Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [was/were] give to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh they left it that I was to give to Arthur and June . |
| 2 | erm A lot of people gave as a reason for getting a particular piece of furniture the fact that it was given to them by their parents when they got married , or that a neighbour was trying to get rid of it , or that somebody from work had passed it on and they needed one . |
| 3 | Some of the older drivers were not impressed , and one was given to shouting to drivers of passing modern cars , ‘ Get off yer backside and drive ! ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Henry Calverley , a friend of the family , asked for the arrow to use as a trophy and it was given to him on condition he solemnly promised not to reveal its origin . |
| 6 | Victors ' trophy until it was given to Brazil for keeps on their third win in 1970 . |
| 7 | I 'm glad you mentioned that cos it was given to me by the wife of the steeplechase handicap a very important man today cos for more than |
| 8 | The movies were ‘ for the millions ’ but they were given to the millions by showmen . |
| 9 | I wo n't read it all out , but it was given to me before I went into the Air Force . |
| 10 | But that said , erm what what it what the position is , er i is that we have put into the model Well we have n't put it into the model because it was given to us a part of the model and possibly by now North Yorkshire may have the revised model , No they have n't yet . |
| 11 | ‘ The Name ’ has been the Holy of Holies to all Jews since it was given to Moses as a special revelation of the divine essence ; all other holinesses merely subserve it . |
| 12 | I know this was actually worn by her , I do n't , I , I 'm not sure whether it was given to her maid , I do n't think so . |
| 13 | His hair was white , as my daughters reported when they went to view the body before it was given to the Odonata . |
| 14 | Unfortunately the homemaking did not include harmony , for she was given to moods . |
| 15 | When they were given to patients with high blood pressure , the immediate results were encouraging . |
| 16 | No thought of the future , whether it was to be spent in jail or exile or even in restored fortune — no thought of it was to mar those living moments as they were given to her . |
| 17 | When she asks , you must on no account say that it went into the sea , because she will worry that it is a curse on you — or me as well , for it was given to me at my baptism . |