Example sentences of "[vb infin] given [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The controls are slow and unresponsive — let's face it , with the amount of platform beat-'em-ups around you 'd have thought the programmers would 've given a bit more care and attention to this aspect , not to mention the graphics , presentation … the game in general really . |
| 2 | This is precisely the sort of position one would expect given the combination of their respectable backgrounds , in almost all cases their membership of the Free Presbyterian Church , and their belief that the appeasement policies of the government and the Chief Constable have to be opposed publicly . |
| 3 | The immediate reaction was : ‘ just think what we can achieve given an 11-years span to work with . |
| 4 | Overall , however , students had a strong sense of duty to help China develop into a powerful , modern country , but they were uncertain as to how they could contribute given the constraints placed on them . |
| 5 | To ‘ the staunch neo-Darwinists ’ genetic drift is ‘ virtually ’ a dirty word ( quite untrue — I do n't know one that does n't accept that it will occur given the circumstances ) . |
| 6 | The general intention in each case was not to screen the train completely , but to ensure that trains did not suddenly come into view without warning , for that would have given no time for a rider or driver to control the horse , which might otherwise bold or unseat its rider . |
| 7 | It must be accepted that at the end of the interview the child may have given no information to support the suspicion of [ sexual ] abuse and the position will remain unclear . |
| 8 | At least one member of the jury said he would not have given a sentence of death ( which must be unanimous ) had he known that Prejean had suffered prolonged mental and physical abuse from his guardians . |
| 9 | In the mid 1970s there was an abortive attempt to develop a new way of managing the industry in the Territories Plan ( which would have given a structure very similar to that developed in Germany in much earlier years and still in use both on DB and DR ) , but this failed largely on account of union opposition . |
| 10 | He got off the mark with an uppish straight drive for four , which might have given a less myopic bowler than Malcolm a return catch , and in Malcolm 's next over , he attempted a square slash which , if he had got an edge , might have prevented him ever setting foot in India again . |
| 11 | Election experts could legitimately point to the fact that a system of proportional voting could have given a very different result . |
| 12 | ‘ My father would n't have given a lift to anyone . |
| 13 | Such a volume , Shaw calculated , would have given a rise in global sea level of 230mm within a matter of weeks . |
| 14 | Louis examined Trent with less emotion than he would have given a sandwich . |
| 15 | And then immediately wondered if she should have given a more positive reply . |
| 16 | ‘ I can well comprehend your daughter 's being upset but , I assure you , I would have given a great deal to prevent it . |
| 17 | Anyone over the age of 50 , and in some fields over the age of 45 ( younger for women ) , should have given a lot of thought to answering an interviewer 's question about age . |
| 18 | We can not remember anyone ever asking us these questions and we are not sure we could have given a reasonable answer until we had been married nearly twenty years . |
| 19 | I hope I may have given a few ideas and if anyone makes their fortune and buys a villa in the South of France , will you invite me for a holiday , please ? |
| 20 | But , while the main survey showed that men in general tended to be better informed about credit than women , that difference was too small to suggest that Asian women would have given a very different impression if they had been included in the groups . |
| 21 | Tolkien could have given a lecture about all these at any time . |
| 22 | For example , this selection of flowers could have been framed in a pale green mount , or the entire design could have been created on a very pale blue-grey background with no mount at all , both of which would have given a very different emphasis to the pink roses . |
| 23 | ‘ If he had lived any longer , the world would n't have given a toss for any of our compositions . ’ |
| 24 | The Consul General would have given a great deal to stop this exchange going any further but he could hardly say anything without worsening the situation for himself . |
| 25 | Chant would have given a good deal to break the bastard 's nose so he bled on it . |
| 26 | He would gladly have given a year 's salary just to know what exactly was the relationship between these two . |
| 27 | If the patient has been misled or misinformed he may not have given a genuine consent or refusal . |
| 28 | ‘ I would have given a fortune to touch your hand , ’ cried Boldwood wildly , ‘ but you have let a man like that — kiss you ! |
| 29 | D. N. Pritt in his autobiography told of his many political cases and of one which ‘ came before a judge of great experience and knowledge , so bitterly opposed to anything left-wing that he could scarcely have given a fair trial if he had tried ’ . |
| 30 | Aggression would have given a survival advantage in cave dweller days and earlier and so would have been favored by natural selection . |