Example sentences of "and was [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Himself , he was a railwayman who travelled all over the country , campaigned in more than 20 constituencies and was elected a Labour councillor in three towns . |
| 2 | Co-represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1956 and was elected a full RA in 1971 . |
| 3 | ‘ He came safe home and was given a celebratory dinner in the Barn . |
| 4 | At her trial she pleaded guilty , and was given a two-year prison sentence suspended for two years . |
| 5 | He was found dead in his chamber and was given a hasty funeral . ’ |
| 6 | Although Hamdi denied that his reform programme was taken under pressure from the IMF , it followed a visit by an IMF team and was given a cautious welcome by the organisation . |
| 7 | Wilby , a divorced father-of-three , from Barnsley , admitted obtaining money by deception and was given a 180-hour community service order . |
| 8 | Soon after departing Ronaldsway he changed frequency to Warton LARS , passed his details and was given a new transponder code . |
| 9 | He was born Femão de Magalhães , and the Portuguese — ‘ he is ours ’ , they insist — rarely care to acknowledge that he renounced his citizenship after a row , pledged his allegiance to King Charles I — later to become the Emperor Charles V — and was given a new name : Hernando de Magallanes . |
| 10 | He was certainly in the earl 's service by 1267 , when he was one of those who advised him to occupy London in support of the claims of the ‘ disinherited ’ and was given a safe conduct to bring a message from the earl to the king . |
| 11 | On 27 July 1858 , the day of his arrival in Zanzibar , Rigby called on the sultan , Majid bin Sa'id al-BuSa'idi , aboard his flagship and was given a royal salute . |
| 12 | Crosby took charge after leading Sunderland to the FA Cup final last May and was given a one-year contract . |
| 13 | Crosby took Sunderland to the FA Cup final last May and was given a one-year contract . |
| 14 | He was fined £48 plus £25 costs and was given a one-year ban . |
| 15 | Because it is not possible for more than four people to share a freehold , the owners of each of the six units formed themselves into a management company in order to buy the building ; each became a director of the company and was given a 999-year lease of his or her dwelling . |
| 16 | McMeekin , 27 , of Kingston Street , Darlington , admitted theft and was given a 12-month conditional discharge . |
| 17 | Mann , of Ilsington , Devon , admitted demolishing the chapel and was given a four-month sentence at Plymouth Crown Court . |
| 18 | After an overnight stay at the Washington Court hotel ( at the government rate as the reservation had been made by the Pentagon ) , he obtained a Washington driver 's licence in the name of Leavy and was given a Social Security card ( no. 326 — 84 — 2972 ) in the same name . |
| 19 | Cowden , from Kilburn , North London , admitted attempted robbery and was given a suspended two-year prison sentence . |
| 20 | Therefore in 1775 Watt petitioned Parliament and was granted a further 25 years for the patent , thus extending it until 1800 . |
| 21 | I realise that prices for aquarium plants vary , but recently I purchased 18 pieces of Straight Vallis and 8 pieces of Rotala macrandra and was charged a staggering £9.05 . |
| 22 | He turned to Isay and was lent a Myrcan shoulder . |
| 23 | Larwood refused to apologise for his bowling methods and was made a prime scapegoat of the affair . |
| 24 | John Baring 's father had been from 1882 senior partner in the merchant bank of Baring Brothers , and he himself joined the firm on leaving Cambridge , served his apprenticeship as a clerk , travelled widely in North and South America , and was made a full partner early in 1890 . |
| 25 | Stanhope itself is an old market town ; its centre has many 18th and 19th-century buildings , and was designated a conservation area in 1972 . |
| 26 | The move followed a visit to Singapore in August by the Chinese Premier , Li Peng [ see p. 37656 ] , and the renewal that month of China 's diplomatic relations with Indonesia , and was followed a few weeks later by a visit by Lee Kuan Yew to China [ see p. 37780 ] . |
| 27 | Each employee paid £3 to participate and was set a personal target of raising at least £10 in sponsorship , but most exceeded the target and many also paid for more than one go . |
| 28 | When his unfortunate eye injury forced him to quit the game early in 1991 , he had learned his trade and was offered a full-time job . |
| 29 | THE first session of Darlington 's new clothing bank opened yesterday and was hailed a huge success by the organisers . |
| 30 | Charlie parted with a penny and was handed a bagful , but no one even gave him a second glance . |