Example sentences of "[noun sg] was given [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A classic and developed account of the resolutio-compositive method of reasoning was given by Zarabella , a member of the influential group of sixteenth-century thinkers associated with the University of Padua . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He was helping with the ‘ Vic-Wells ’ charity costume ball in January 1947 and Adieu was given as part of the entertainment there . |
| 4 | Zimmerman points out that ‘ it was at this stage that Soviet authorities permitted , tolerated or encouraged Marshal Sokolovskii and his colleagues to publish an awesome picture of American military might ’ ( Voennaia Strategiia , 1962 ) and that ‘ wide dissemination was given to statements declaring that never before had imperialism been so strong ’ ( Zimmerman : 1969 , p. 192 ) . |
| 5 | Another survey of remote sensing was given by Horler and Barber . |
| 6 | On arrival an initial briefing was given by Ronnie Gallacher to explain details of the tufting process followed by a Q and A session , before being shown the manufacturing method |
| 7 | Areas where the workforce extended their influence were in the procedures for promotion , where the power of managerial prerogative was weakened and increasing weight was given to seniority and skill tests ; in joint determination of rosters tor footplate and train staff ; in the ending of split shifts ; and in the reform of the authoritarian disciplinary system . |
| 8 | Quotation was £24 for the four pages based on our 48-hour requirement , no indication was given of delivery charges . |
| 9 | Soon afterwards an unfortunate press interview was given by Senator Tom Connally ( Democrat , Texas ) , chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee , which appeared in the 5 May issue of US News and World Report . |
| 10 | David Scott was not one of the more successful county politicians , and perhaps his attitude is a little too pure for the real world of eighteenth-century politics , but it represents , even if in an exaggerated form , the general political maxim that the politician performs friendly services for his friends without haggling over a bargain , or even implying that an understanding existed which might suggest that a vote was given for services rendered , or as in this case , for services which might be performed at a future date . |
| 11 | The others were inactive and no other therapy was given except vitamins or loperamide . |
| 12 | No explanation of the documents or of their effect was given to Mrs. O'Brien . |
| 13 | Glashow , Salam and Ward were thus able to show in 1959 that taking g equal to the electric charge e gave the mass M w in terms of the two fundamental constants e and Gv , in the same way that Maxwell demonstrated that the velocity of light was given in terms of the two fundamental constants of electricity and magnetism . |
| 14 | Trinidadian government lawyers had argued that the pardon was given under duress and therefore was invalid . |
| 15 | At today 's inquest evidence of identification was given by coroner 's officer PC John Graham . |
| 16 | Evidence of identification was given by Mr Pexton 's brother , Jeffrey Pexton , of Bransholme , Hull . |
| 17 | According to one rabbinic tradition ( preserved in Midrash Tanchuma 26 ) when the law was given on Sinai , ‘ the ten commandments were promulgated with a single sound , ’ yet it says , ‘ All the people perceived the voices ’ ( Exod. 20:18 ) . |
| 18 | A recollection of their work was given by Layton in an interview for the Canadian Theatre Revue in 1977 , in the wake of A Man Was Killed , the first play to be written by them , but tardily presented . |
| 19 | The final session was given by Dr David Hill from the Department for Continuing Education , who proved that ‘ the science of wine is not just an art ’ . |
| 20 | On the front of the booklet was the picture of a white man giving instruction to blacks and inside prominence was given to missionary work , particularly that of the Baptist mission to the West Indies . |
| 21 | A distinctive prominence was given to mathematics — not least because its value in astronomy , navigation , architecture , and surveying gave it particular relevance to those training for missionary work overseas , or to those preparing for high military or government service . |
| 22 | Another , at both A and B , was that very little genuine help was given with problems ; the question and answer sheets were not marked , for example , and tutorials did n't always provide the key to understanding what the work was about : |
| 23 | There were significantly fewer patients , however , with supraventricular extra systoles when oxygen was given during gastroscopy ( p<0.05 ) . |
| 24 | There were significantly fewer patients with supraventricular extrasystoles when oxygen was given during gastroscopy compared with those receiving air — 15 ( 30% ) and 26 ( 49% ) respectively ( χ 2 =5.05 ; 0.01 |
| 25 | There were significantly fewer patients with supraventricular extrasystoles when oxygen was given during gastroscopy ( χ 2 =5.05 ; 0.01 |
| 26 | A report of the recent hall management of committee was given by John Barratt who presented the committee 's accounts for the year . |
| 27 | The stewardship of the duchy was given to John lord Dynham , who had been one of Edward IV 's leading associates in the south west and as such had already had dealings with the duchy . |
| 28 | The stewardship of the duchy was given to John lord Dynham , who had been one of Edward IV 's leading associates in the south west and as such had already had dealings with the duchy . |
| 29 | A welcome was given to Beryl Smith who kindly agreed to teach on this day because of the shortage of other trainers . |
| 30 | A warm welcome was given to Cicely and everyone was delighted to see that she was making such excellent progress . |