Example sentences of "he [is] give [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 4 ) The limiting words ‘ in his capacity as an officer or servant of the Crown ’ leave the court free to order a witness to give evidence notwithstanding that at the relevant time he was an officer or servant of the Crown , if the matters in respect of which he is to give evidence did not come to his notice in that capacity , for example , the civil servant who , when on holiday or at home , happens to witness a road traffic accident . |
| 2 | Leonard believed that they interconnected more than he is given credit for ; he chose to speak of that one within , though not absolutely . |
| 3 | Morris 's effect on a whole section of society in encouraging the preservation of old houses was far greater than he is given credit for . |
| 4 | — Mankind is distinguished from all other creatures in two respects : he alone is made in God 's own likeness ; and he is given charge over all the rest . |
| 5 | No one , so far as I know , has ever questioned such a suspension on the ground that it could not be done unless he is given notice of the charge and an opportunity of defending himself and so forth . |
| 6 | He is given authority over God 's world . |
| 7 | The consensus then is more or less that help + bare infinitive is used when the helper participates directly in the activity for which he is giving assistance , while help + to is preferred when the assistance is felt as mediate or indirect . |
| 8 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what encouragement he is giving police forces to recruit and use traffic wardens for traffic control duties , particularly to meet seasonal needs . |
| 9 | He is giving Gascoigne the platform to perform in the same way as France built a side around Michel Platini , and Argentina around Diego Maradona — the latter never more evident as when they won the World Cup in 1986 . |
| 10 | He 's given Beattie Johnson the push , which is a shame . |
| 11 | ‘ Some I do , because he 's given names and addresses , some I do n't . |
| 12 | ‘ He 's giving Perdita such a hard time . |