Example sentences of "were [vb pp] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One year , we were given an increase of 40p a week on our state pension . |
| 2 | On these occasions FANY and ATS drivers were given an allowance of six shillings a night with which they were expected to fend for themselves . |
| 3 | They were given an allowance , depending on their need and what was available , which was precious little in the Depression . |
| 4 | Co-ordinators were given an update on recently published crime figures and a general briefing with emphasis on the importance of locking outbuildings to prevent the theft of things like power tools , lawn mowers and fishing tackle . |
| 5 | Later it would be helpful if both were given an opportunity to talk to the ward sister and doctor . |
| 6 | Local residents were given an opportunity to present evidence at first hand when the Committee sat in Cardiff . |
| 7 | Participants at the seminar learnt more about EHE , about the current activities of the two Enterprise Centres and also were given an opportunity to develop further contacts and working relationships between LECs and the Higher Education Institutions . |
| 8 | Er the Noble Lord is not in a position to say that the overwhelming erm number of parents support not going grant maintained , because until this year , until the new Act of Parliament er came into place , er not all parents were given an opportunity to answer that question er it is now er necessary for every single governing body to return to that question on an annual basis . |
| 9 | Maidenhead were given an award for providing a constant stream of contacts which are very well qualified . |
| 10 | They were given an inch or two . |
| 11 | A similar pattern emerged from a second kind of monitoring — rhyme monitoring — in which subjects were given an instruction like Press the button whenever you hear a word rhyming with ‘ bread ’ . |
| 12 | TWO German police officers were given an insight into the workings of their Welsh counterparts yesterday . |
| 13 | All Guineans convicted of political crimes were given an amnesty on Feb. 9 , 1990 . |
| 14 | All Guineans convicted of political crimes were given an amnesty in February 1990 [ see p. 37804 ] . |
| 15 | After a variable period of fasting recording , depending on the assessment of the occurrence of a phase III , subjects were given an egg and mayonnaise sandwich , to stimulate the fed pattern . |
| 16 | We were given an assiette composee of smoked salmon , pate de campagne , melon , avocado , and crudites , and the fausses rillettes of fresh and smoked salmon with chives , egg yolk , yogurt and lemon juice . |
| 17 | ‘ [ W ] e must ensure that those who live in derelict inner-city areas are not people who are there because they have no choice and who would leave the moment they were given an alternative . ’ |
| 18 | Informed consent was sought from parents , who were given an information sheet . |
| 19 | Before starting treatment patients were talked to and were given an information sheet on the basic concepts of the pathophysiology of H pylori infection . |
| 20 | Those who agreed were given an envelope in which to seal their completed questionnaire before returning it to the member of staff . |
| 21 | The tour included a visit to the SCOTVEC offices where they were given an overview of SCOTVEC 's role and functions . |
| 22 | They were given an ounce of twist tobacco a week and two at Christmas , when they were also given a pint of beer . |
| 23 | Liese told me the two centres of the chi — the life force — were located an inch or two above and below the navel . |
| 24 | ( This would happen if violin 2 in Example 38 were transposed an octave lower . ) |
| 25 | Very old examples consist of brick or stone pillars supporting a pitched roof , but they were rarely built before the late nineteenth century as they were considered an extravagance . |
| 26 | Videla immediately sent an open letter to the Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Martin Bonnet , claiming that the armed forces were owed an apology , and vowing to carry on " the struggle for the moral vindication of the war we won against subversion " . |
| 27 | It was at this stage , too , that the fields were granted an independence of their own and the aether , which had been considered necessary for providing a mechanical basis for the fields , was dispensed with . |
| 28 | The French were granted an occupation zone mainly thanks to Britain . |
| 29 | Maxwell-Smith was among 25,000 prisoners who were granted an amnesty on the birthday of Queen Sirikit of Thailand . |
| 30 | The journalists were granted an interview with His Grace , the Bishop of Danu . |