Example sentences of "they have given " in BNC.
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| 1 | You should make sure you know where the parents can be contacted , and that they have given you all the information you are likely to need about the child . |
| 2 | Otherwise , they may find that they have given a huge advantage to their competitors , without benefiting sufficiently from the opportunities that have been made available to them . |
| 3 | They have given staff in schools the space to meet as a group and get to terms with issues over a longer period , complementing the series of other meetings and team meetings that go on anyway . |
| 4 | ‘ I have also discussed the situation with the Football League and put the full facts to them and they have given me clear advice . |
| 5 | We had owned the Sumatras for just a few months , but already we had seen that they are volatile and eccentric birds , much given to sudden screech-ups and bouts of cackling , which in other chickens would denote the arrival of an egg , but from them seem to signify only that they have given themselves a fright . |
| 6 | But Carlisle city planners say the site presents no danger to the river because strict conditions will ensure waste products are handled correctly and they have given the go-ahead to the scheme . |
| 7 | They claim that this will ‘ break the harmful power of the nuclear family ’ and they have given the Government until next Friday to agree . ’ |
| 8 | In this country only lip-service is paid to the handicapped : A few concrete ramps and most councils think they have given the earth . |
| 9 | They have given each guest a limited-edition Disney sweatshirt and insisted that they wear it to gain entry to the gala performance . |
| 10 | They have given warning that they could call — and win — a referendum on dissolving the body and on a constitution to consolidate Mr Yeltsin 's powers . |
| 11 | Apart from whether or not these exercises are effective ( they are certainly found to be enjoyable and relaxing by many pupils ) , they have given the teacher a secure base from which to work , for the teacher can be very much in charge , dictating the choice of exercise , controlling the length of time for each , selecting the background music where felt to be appropriate or even dictating the moment-to-moment activity within the experience . |
| 12 | A decline in activity may now come about if both accord the region less strategic value than they have given it hitherto . |
| 13 | More importantly , however , they have given added urgency to the long-running debate about the future of Britain 's inner cities . |
| 14 | They have given up reading texts and treat the water as their scripture , their Bible , their Koran , from which they are constantly teasing out ingenious interpretations of hidden , secret messages . |
| 15 | Most mothers have n't the heart to deny their children the care and comfort they have given them all their lives and many continue to run round them long after they are old enough to look after themselves . |
| 16 | He , along with the artists , masons , carpenters and other craftsmen frequently permeate their work with signs of a love of the task they have undertaken , which leaves the beholder in no doubt that they have given something of themselves over and above the requirements of loyalty to the paymaster and the desire to enjoy applying their crafts . |
| 17 | The other problem is with the suckers which attach the hangar to the tank — they have given up sucking . |
| 18 | In many cases they have given up their spare time to pursue a personal dream of making life better for those around them . |
| 19 | ‘ This information can then be used to help them avoid those situations once they have given up . ’ |
| 20 | I am happy there at the moment , and I want to repay Yorkshire for all the support they have given me over the years . ’ |
| 21 | The challenge in our modern world is to use medical techniques that will preserve the life of the baby and the health of the mother , yet still allow women to respond to the natural forces of childbirth , so that they may really feel they have given birth , rather than having a baby taken out of them . |
| 22 | They are now threatening to withdraw compensation from us although they have given us no written guarantee that our lands are free from contamination ’ , he said in 1976 . |
| 23 | In so doing , they have given a false picture of Jesus ’ own intention in the use of parables . |
| 24 | They have given the Spanish club a further two weeks to find the cash . |
| 25 | I am grateful to my colleagues at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Britain for the help and opportunities they have given me in the preparation of this book . |
| 26 | Oil of Ulay is 40 years young this year and to celebrate they have given the range a striking new look . |
| 27 | So they have given girlfriends the cold shoulder . |
| 28 | So many returners admit to stage fright at the beginning of a re-entry programme , only to find that the expectations of managers and colleagues are much more realistic than they have given them credit for . |
| 29 | ‘ In Moscow they have given Holovich the Red Stripe category . ’ |
| 30 | In this worthwhile presentation they have given the steam enthusiast a good variety of shots and locations which keep the interest for the full extent of the film . |