Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [adv] be give to " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the time of Chamberlain 's appointment he had written to his mother : ‘ I am pretty certain that I shall be left where I am which is what I wanted , for the only promotion I should care about would be the Exchequer itself which would never be given to a minister of only two years ' experience . |
| 2 | It is submitted on behalf of the father and the grandmother that , if an order were not made , C. would go to the grandmother and the care which would then be given to him would not be care which would cause suffering of harm and that , therefore , the second limb of the threshold condition is not made out . |
| 3 | They could well be given to an officer 's deputy or underling , assuring him of promotion when the time came . |
| 4 | Mr Rees-Davies suggested that ‘ surely … if anonymity is to be given during a trial to the complainant , it should also be given to the accused ’ . |
| 5 | It could only be given to a child in very mild doses because excessive use could cause ‘ retard growth and lasting disfiguration ’ . |
| 6 | When challenged to say what was on his mind , he replied that he had been wondering whether it would ever be given to him to make France great again , as it had been in the days of Charlemagne . |
| 7 | It will also be given to delegates at the Federation of Children 's Book Groups conference , at which the Book Room will run a bookshop . |
| 8 | Until recently acetylcysteine was not recommended for use more than 15 hours after overdose , but there is now evidence that it can safely be given to patients up to 24 hours after ingestion and perhaps even later than this . |