Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [was/were] give [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The first reason is that the apparent consent or refusal was given as a result of undue influence .
2 No firm date or price was given for DOS 7 .
3 rt-PA was given to 8 and anistreplase or APSAC was given to 3 patients .
4 Although compensation was given to the deportees for possessions stolen from them during the journey , no compensation was offered to the schoolchildren who were forced by internment to leave school or job training to which , in most cases , they were unable to return .
5 This produced double sets of office-bearers in the same burgh , with the result that commissions were given to two different persons as commissioners for electing the burgess to represent the District in Parliament .
6 It is interesting to note that 300 years ago in a census to find the number of Conformists , Catholics and Nonconformists , that Hailing was given as " no Papists , no Nonconformists but 60 Conformists " .
7 Postmasters could , and did , ensure that priority was given to the letter advising of these developments which was intended for their own particular political friend in London , and that his enemies ' letters would be delayed until the next post .
8 Although leave was given for the service of the writ , Scott J. was unwilling to allow the Anton Piller order to be served ( and immediately executed ) at the same time .
9 Thus , if the Insured can demonstrate that thought was given to the safety of the property the duty will usually have been fulfilled even if subsequent events show that the precautions taken were inadequate .
10 Thus , if the Insured can demonstrate that thought was given to the safety of the property the duty will usually have been fulfilled even if subsequent events show that the precautions taken were inadequate .
11 Holly saw the confusion of the guards ' officers and NCOs , the way that instructions were given in a frantic pitch and confronted by the sullen amusement of the zeks .
12 But in the commanding heights of the First Division with huge crowds and ambitious directors , there is no doubt that incentives were given to players .
13 It has been pointed out that incense was given to Jesus at his birth , and perfume poured over him to prepare him for his death .
14 In traditional moral thought hypocrisy , like lying , has always been detested as a sin against the fundamental principle of human communication , namely that language was given to mankind so that we may express our thoughts and feelings openly , honestly .
15 It was only when the implications of child-centred teaching ( the village school at its best ) became more widely appreciated that impetus was given to ‘ informal ’ or ‘ open ’ education .
16 During the year under review information and opinions were given to :
17 During the year under review information and opinions were given to :
18 Each head of faculty 's final report was duplicated and copies were given to each faculty member , the headteacher , and the appropriate deputy head .
19 The earliest mention of the church is in 1115 when the church and titles were given to the Abbey of St Martin in York .
20 If rewards were given for keeping a village free of crime , then cases were suppressed by headmen .
21 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 .
22 If permission were given after an application to the planning committee , the monument would be erected east of the Nelson monument above the former Royal High School building , which would have housed a Scottish parliament if the Conservatives had lost the general election last April .
23 After the Conquest the village and manor was given by William I to the lord of Holderness who later bestowed it on the newly founded Thornton Abbey , in Lincolnshire .
24 During a recent promotion , the Great Central Railway has undertaken the 1992 visitors survey and questionnaires were given to visitors and passengers arrival with a closing date of August 7 .
25 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 .
26 Because of some peroperative bile leakage , a subhepatic drain was positioned and antibiotics were given for five days .
27 He was helping with the ‘ Vic-Wells ’ charity costume ball in January 1947 and Adieu was given as part of the entertainment there .
28 Tea , sugar , soup and bread were given to 54 people .
29 Published and unpublished lists were used in compiling the necessarily limited but , it is hoped , representative selection of Gaelic names that appears here , and help was given by Gaelic speakers in the Outer Hebrides and elsewhere .
30 For the second period at Hinchinbrook , from May nineteen eighty eight to May nineteen eighty nine again at least one parent was present for eight hours each day and assistance was given with physiotherapy , occupational therapy and speech therapy .
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