Example sentences of "given to [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The child 's subconscious reaction remains the same and , unless careful understanding is given to him at each stage of his growing up , he will spend the rest of his life in such a way that he reinforces that self-image which tells him that he is not worthy of receiving love . |
| 2 | been given to him at baptism ( Luke 3:22 ) ; |
| 3 | On this occasion the Duke of Bedford , who had paid for a statue of Bunyan to be erected in the town , recollected how Pilgrim 's Progress had been the first book given to him as a child . |
| 4 | Daniels ' burning ambition to be a magician came as an 11-year-old tinkering around with a box of magic given to him as a present , and it has paid off . |
| 5 | Henry Calverley , a friend of the family , asked for the arrow to use as a trophy and it was given to him on condition he solemnly promised not to reveal its origin . |
| 6 | Knowing her husband , if he could be led to believe that the royal castle of Berwick might be alienated from the crown and actually given to him for his services , he would be the more apt to accede to the arrangement , being a man of acquisitive mind . |
| 7 | God 's mighty instrument is the lives that are wholly given to Him for His purpose . |
| 8 | Strange he thought , there seems to be a current fad around about dinosaurs , there was one on top of a bottle of bath oil one of his grandsons had given to him for Christmas and another was perched on the handle of a nail brush in the bathroom . |
| 9 | The Editor is grateful for the help that was given to him by catering personnel at MOD Stanmore who supplied the photographs and RAF Uxbridge . |
| 10 | Callinicos appears to think that he can detect ‘ aesthetic merit ’ from the position given to him by his politics ; politics , writ large , as embodying an ethics and a philosophy , is the active force . |
| 11 | State of the Art , David advertises ‘ Stylophone ’ , originally given to him by Marc Bolan |
| 12 | He was living with his third wife , the ice goddess Veronica , in an LA mansion , surrounded by the gifts of a lifetime — a six-foot , hand-carved tiger given to him by Deng Xiaoping , a robe given to him by Elvis Presley . |
| 13 | He was living with his third wife , the ice goddess Veronica , in an LA mansion , surrounded by the gifts of a lifetime — a six-foot , hand-carved tiger given to him by Deng Xiaoping , a robe given to him by Elvis Presley . |
| 14 | The Rev H.P. Wright , who was a chaplain in the Crimea , always carried in his breast-pocket a prayer-book given to him by a devout family nurse . |
| 15 | Among the apostles Peter held a generally recognized position of leadership : the gospel tradition preserves explicit commissions given to him by Jesus ( Matt. 16 : 16–18 ; Luke 22 : 31–2 ; John 21 : 16–17 ) , and his prominent role is conceded in the Pauline letters . |
| 16 | He confessed he had never read this one , given to him by a Parisian admirer . |
| 17 | Instead he pulled off his green boxer shorts , given to him by Maisie last Christmas , and farted in what he hoped was a reasonably light-hearted way . |
| 18 | The board was supposed to have been given to him by his uncle , an Hawaiian prince . |
| 19 | If the person handling the matter seems to be relying on information given to him by others , it is worth pressing for full and frank disclosure of what they have said and for sight of any written statements or other relevant documents that may have been prepared . |
| 20 | He claimed he had not signed the document properly because , it having been given to him by a ‘ gentleman ’ , he was too nervous to do so . |
| 21 | The oranges were given to him by Mr. Singleton of Houghton 's … he realised in Supt. Learmont 's office that the people he received them from might not have the right to give them . |
| 22 | Omero knew exactly what she meant as he had broken a tooth as a result of eating rock given to him by visitors at Easter , and sometimes it really hurts . |
| 23 | He could fill a car-boot after any show with bumph given to him by exhibitors , none of whom ever seemed to ponder the consequences of encouraging copycat technology . |
| 24 | A brother , Thomas Piper , is known to Burns enthusiasts as ‘ Spunkie Tammie ’ , a name given to him by the poet after the two men met in Maybole in 1786 . |
| 25 | He knew the way vaguely from the journey the night before and the careful directions given to him by the Prior . |
| 26 | This was a tip given to him by an extremely well-known Test player . |
| 27 | Patrick was again experimenting with balance , deliberately trying to build a construction that would over-balance ( a word given to him by the teacher during their earlier discussions ) . |
| 28 | Incidentally , the comedian Des O'Connor owns a guitar which was given to him by Holly , while Buddy was on tour in the UK . |
| 29 | the ‘ evidence ’ comes from the subject himself and is not given to him by another person . |
| 30 | The reassurance given to him by staff |