Example sentences of "[conj] to give " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one end of the scale , some of use make things solely for our own use , or to give away to our friends and relations . |
| 2 | The tenant is not obliged to ensure that the landlord is aware of the defects in the premises or to give the landlord an opportunity to remedy the defects before commencing legal proceedings . |
| 3 | While the French and West Germans believe a supra-national system for regulating the EC economies should be subject to democratic scrutiny by the European Parliament , Chancellor Kohl wants this agreed and in legal form before other changes are made to the Treaty of Rome to create the proposed EC central bank or to give the EC Council of Ministers powers to override national governments . |
| 4 | Thus a mother with early infectious syphilis likely either to miscarry or to give birth to a stillborn child . |
| 5 | ‘ Perhaps some people need a psychological or emotional crutch before their faith will come back or to give them more confidence . |
| 6 | Maybe not having what we crave for is exactly what we need for our development or to give us time and the space to reflect on what we truly want ! |
| 7 | I would be more than happy to receive any invitation to take workshops or to give talks on the subject . |
| 8 | Here animals stop to rest or to give birth , and individuals pause for momentary contemplation . |
| 9 | This seems to leave us only two options : either to believe anyway ( repressing our doubts and feeling guilty about those that remain ) or to give up faith . |
| 10 | He declined to explain why or to give his name on the telephone . |
| 11 | Break it to go round a planting bed , make a circle on which to stand a large plant pot or statue , or to give a paved area around a rotary clothes dryer . |
| 12 | This makes it very difficult for us to be angry with other people or to give criticism . |
| 13 | If the tribunal decides that the dismissal was unfair then it has the power to order the employer to give the employee his old job back or to give him another job . |
| 14 | Wear sunlit shades to give your looks a lift — enhancing a tan , prolonging it , or to give yourself a slight sun-kissed healthy shimmer . |
| 15 | Do n't be tempted to justify these requests or to give reasons for them . |
| 16 | However one views these initiatives ( whether they stem from local or central government ) they are covertly political — to ensure that schools broadly reflect parental wishes ( for parents , being instinctively conservative in matters educational , provide the most effective brake on radical local initiative ) or to give public credibility to the educational programme of a particular local authority ( ‘ We , the elected councillors , have discussed this with parents and … ’ ) |
| 17 | Suggesting that ‘ the end product of basic research is an increase in knowledge ’ in applied research he suggested it was first a product , e.g. an antibiotic , an artificial hand , a drought-resistant variety of wheat ; then a process , e.g. for the manufacture of an antibiotic , or for removing nitrogen oxides from exhaust gas ; then a method of operation , e.g. to prevent collisions in the English Channel , to speed up the delivery of letters , or to give advice , sometimes in the discharge of a statutory obligation ( the emphasis is mine ) . |
| 18 | Momentarily undecided as to whether to go on looking or to give up the chase there and then , her eyes lingered on the stranger 's face , and for a heart-beat , or less , his features blurred , and in their flux , caught as if by the sun off a wing in the stratosphere , she saw Gentle , his hair swept back from his high forehead , his grey eyes all yearning , his mouth , which she 'd not known she missed till now , ready to break into a smile . |
| 19 | A request to a person to appear or to give evidence must be in the language of the place where the evidence is to be taken , unless the witness is a national of the requesting State . |
| 20 | If the requested State has not filed a declaration under Article 18 , and measures of compulsion are not available by other means under internal law , the request must state that he is not compelled to appear or to give evidence . |
| 21 | China itself was riven with rebellion , and the ruling Qing dynasty was in decline , unable to withstand the depredations of Western traders and governments or to give the leadership it had been able to offer in former times . |
| 22 | If the death penalty were abolished it would be possible either to substitute a fixed penalty of imprisonment for life or to give the Judge discretion to pass sentence of any term up to imprisonment for life . |
| 23 | She loved it here , loved all of Ibiza and Santa Eulalia in particular — or to give its full , grand title , Santa Eulalia del Rio . |
| 24 | I think it would be most appropriate for the local representatives of the Church of Scotland , since the areas are presbyteries , to take the initiative or to give that encouragement without which these local teams will not find a place . |
| 25 | To find the way , or to give you any advices . |
| 26 | Usually a person , like the plaintiff , who suffers no special damage from a breach of the law must ask the Attorney-General either to institute proceedings or to give his consent ( in a relator action ) to the plaintiff 's proceeding . |
| 27 | Twenty six patients were given follow up appointments , either to assess treatment or to give the results of histological examination . |
| 28 | You should be sure of why you are using quotations ; they should not be used to show off your reading or to give the impression of knowing more than you do . |
| 29 | I 'd now like to talk about places where stamps can be bought , whether for your own collection or to give as gifts . |
| 30 | This kind of multiplication of a brief cell is common to many melodies , for variety , added interest , or to give a moment of decline ( as above ) . |