | The evaluation could also be regarded as being of the summative type , in that information was given of the functioning of a nearly finalized course . |
| 4 | Quotation was £24 for the four pages based on our 48-hour requirement , no indication was given of delivery charges . |
| 5 | A warning was given of ‘ the grave consequences for Pakistan if military bases to be used for aggression against the Soviet Union and other peace-loving countries are created on its territory ’ . |
| 6 | No warning was given of this . |
| 7 | Notice was given of two outside courses taking place during February . |
| 8 | No warning was given of the attack on the mailer ; they just did it , with messy consequences . |
| 9 | This hundred name petition against the dump concludes that not enough notice was given of the plans . |
| 10 | Irene left the court when evidence was given of her son 's last moments . |
| 11 | It was just on a minute on page seventy-nine , I think we want to get the support of local M Ps , one a has I think , has been just indicated , is contradictory , it might be better to say , ‘ although the document indicated that local authorities would be expected to undertake extra , an extra , or extra duties , the resources needed are , no indication was given of how there would be extra resources , or something like that , you see it 's contradictory at the moment , it says there 's no indication of the role , and then says that they would need resources , and actually if you look through the document , you will see from time-to-time it is indicated what local authorities are expected to do , for instance recycling of litter and the lot , and I think that that might be actually picked up by M P's and say , ‘ Well , what actually have you , do you mean to say ’ , well , what we 're really saying , are we not , that here is an indication of things that we 're expected to do , but as usual , of course , the government has n't indicated what erm where the resources were coming from . |
| 12 | Since then , however , a whole range of staff from administrative and clerical , to senior managers , anciliaries and technicians have won pay rises above , and sometimes well above , the 5 per cent the NHS was given for inflation . |
| 13 | The agreements on EFR had been signed in early 1989 and in October of the same year outline permission was given for the building of a £300 million ‘ demonstration ’ reprocessing plant at Dounreay to recycle EFR 's spent plutonium fuel . |
| 14 | In the event , permission was given for Paisley and Beattie to go forward because they had been members of the Stormont Parliament before it had been suspended . |
| 15 | She did not care what money was given for repairs . |
| 16 | A box number at the newspaper was given for replies . |
| 17 | Here permission was given for the construction of a large courtyard development of twenty-six houses and flats , quite out of character with the compact eighteenth-century house , in the belief that the profits yielded from the sale of the flats would go back into the house . |
| 18 | No reason was given for the departure of Rourke at the time , and this only served to intensify speculation . |
| 19 | No adequate reason was given for Coe and Hofland 's relegation . |
| 20 | No pay was given for Bank Holidays , with the result that it took weeks to recover from the loss of income . |
| 21 | The proposed temporary arrangements were explained and authority was given for the advance of £200 or £300 in temporary loans to some of the workmen to enable them to replace tools destroyed . |
| 22 | At the end of last year , the FDA was persuaded that the Utah Medical Center had evolved a plastic and aluminium ‘ heart ’ ( known as the Jarvik 7 , after its designer , Dr Robert Jarvik ) which stood a chance of sustaining some kind of life , and permission was given for a series of seven experiments , employing the new toy , after which the instrument 's worth was to be reviewed . |
| 23 | But when at last the planes turned away and headed for land , the order was given for all passengers to get below . |
| 24 | When a signal was given for the ladies to retire , leaving the men to their port and cigars , Sarah hurried to the kitchen , scurrying like a rabbit for shelter . |
| 25 | Credit was given for goods sold in the ordinary way , he said , only because the vendor believed the purchaser would pay , and fear of imprisonment benefited no one but the tallyman who forced his credit on the unwary poor . |
| 26 | In the same sale the top price of £11,700 was given for a twelve-piece Ring 's Pattern set of table cutlery in an oak canteen which was made in Sheffield in 1931 and £950 for a George IV coffee pot of panelled baluster form decorated with acanthus leaf motifs made in London in 1825 , probably by Joseph Angell . |
| 27 | His Majesty being made acquainted with it by the Bishop of London , Order was given for calling the Printers into the High-Commission , where upon Evidence of the Fact , the whole Impression was called in , and the Printers deeply fined , as they justly merited . |
| 28 | Finally , permission was given for the ferry to resume its scheduled services from 9am today . |
| 29 | No official reason was given for McCreath and Winter leaving , but rumours suggest that they had tired of their peripheral roles within the band set-up . |
| 30 | Permission was given for it to move into the Imperial Institute , but there was no shelving , which made the library unusable . |