Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] give [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A highlight was a party in the children 's hospital where we gave presents to all of the children , mums and staff as well as handing over medical supplies and a lap-top computer . |
| 2 | On the other hand , contracts will only provide sufficient evidence where they give rise to a ‘ firm commitment ’ : the reporting entity 's obligation resulting from the contract can be enforced by an external party , and the circumstances are such that if necessary it will be so enforced . |
| 3 | Ackroyd pastiches Dickens in form rather than style — which is to say that this book is very long , Dickensianly long ( the main text signs off at page 1084 , where it gives way to a fat coda of source notes , bibliography and index ) . |
| 4 | ‘ Old Silent Tree , once you gave birth to birds from your branches . |
| 5 | ‘ We are non-denominational so we give services for everyone , Methodists , Church of England and Catholics alike . |
| 6 | Len 's mining area the Rhondda now has no pits , when once it gave work to a hundred thousand men . |
| 7 | IT is difficult to say what " slowly " varying is until I give examples of " fast " varying phenomena . |
| 8 | Peggy wanted to laugh , but she knew if she gave way to it it might turn to hysteria . |
| 9 | If you give items like this , you not only help alleviate poverty and hunger overseas , but you help the less wealthy people in your area who can buy cheap clothes or toys for their children . |
| 10 | If they gave way in Hungary too , where would it stop ? |
| 11 | ( 2 ) If a decision-maker establishes a procedure or practice for the making of decisions , which gives advantages to those affected by them , he creates a legitimate expectation that he will follow that procedure or practice in relation to any particular case , unless or until he gives notice of intention to change the procedure and an opportunity for those affected to make representations : see again Lord Diplock in Council of Civil Service Unions v. Minister for the Civil Service [ 1985 ] A.C. 374 , 408G. ( 3 ) A decision-maker is required to adopt a procedure for decision-making which is fair in all the circumstances . |
| 12 | Labour 's apparent shift towards PR to woo the Liberals , Ashdown 's insistence that he would allow a government to function only if it gave way to PR , all seemed to point to a deal being hatched up behind the backs of the voters to secure power for the opposition parties . |
| 13 | Yet completeness is worth nothing , if it gives admittance to a crowd of lies . |
| 14 | However , it seems that such a provision can not be a contractual promise , and will only be effective if it gives rise to an estoppel ; it therefore will not exclude the implied term of fitness for purpose unless the seller believes it and relies on it ( Lowe v Lombank [ 1960 ] 1 All ER 611 ) . |
| 15 | He knew that if he gave vent to his feelings and shouted at Jonna , it would upset Annie . |
| 16 | Section 8(1) of the Copyright Act 1956 , permits a person to make a record of a musical work for the purpose of its being sold retail , if he gives notice to the owner of the copyright and pays him a royalty of 6¼ per cent . |
| 17 | This will not be the case , however , if the non-UK office deals only with customers outside the UK , or executes transactions only outside the UK for a customer in the UK unless it gives advice to the customer . |
| 18 | She may find it difficult not to regard you still as the child who would do her bidding without question ; and you have to learn to see her , not just as your mother , but as a ‘ person ’ too , with good and bad traits in her character just like everyone else — not expecting silver-haired sainthood from her simply because she gave birth to you . |
| 19 | Slugs tend to concentrate in such refuges , presumably because they give protection from desiccation . |
| 20 | Elections are said to limit Parliament because they give power to electors who ignorantly demand ever more state intervention . |
| 21 | Now good that 's a really brilliant point on any graph to put the units in because they give marks for that , when they see your graph they want to see you 've put the units on . |
| 22 | They differ fundamentally from traditional qualifications , because they give recognition for what people actually achieve at work , rather than merely testing the ability to learn . |
| 23 | The scheme is good because it gives payments for things like looking after hedgerows . |
| 24 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the encouragement of savings is important not simply because it gives security to the saver but because it provides funds for investment in the future of our country ? |
| 25 | The deal , which involves sharing the costs of catering and maintenance at both Zaventem airport in Brussels and Paris , is attractive because it gives access to slots at Brussels airport , seen as a future hub for travel to 70 cities around Europe . |
| 26 | Only , she supposed , because it gave evidence of spirit and life — he had not wanted to hear his wife was prostrate with shock . |
| 27 | You can use the Options in class whenever you need additional activities , games , and puzzles to keep some of the class busy and happy while you give help to the students who need it most . |
| 28 | This entire area is n't actually part of the tower ; while it gives access to the top floor , the landing and the stairs beyond are a portal which exists in an alternate space . |
| 29 | I am aware of that provision , to which I was referring before I gave way to my right hon. Friend — and I hope that it will be widely understood by parents throughout the country . |
| 30 | Now researchers think that the sudden drop in oestrogen-type hormones after she gives birth to her baby may spark off rheumatoid arthritis |