Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun] were give " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the original method the total units were given numbers from 1 upwards and the sample taken by means of tables of random numbers which could be bought . |
| 2 | The neo-Baroque bookcases were given by the opera singer Destinová . |
| 3 | Casualties on the allied side were given as 343 troops killed , including 266 US forces , of whom 145 had been killed in action and 121 had died in accidents . |
| 4 | The public shows were given by live lecturers then , and to the eager young enthusiast — my opinion of myself , perhaps not shared by others — it was a glorious opportunity to be able to confront a real astronomer afterwards . |
| 5 | The civic visitors were given an extensive tour of the showroom , factory , visitor centre and museum . |
| 6 | The British selectors were given a few tricky European Cup choice problems at Crystal Palace . |
| 7 | To resolve the question , Lord Carlisle was given a charter that covered the whole area and the Courteen family were given , by way of compensation for their neglected rights , the permission to trade with India which caused the East India Company so much trouble in the 1630s . |
| 8 | Now , after a month of nervously transferring it from place to place as the situation worsened , the French government were giving it to the British . |
| 9 | Two members of the French side were given their marching orders and have since received substantial suspensions . |
| 10 | In the 1890s magistrates were given the power to order corporal punishment as punishment for specific offences . |
| 11 | About half way through the interview , the forty women were given a test of ‘ self-attitudes ’ developed by the American sociologists Manford H. Kuhn and Thomas S. McPartland , which provides data on this point . |
| 12 | The old crew were giving way to younger , more ‘ professional ’ drivers . |
| 13 | As an example , Birtwell cites the New Zealand game in Lille , when the Canadian backs were given the balls in situations when the pack had stopped going forward . |
| 14 | Each month lots were drawn for the names of the next families to leave , and the fortunate ones were given only a short time to make their final preparations . |
| 15 | Some of the early prints were given additional colour by the artist and his friends . |
| 16 | The following instructions were given : |
| 17 | In addition some non-county borough councils and urban district councils under the previous system were given parish council status by order of the Secretary of State . |
| 18 | The 80-strong party were given a briefing on Sullom Voe 's environmental care programme at the Fraser Peterson Centre before being taken on a tour of the terminal site . |
| 19 | Most of the ex-municipal cars were accommodated in the former part , but Walthamstow and the three companies were given numbers in the 20005 above the highest L.C.C . |
| 20 | Those who were fortunate enough to be in the sick wards were given sago , or rice pudding instead . |
| 21 | The leading parts were given to two of City Ballet 's most interesting dancers , Melissa Hayden and Francisco Moncion . |
| 22 | It is available now , but has not had the take up that Windows has enjoyed — one cynical comment has it that of the less than half million copies actually in use , the better part were given away — and yet it is a very capable operating system with some excellent features . |
| 23 | About 1850 trees of the Orange Pippin were given a wider distribution by Charles Turner , of the Royal Nurseries , Slough , and the fruit soon began to attract attention . |
| 24 | The ex-Company cars were given Corporation numbers 101–141 , and were gradually repainted in Blackpool 's red and white livery . |
| 25 | Nick went to the local Primary because he was still young enough but the older children were given lessons by their own teachers in the Chapels . |
| 26 | Details about the alleged incident were given by a prosecuting lawyer at Belfast Crown Court in the trial of three Londonderry men . |
| 27 | After being taken round by a six or seven year old , parents visiting the school for the first time were given the opportunity to talk to me or to one of my colleagues . |
| 28 | All of these began work in the same week as the first Kindertransporte were given the go-ahead . |
| 29 | The spectral types were given letters of the alphabet , as follows : |
| 30 | The effect of these was to transfer the common land to private ownership ; the dispossessed commoners were given small pockets of land or other compensation , but these were not necessarily equivalent to the rights they had lost . |