Example sentences of "[verb] to have given " in BNC.
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| 1 | Syria still likes to portray itself as the sworn enemy of the Israelis , but the Ba'ath Party officials who rule with an iron hand appear to have given up trying to stop their citizens tuning in to the ‘ Zionists ’ wavelength . |
| 2 | After two years of marriage , they appear to have given up hope of having a child of their own and have filed adoption papers in Palm Beach , Florida . |
| 3 | After this citation of authority , the Court of Appeal drew attention to an apparent discrepancy between the stricter rule applied in the earlier cases , and that to which the later decisions appear to have given effect . |
| 4 | The university 's principal , Sir David Smith , said neither ministers nor Scottish Office officials appear to have given any real thought to some of the practical implications . |
| 5 | The first National Assembly elections in thirty years appear to have given the opposition an overwhelming lead . |
| 6 | It was the plane considered to have given Britain the edge at the Battle of Britain . |
| 7 | Kupolati was reported to have given an assurance that the ECOMOG force would remain in Liberia . |
| 8 | Recent opinion polls were reported to have given the party under 2 per cent of electoral support . |
| 9 | A committee of shaikhs representing Yemen 's highly armed traditional leaders was reported to have given a warning on Dec. 15 that the tribes would intervene unless order was restored . |
| 10 | Any passengers who is denied boarding on the outbound flight for that reason , shall be deemed to have given notice of cancellation of his/her booking at that moment , and Cancellation Charges will apply in accordance with paragraph 4 above . |
| 11 | Such approvals shall not be withheld or delayed unreasonably. must respond to any such request for approval within ten ( 10 ) days of receipt of same failing which will be deemed to have given its assent . |
| 12 | Only when the shipper parts with his original is he deemed to have given up control of the goods . |
| 13 | For with ‘ grossing up ’ he is deemed to have given away both the gift and the tax on it so that his total giving reaches quickly to astronomic heights . |
| 14 | ( 8 ) In the event that a Member holds any Shares or a beneficial owner has an interest in any Shares in the Company in such circumstances that the Rules are broken the Directors may at any time resolve that the Member holding the Shares concerned shall ( unless he shall have already given a Transfer Notice ) be deemed to have given a Transfer Notice in respect of such Shares . |
| 15 | ( 8 ) In the event that a Member holds any Shares or a beneficial owner has an interest in any Shares in the Company in such circumstances that the Rules are broken the Directors may at any time resolve that the Member holding the Shares concerned shall ( unless he shall have already given a Transfer Notice ) be deemed to have given a Transfer Notice in respect of such Shares . |
| 16 | The book represents an attempt to explain the series of unexpected corporate failures over the past few years and why it was that company accounts do not appear to have given adequate warning of what was to happen . |
| 17 | What she did n't know was quite what life on a mission station would be like or how she would adjust to it , though it does n't appear to have given her any sleepless nights . |
| 18 | Even the United Nations Security Council , which has given thought and time to the plight of those troubled people , the Kurds , does not appear to have given any thought or time to the plight of the people in the south of Iraq , the Shia . |
| 19 | What I am doing at the moment — pretending to have given up while backsliding every chance I get — is marginally better than full-time smoking ; the trouble is that it runs every risk of turning into it . |
| 20 | His attempt to murder her seemed to have given him a new strength in the relationship . |
| 21 | Years of the language battle seemed to have given me an inner eye . |
| 22 | His parents seemed to have given him every encouragement and his first poems were imitations of his father 's songs . |
| 23 | Recently , though , her resilience seemed to have given out . |
| 24 | War-time restriction on milk-chocolate seemed to have given confectionery manufacturers a fanatical devotion to the stuff . |
| 25 | She reached the end of the corridor , but he seemed to have given up the chase already . |
| 26 | These were The Cock and The Bull , and anecdotes arising out of their proximity and rivalry were said to have given rise to the phrase ‘ cock and bull story ’ . |
| 27 | Which British prime ministers are said to have given rise to the phrase ‘ Bob 's Your Uncle ’ ? |
| 28 | The Peckham trucks are said to have given the better ride , but being built up from a number of separate parts , required more frequent maintenance than the Brill trucks , whose main component was a solid forging . |
| 29 | He was said to have given MI6 information on Saddam 's Supergun and details of nuclear and chemical capabilities in Iraq . |
| 30 | He was said to have given medical treatment to Iraqi soldiers who came to the hospital for treatment . |