Example sentences of "give [indef pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's given everyone at the club a lift . ’ |
| 2 | The press had been given nothing but ‘ blurry , distorted photographs culled from television shots of occasions in the past at which North happened to be present ’ ; at best , ABC News had shown ‘ pictures of the back of a man 's head that may or may not have been North 's as the man got into an Embassy car in Cyprus on the occasion of the homeward flight of one of the hostages ’ . |
| 3 | I find the textual basis for this interpretation very flimsy , in fact there is clear erm erm erm textual evidence for precisely the opposite and let me cite erm one instance Locke is here talking about tacit consent and the purchase of property and erm he says whenever the owner who has given nothing but such a tacit consent to the government will by donation , sale or otherwise quit the said possession , he is at liberty to go and incorporate himself into any other commonwealth or to agree with others to begin a new one in any part of the world they can find free and unpossessed whereas he that has once by actual agreement in any expressed declaration given his consent to be of any commonwealth is perpetually and indispensably obliged to be and remain unalterably a subject to it and can never be again in the liberty of the state of nature . |
| 4 | All received reduced winter wages with eleven given nothing at all . |
| 5 | Tories in Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd 's constituency have given nothing to Conservative party funds over the past year . |
| 6 | Tories in Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd 's constituency have given nothing to Conservative party funds over the past year . |
| 7 | And yet Maurice appeared to be almost proud , because Harry was not a customer , but somebody who had demanded a favour and given nothing in return . |
| 8 | Managers often view a job at Shell , where they are given plenty of decisions to make early on in their career , as an alternative to taking an MBA . |
| 9 | Standing 16.3hh , Ambassador was given plenty of time to mature , only beginning his competitive career at the start of the current season , and testimony to his brilliance is the fact that he is only a couple of points away from being Advanced . |
| 10 | Manifestations of sexuality are , by contrast , given plenty of space . |
| 11 | While this is taking place they should be given plenty of nourishing food and a varied diet . |
| 12 | Being a very tall and large plant , it should be given plenty of room , and ideally should be grown as an accent plant . |
| 13 | Because of the large size of the plant it should be given plenty of room to develop , especially as an accent plant . |
| 14 | However , if given plenty of room it will eventually slowly establish and flourish . |
| 15 | They were well looked after and were given plenty of beer , cigarettes and extras at Christmas time . |
| 16 | Paradoxically , my own company has always given plenty of headroom , but not everyone perceived it thus . |
| 17 | You will be given plenty of practice on the course but you must take every opportunity to build on your strengths and overcome your weaknesses . |
| 18 | Eva 's desire to communicate the gospel was given plenty of outlets . |
| 19 | Given plenty of liquidity in the economy , these institutions , by offering higher interest rates than the clearing banks , attracted deposits and were thus able to expand their loans . |
| 20 | Now you think that because I am I am forgiven and I preach forgiveness that I would be pretty good as up people , but that 's part of my human failure and I must admit that I 've given plenty of opportunity to practice at home and at work er the opportunity to forgive , but it does n't come easily and certainly it is n't a strong feature of the non-Christian world in which I work and which you will be working soon . |
| 21 | ‘ I agree totally that where fixtures are moved to another day , supporters should be given plenty of notice so they can make their plans well in advance . |
| 22 | Lancashire were given plenty of time to reflect on a day of missed opportunities today , after heavy overnight rain delayed the start . |
| 23 | Plenty of space given plenty of space given . |
| 24 | Vecchi was certainly the key to this whole set-up , and I 'd have given plenty for half-an-hour 's peaceful talk with him . |
| 25 | So it was a great disappointment to discover that she was quite unlike all the other home-bred horses , and that she would give nothing in return to those who cared for her and bestowed affection upon her . |
| 26 | The bone will give plenty of flavour to the soup during cooking and should be removed before the soup is seasoned prior to serving . |
| 27 | It can also give plenty of incidental mathematical experiences , posing practical problems of choosing and clearing sufficient space , and of moving and arranging the furniture . |
| 28 | Both types allow the use of large amounts of media without paraphernalia in the tank , and both types will give plenty of water movement — the hang-on type in the shape of a ‘ waterfall ’ — the under-the-tank type by means of a large pump/powerhead . |
| 29 | Their supervision of mints and markets in their civitates would give plenty of opportunity for taking a cut . |
| 30 | Let us resolve that we will give something during the coming months , even if it is only something that we no longer need , to help those who are hungry and in desperate need . |