Example sentences of "[conj] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must also be satisfied that the adopter has not received nor agreed to receive , and that no person has made or given or agreed to make or give to the adopter , any payment in consideration of the adoption , except such as the court may sanction . |
| 2 | First , we may think of the traditional or even oldfashioned type of man with tangible material things which belong to him — land and houses , horses and cattle , furniture and jewellery and pictures — things which he may use or destroy ( so far as that is physically possible ) ; from which he may exclude others ; which he may sell or give away or bequeath ; which , if he has made no disposition of them , will pass on his death to persons related to him . |
| 3 | But do n't feel pressurized to cut down or give up if you are feeding more often . |
| 4 | The child was observed through a one-way screen to see whether he or she would resist or give in to temptation ( i.e. pick up the more attractive , but forbidden , toy ) . |
| 5 | The ingredients are exactly the same — the game is essentially a crooked manoeuvre to get or give strokes and/or discounts . |
| 6 | But they could still be summoned to appear in court to answer the allegations of their creditor , to admit or give good reasons for disclaiming them — if the sum involved was less than £5,000 in a county court , if more in the High Court . |
| 7 | The things in the ‘ outside world ’ which we use to embody or give a shape to our feelings are our metaphors . |
| 8 | Either let your hair dry naturally or give it a quick blast with a diffuser/dryer . |
| 9 | The original board ( linked by the presence of John Locke to the Carolinas and the colonies of the 1660s ) helped to unite the two New Jerseys , and continued the policy of encouraging proprietors to sell or give up their special powers and turn their domains into royal colonies . |
| 10 | For £12 a year you will receive five copies of each issue of Ulster Dawn , which you can then sell or give to friends or family . |
| 11 | Although one or two species had simple flaps of skin in the shoulder region , most had no fins at all , apart from their tail , to help them navigate or give precision to their movements . |
| 12 | The question was whether on any construction of section 9(4) the court would have power to order an officer or servant of the Crown currently working in the Ministry of Defence to produce or give evidence of the contents of these documents . |
| 13 | He observes that , ‘ if Parliament be in the eye of the law a supreme legislature , the essence of representative government is , that the legislature should represent or give effect to the will of the political sovereign , i.e. of the electoral body , or of the nation . ’ |
| 14 | When he did n't move or give any indication that he knew she was there at all — although he must have heard the car draw up and , unless he was deaf , the car door slam — she marched across to him . |
| 15 | Under item 4 , the Policyholder must be unable to engage in or give attention to ANY KIND of profession or occupation . |
| 16 | Remember that accountants can report or give opinions but often can not certify . |
| 17 | If the Purchaser shall be in receipt of any claim , or any fact or circumstance comes to the notice of the Purchaser which might constitute or give rise to a liability pursuant to any of the warranties the Purchaser shall forthwith notify the Vendor giving full details so far as practicable and shall not make any admission of liability or settle or comprise any such claim without the prior written consent of the Vendor such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed ( subject to being indemnified and secured to its reasonable satisfaction against all costs and expenses incurred or for which it may become liable ) ; |
| 18 | It was agreed that the retiring Prime Minister did not have any right to nominate or give binding advice as to his successor , though he might be consulted along with others . |
| 19 | Troilus has nothing which is obviously valuable to defend or give him guidance . |
| 20 | But on the other there were the usual fears that the United States might overreact or give too high a priority to the Far East at the expense of Europe . |
| 21 | The problem is that although the beliefs and feelings are " always concerned with matters at the heart and root of existence " — which does suggest or give opportunity for something which is not just subjective in interpretation — it tends to subsume the religious view of life under what we might call a humanist umbrella . |
| 22 | Often subsidiaries are required to guarantee or give charges in support of borrowings by the parent company or other companies in the group . |
| 23 | Similarly with regard to misrepresentations made , it was held in Overbrooke Estates Ltd v Glencombe Properties Ltd [ 1974 ] 1 WLR 1335 ( followed by the Court of Appeal in Collins v Howell-Jones ( 1980 ) 259 EG 331 ) , that a clause limiting the authority of auctioneers and the firm 's employees to make or give representations or warranties , fell outside the scope of the original version of s3 of the Misrepresentation Act 1967 , since it was a limitation on the apparent authority of the auctioneers rather than an exemption clause . |
| 24 | There was unemployment going about and the man that had a certain job at making certain things were n't to keen to show the apprentice what to do or give them the recipes . |
| 25 | She hopes to visit rallies , training days , meetings and so on in all parts of the country to make personal contact with members and teachers , to transmit their opinions and suggestions to the relevant Committees , to instigate or give support to all promotional efforts , and to draw all Medau enthusiasts closer together . |
| 26 | ‘ Making Their Mark ’ could equally well have been called a mixed exhibition ; but this is a term more often used for a show put on by an exhibiting society , that type of artists ' organisation whose importance in Europe was created by the middle classes , who sought in the eighteenth century to buy pictures rather than give commissions , as aristocratic patrons had been accustomed to do . |
| 27 | Sanders ca n't be all that interested in the Plan if he takes a few days vacation rather than give the presentation . |
| 28 | Both Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and the Archbishop of Canterbury were opposed to the marriage and rather than give up his proposed marriage , Edward abdicated on 11th . |
| 29 | In the case of a small pay cut , for example , we have seen that it is sometimes safer to sue for the amount that you have lost , rather than give up your job . |
| 30 | So , rather than give it all up and find another movie , they bought the licence to the film 's soundtrack ( a rather haunting piece by Vangelis ) which , surprise surprise , was called ‘ Blade Runner ’ ! |