Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm it 's , it 's , negative numbers are n't a natural thing , fractions are actually easier and that was what happened in the history of mathematics , fractions were developed a long long time before negative numbers , the old Greeks used to play about with fractions quite a lot . |
| 2 | Well and that 's we were delayed a whole month in tidying the whole because it was such a rotten wet Summer , we could n't get the tiles . |
| 3 | Barriers and warning lights were put up and further warning lights were placed a short distance away . |
| 4 | At a meeting with the consortium more than a week ago , Caledonian directors said they would help only if they were given a controlling interest in the pit . |
| 5 | At the meeting re-convened to pass the accounts , the members were given a thorough , and far-reaching report , which included the recommendation to spend ‘ less excessively ’ on the clubhouse , but more on the course , and to raise the wages of some staff who had had only a meagre 15s. 0d. a week for years . |
| 6 | We were given a thorough training in reading and spelling , in writing and arithmetic , with a weekly lesson in history , geography , nature study and drawing . |
| 7 | The Black and Ambers pack , with Clive Brooks at number eight , were given a thorough work-out in the early stages . |
| 8 | Naval officers received no help from the Treasury for their outfits , though they were given a small tax allowance . |
| 9 | At a concert at London 's Town and Country Club they were joined on stage by Metelic , a team of Ukrainian dancers from Reading who were given a rousing reception . |
| 10 | The proposals were given a cautious welcome by politicians on the left , but the right-wing parties decried them as an attempt to distract from the President 's and the government 's current unpopularity . |
| 11 | Later that week we were given a first indication that the previous three ‘ greenhouse ’ winters may merely have been within the normal climatic variations and that a better season may be on its way , when the first Pitztal race was cancelled due to extreme cold ! |
| 12 | When the final text of the poem was published after its author 's death , readers were given a revised version . |
| 13 | The rest of the women were given a shortened version of the PSE and possible ‘ cases ’ were re-interviewed by a psychiatrist . |
| 14 | From the mid-1970s , the Docklands were given equal priority with the new towns ; after 1977 they were given a higher status . |
| 15 | THE RUC were given a let-off in the eighth minute when the home side were awarded a penalty , but player manager Jim Scott 's kick was saved by keeper Matthews . |
| 16 | All were given a 20p-off coupon to buy round teabags , and members of three panels also received free samples , of four , eight and 16 teabags respectively . |
| 17 | The military , hitherto reluctant to intervene in previous attempted coups , went on the offensive on this occasion after they were given a firm mandate from Menem for resolute action . |
| 18 | Last week James and his wife were given a valedictory dinner by the Argentine ambassador , Mario Campora , and his wife at their handsome embassy across the square from Canning House . |
| 19 | These were designated as metropolitan areas and were given a two-tier structure of metropolitan counties and districts . |
| 20 | Is it not time that those pensioners , including the one who told me that she was keeping warm during the day by clutching a hot-water bottle because she could not afford heating bills , were given a decent state pension as of right , without the humiliation of a contributory test , which involves means-testing for those who are in greatest need ? |
| 21 | Sprague-Dawley rats ( Alab AB , Stockholm , Sweden ) weighing 300–400 g were given a subcutaneous injection of 600 larvae of Nippostrongylus brasiliensis in 0.5 ml saline . |
| 22 | The muffled words were given a seductive rhythm by the drumming of the rain . |
| 23 | For instance , north London staff requiring temporary accommodation while arranging for permanent housing were given a temporary accommodation allowance for up to 13 weeks whereas those moving from Kent were able to receive this allowance for up to 26 weeks . |
| 24 | England 's second encounter with West Indies was at Adelaide , where they were given a good start of 121 by Broad and Athey . |
| 25 | These warnings were given a sharp resonance by the horrors , to the aristocratic and respectable bourgeois mind , of the French Revolution . |
| 26 | In education , schools were given a similar opportunity to opt out of local government control . |
| 27 | After being instructed on the circuit , racing lines , warning flags , etc , the condemned men were given a hearty meal . |
| 28 | His clothes , originally worn by Lauren Bacall , Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe , were given a great boost recently when worn by the likes of Madonna and Deee-Lite . |
| 29 | These ideas were given a great push forward by the increasing impact of American thinking on British social policy from the late 1960s onward . |
| 30 | Soviet cases with political implications were given a great deal of publicity in the West , but there is little reason to believe that the great majority of cases in the Soviet Union were dealt with any less fairly than elsewhere . |