Example sentences of "[conj] [subord] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Commission officials , however , have argued that if given no alternative , fishermen will carry on fishing until there are no fish stocks left . |
| 2 | She had come to the conclusion that if giving up Brentwoods and moving to the country was what Brian wanted , then perhaps she ought to go along with it , stop being selfish . |
| 3 | In Chronic Diseases we are told that when giving remedies in solid form i.e. solid form i.e. granules or powders dry on the tongue , Hahnemann found that remedies prepared with more than two shakes were too strong so stayed with two strokes for consistency ; but during the last years since I have been giving every dose of medicine in a solution , divided over fifteen , twenty or thirty days and even more , no potentizing in an attenuating vial is found too strong , and again I use ten strokes . ’ |
| 4 | It was fortunate that Nigel was never happier than when given a problem . |
| 5 | To decide , for instance , who will do the caring and where gives everyone , including the older person , a chance to make their wishes known . |
| 6 | Oryx make better use of the available plant food than domestic animals , and if given adequate protection in the wild could become a valuable source of food for local people . |
| 7 | And if given to us as actual temptations , the rather lure of the church , the Reverend Simon Stephen Daedalus SJ , and the lure of the flesh ‘ He closed his eyes , surrendering himself to her body and mind , conscious of nothing in the world but the dark pressure of her softly parting lips ’ . |
| 8 | His parents , who were fair and liberal-minded people , were nonetheless confused and upset , and while giving Rajiv freedom to follow his convictions , they forbade him to be baptised until he had come of age . |
| 9 | These paints are available in a number of natural and unnatural colours and while giving the pool a good waterproof finish , are generally considered to be rather expensive to contemplate for large expanses . |
| 10 | These exercise their antimicrobial powers against a wide variety of different bacteria and when given for , say , a sore throat , will also kill off many of the normal commensal organisms in the intestine ( which is why a lot of people develop diarrhoea when taking antibiotics ) , and will also destroy the normal bacterial flora in the vagina . |
| 11 | It was a contrast that I found intriguing , and when given the opportunity embarked on research to explore further its nature and consequences . |
| 12 | Salmeterol , a new long acting β 2 agonist , produces bronchodilatation for at least 12 hours in patients with asthma and when given in doses of 50 µg twice daily provides more effective control of asthma symptoms than salbutamol 200 µg four times daily . |
| 13 | Some children had received a laxative , and when given , it was either given in minimal dose or given for too short a time . |
| 14 | This will greatly enhance your ability to concentrate , to meditate and to visualise — an important adjunct in self-healing and when giving healing massage . |
| 15 | In healthcare settings and when giving first aid there are various routine hygiene precautions which should always be followed . |
| 16 | No statement which you make during the interview may be given in evidence against you unless : ( a ) you are prosecuted for making a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular ; or ( b ) you are prosecuted for some other offence and when giving evidence , you make a statement which is inconsistent with a statement made during the interview . |
| 17 | Apart from in scene nine , where Anderson displays occasional discomfort through his hesitations ( 4 instances , most notably when explaining to Sacha why he came to the Hollars ' apartment ( p. 81 ) , and when giving assurances of what he will do to help Pavel ( p. 83 ) ) , we find very few instances of hesitations or unfinished turns ( no more than one instance of each in scenes seven , eight , ten and sixteen ) . |
| 18 | This is because , in the image of the world created by capitalism , the ability to supply capital is seen as enabling production to take place and as giving a wage to workers who would otherwise starve , while in fact it is really the capitalist who depends on the worker . |
| 19 | Nomination on the basis of so-conceived merit is objected to as non-democratic ; election on the basis of popular franchise is objected to as duplicating the House of Commons and as giving to the House of Lords a much more convincing title to oppose the Commons . |
| 20 | Work experience , on the other hand , was seen by employers as part of the school 's discipline and as giving little information about the pupil as an individual . |
| 21 | The Court of Appeals expressly rejected the first resort cases as not well reasoned , and as giving an advantage to foreign litigants . |
| 22 | During the process of learning the student is working to achieve something ; knowledge of how close her performance is approximating to the desired goal not only has a motivating effect , but if given in sufficient detail provides information which enables her to adjust her learning nearer to the goal . |
| 23 | Common Law would treat a provision in a contract as to time as being ‘ of the essence of the contract ’ , meaning that if a certain act was not done by one party within a certain stipulated time , he should lose all rights under the contract ; Equity treated such a provision in general as not being of the essence of the contract , but as giving a right only to damages . |
| 24 | ‘ What we 've done , in reappraising policies in light of values , is to see our task not as we did in the past , as the relief of poverty or the advancement of equality , but as giving individuals the opportunity to realise their potential to the full , ’ he says . |
| 25 | This is , therefore , the same question as whether to give antibiotics when pneumonia occurs , and is resolved by reference to the same principle . |
| 26 | If , six months later , it is placed in the same box and given an injection of saline , it displays the identical behaviour as when given the drug . |
| 27 | Sharing a single ice-cream , she and Rosie watched an ever-circulating stage army of lovers arm in arm , young and old , walking very fast as though to give the illusion of purpose . |
| 28 | His hand hovered over the book as though to give it a second chance . |
| 29 | There was an instant when she sensed him hesitating , as though giving her time to draw away , but that was the last thing on her mind as she stared into the glittering warmth of his eyes . |
| 30 | Then he stood up as though giving up . |