Example sentences of "for [v-ing] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many others had reason to be grateful to the Quakers for refusing to give up their mission to help refugees . |
| 2 | None knew the whereabouts of the nine orangs , but three were still put in jail for refusing to give information . |
| 3 | The enormity of the face-threatening content of Anderson 's lecture provides the reason for his failure to provide the chairman with a proper explanation for deciding to give a new paper . |
| 4 | Surprisingly , I find that all my reasons for postponing giving birth still apply : I do n't particularly like children ; I value my independence , the freedom to come and go , the open doors ; I want to write , and literary history tells me that my chances of succeeding as a writer and a mother are pitiful ; I hate and fear the nuclear family , the stifling atmosphere , the exploited wife and mother , the generation gap . |
| 5 | We lay there silently , then he got up and left the room , leaving me lying there in an agony of frustration and guilt , furious with myself for having given way , yet curiously glad I had finally done so . |
| 6 | She rebuked herself , feeling deeply ashamed , for having given way earlier to despair and self-pity . |
| 7 | More than one of them remarked on how pleasant it was to return to base in the early hours , cold , cramped and tired out , to see our welcoming smiles as they called in at the office on their way down to the Mess , even though they had probably only called in to tear us off a strip for having given them a rotten weather forecast . |
| 8 | Since she hated cinnamon water next only to cod-liver oil it would be a suitable penance for having given Miss Beard a nasty moment . |
| 9 | Sir , — I am grateful to you for having given me a right of reply to the article which appeared on p 20 of the October issue of ACCOUNTANCY , IoT campaigns for rejection . |
| 10 | I know how much thought and care you have expended on this wonderful work of art which is such a joy to look at , and I , as the proud possessor of this house , can never be sufficiently grateful to you for having given so much of your time in order to give me pleasure . |
| 11 | H's purpose , however , was to punish the tenant for having given evidence ( under subpoena ) in an action brought against him by another of his tenants and it followed that the landlord was guilty of a criminal contempt of court . |
| 12 | His reaction had bewildered her , but she did n't want to dwell on it , because she knew that she would inevitably end up spending the entire evening thinking of him , and then feeling frustrated and angry with herself for having given in to her private weakness . |
| 13 | ‘ It ca n't be much fun living next door to Dersingham and having to be grateful to him for having given you a living . |
| 14 | So I also want to thank you very deeply from the innermost parts of my heart , for having given an opportunity for some of us to work in Britain to have accepted us and worked with us to build the solidarity movement that brought the apartheid regime to its knees . |
| 15 | Ealing LEA 's syllabus , which has been challenged by one parent for failing to give sufficient attention to Christianity , apparently states that , ‘ whilst our children need to understand that Christianity is a living faith which has shaped the history , institutions , art and culture of Britain , they also need to explore the other living faiths in our borough so that the richness of our religious experience can be shared and appreciated ’ . |
| 16 | When he refused to give this information , he was arrested ‘ for failing to give his name and address ’ . |
| 17 | To upbraid Eden for failing to give the green light to the Home Office 's draft four-clause Commonwealth Immigrants Bill , is a bit harsh . |
| 18 | In 1969 he was fined £25 at Dunfermline Sheriff Court and was disqualified for driving for a year for failing to give police a blood or urine sample . |
| 19 | When the guidance was issued in draft form last year it was ridiculed by professionals for failing to give care workers specific advice on action to deal with particularly difficult children , such as those who become violent or persistently abscond . |
| 20 | Mr Falk seems to be putting a large proportion of the blame onto doctors for failing to give him proper preventative medical care . |
| 21 | Where the meaning of the statutory words is plain and unambiguous it is not for the judges to invent fancied ambiguities as an excuse for failing to give effect to its plain meaning because they themselves consider that the consequences of doing so would be inexpedient , or even unjust or immoral . |
| 22 | And if they fail to find all your information and recommend something and then you say , Well er invalid son or parents and I need that money then he 's at fault and you can then er take them to court for failing to give you best advice . |
| 23 | Plaintiffs will also be required to give the court notice of disposal by settlement or otherwise before that date , subject to a fixed penalty for failing to give such notice , which will be payable by the plaintiff 's solicitor . |
| 24 | A NORTHERN Ireland nurse has condemned local maternity hospitals for failing to give information useful to expectant mums . |
| 25 | On Dec. 3 Helmut Haussmann resigned as ( FDP ) Economics Minister , having been widely criticized for failing to give a lead on the economic aspects of unification . |
| 26 | He was also given three-month sentences for failing to keep his vehicle at the scene of a crash and for failing to give information concerning the accident to the gardai . |
| 27 | Sometimes that world can seem unfair , but even when he lost his driving licence for a year for failing to give a breath test , he quipped : ‘ I really tried to blow into that machine but I 'm a singer not a bugler . ’ |
| 28 | The gun spacing necessary for focusing gives the TV its awkward depth , Adding a third set of deflectors can bring the gun into the plane of the screen giving a flatter unit . |