Example sentences of "[noun pl] have give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Creation stories belonging to other ancient peoples have given currency to the view that Genesis contains merely another version , adapted to suit Hebrew beliefs . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , Sunderland fans have given chairman Bob Murray the go-ahead to move from Roker Park to a brand-new £60m stadium . |
| 3 | ‘ The importers have given an assurance that all of the Stolichnaya stocks in Ireland and the rest of Europe are the genuine article from Russia . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ We 've had a few jobs recently where husbands have given their wives surprise parties in the stables or somewhere . |
| 5 | ( e ) Conflicts of interest Where firms involved in an amalgamation have previously acted for clients who have been involved in litigation against each other , the amalgamated firm must not accept instructions to act for any of those clients unless they are able to erect and maintain effective " Chinese Walls " and : ( 1 ) none of the solicitors involved are professionally embarrassed by continuing to act ; ( 2 ) all the clients have given their consent ; ( 3 ) those clients have received full and frank independent advice before giving their consent ; and ( 4 ) such continuing to act can be shown to be in the best interests of the clients . |
| 6 | His two long walks have given Murray a taste for the sport . |
| 7 | Will he take steps to ensure that buses have greater priority over other road users and to eliminate one of the major causes of road congestion in London — the long time that it takes to get passengers loaded on to one-man operated buses because drivers have to give change to passengers ? |
| 8 | But Scottish Homes have given this job to Scottish land on a yearly basis . |
| 9 | School-based choices about curriculum and curricular goals have given way to external requirements and to a greater measure of centralized uniformity . |
| 10 | More importantly , they fail to take account of the complications that all generalizations about sex and gender roles have given humanity 's constitutional bisexuality . |
| 11 | What books have given you most pleasure recently ? |
| 12 | There could be an argument for saying that the DHSS controlled funds have given , for the first time , relatives the choice of care for elderly relatives — we feel this is very important and should be remembered in any discussion about funding and who controls it . |
| 13 | Resident outside the airfield 's motel for nearly 30 years , it was beginning to look very much the worse for wear and , as other Ouragons have given in to the ravages of time , attract the nearest of museums . |
| 14 | Yet the regulators have given it a dispensation : the rubbish has to go somewhere . |
| 15 | It was based on the construction of a questionnaire , the Parental Attitude Research Inventory ( PARI ) , in which parents were asked to indicate their agreement with such statements as ‘ A child will be grateful later on for strict training , ’ and ‘ Children should realize how much parents have to give up for them . ’ |
| 16 | My parents have given me an allowance for the next few weeks . |
| 17 | Nonetheless , parents have given Banbury School a vote of confidence . |
| 18 | At his home at Tackley in Oxfordshire , his parents have given him a special shed to play in , with his own lock and key of course . |
| 19 | Both areas have given Dalglish concern in a worrying Blackburn sequence of only one win in eight games . |
| 20 | Both areas have given Dalglish concern in a worrying Blackburn sequence of only one win in eight games . |
| 21 | Dutch and British administrators have given warning that many of Daf 's 12,650 employees in The Netherlands , Britain and Belgium would lose their jobs , even if some operations were saved . |
| 22 | In fact aid grants and new bank loans have , since 1984 , been far outweighed by the amount Third World countries have given to the rich nations in interest repayments . |
| 23 | Marris suggests that this personal experience can also be a social phenomenon : families and communities have to give meaning to events to cope with them . |
| 24 | We shall be leaving Peking for Sian at 11.30 this evening , and the comrades have given us a rousing send off with beautiful presents including a big embroidered tablecloth and napkins , and a beautiful framed picture made out of shells , with an inscription written on it specially for & I. They also gave us the enclosed photos , which give you an idea of what life is like here . |
| 25 | Ever since the Industrial Revolution created a mass urban society , the conditions of the poorest city dwellers have given rise to anxiety among the better off . |
| 26 | These companies have given Wehmiller a useful exposure to the US , where demand has been buoyant . |
| 27 | These financial and moral concerns have given rise to a change in policy , which has led to the Child Support Act due to be implemented fully by April 1993 . |
| 28 | Planners have given permission to replace the blitzed station at Coagh in Tyrone , insisting they have no knowledge of a 220-name petition opposing the construction . |
| 29 | Fight punters have given Lewis more chance than Frank Bruno of winning the WBA , WBC and IBF titles during 1993 . |
| 30 | But the Australians have given it its own identity and the result is a number of big , peachy , buttery wines with a characteristic whiff of straw . |