Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] to give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Court of Appeal held that the ordinary rules of construction require the court to look at the section 's words and to give them their plain and natural meaning . |
| 2 | Chicherin ( with benefit of hindsight ) described the challenges which lay ahead as follows : [ Alexander ] was called upon to execute one of the hardest tasks which can confront an autocratic ruler : to completely remodel the enormous state which had been entrusted to his care , to abolish an age-old order founded on slavery , to replace it with civic decency and freedom , to establish justice in a country which had never known the meaning of legality , to redesign the entire administration , to introduce freedom of the press in the context of untrammelled authority , to call new forces to life at every turn and set them on firm legal foundations , to put a repressed and humiliated society on its feet and to give it the chance to flex its muscles . |
| 3 | Between these a great deal happened to influence policies and to give them a character they often retain . |
| 4 | In a few moments I 'd like to tell you briefly about the trading background to the figures and to give you an indication of how business has been since the period ended and particularly since our important sale started on Boxing Day . |
| 5 | These documents were intended to set out clearly the basis on which services would be provided to a customer , to inform him of his rights and to give him the opportunity of allowing or prohibiting certain types of transactions such as off-exchange transactions , borrowings on his behalf and illiquid investments . |
| 6 | If the contents are not in accordance with your understanding of our agreement , we shall be pleased to receive your further observations and to give you any other information you require . ] |
| 7 | If the contents are not in accordance with your understanding of our agreement , we shall be pleased to receive your further observations and to give you any other information you require . |
| 8 | If the contents are not in accordance with your understanding , we shall be pleased to receive your further observations and to give you any other information you require ] |
| 9 | If the contents are not in accordance with your understanding of our agreement , we shall be pleased to receive your further observations and to give you any other information you require . ] |
| 10 | If the contents are not in accordance with your understanding of our agreement , we shall be pleased to receive your further observations and to give you any other information you require ] . |
| 11 | If that did n't work , it was more logical to let her express her anger in the safety of her mother 's arms than to give her an irrelevant bottle , dummy or biscuit . |
| 12 | I note that it is the Liberal Democrats ' policy to take power away from parents and governors and to give it to centralised bureaucrats , and that is precisely like the Labour party policy as in so many things . |