Example sentences of "was granted [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He died unmarried 25 November 1883 , and the administration of his estate was granted to a Canadian relative . |
| 2 | In March 1922 a monopoly was granted to a new state advisory body on the publication of textbooks , but through the rest of 1922 it was powerless to stem the growing tide of texts from private publishers which threatened to drown official party ideology in educational affairs . |
| 3 | On March 4 temporary permission to remain in the UK was granted to a Sudanese man who fled racist attacks in Germany . |
| 4 | Then , it was granted to a special breed of psychopath with a penchant for leather jackets and flared trousers . |
| 5 | Nearly two months later — on September 21 — a supplemental contract was granted for a second XB-70 and a single YB-70 . |
| 6 | This appears to be subject to an exception where the licence was granted for a limited period of time and for a specific purpose . |
| 7 | The concession was granted for a 20-year period , ending in 2011 . |
| 8 | All the same , the evidence strongly supports the view that missio was granted against a third party only in the event of his having notice of a trust . |