Example sentences of "the court gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hire-purchase was used in England for pianos , furniture , and sewing machines ; after a slight hiccup , the courts gave their imprimatur . |
| 2 | The court therefore has to approach its construction on the footing that the new Act may exhibit policies and intentions which are not necessarily the same as those in the earlier Act , and which require similar words to be given different meanings from those which the courts gave them under the earlier legislation . |
| 3 | At p. 700F , the court gave its approval to a shortened version of the direction ( which , in the court 's view , could properly be given at any stage ) . |
| 4 | The court gave me leave to appeal . |
| 5 | While the empire was being gradually reduced to a fraction of its former size , the court gave itself over to pleasure and sensuality . |