Example sentences of "[noun] [be] give [pron] " in BNC.

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1 I am satisfied that it can not be said that section 6(2) is unworkable if the words of that provision are given their wide general meaning .
2 Facilities for pedestrians and those for cyclists are given their own chapters , and there is a chapter devoted to new residential development .
3 By October 1921 , Her Majesty 's diary records that she ‘ went to see the Dolls ' House which Sir Edwin Lutyens and the British artists are giving me and are decorating for me …
4 Ford , 20 , is technically on loan from Rotherham until the end of the season , but the Millmoor club are giving him a free transfer .
5 But if I 'm if kids are giving me work first thing in the morning and I 've got them in the afternoon they 're gon na expect it to be marked !
6 When dates for particular artefact-types are given it is rarely made clear whether that date is one of manufacture of the artefacts , its period of use or the context in which it was found .
7 But in rock these aspects are given their particular shape by , and centred on , a collectively understood manipulation of amplified sound .
8 It is a basic principle of interpretation that ordinary words are given their ordinary meaning .
9 Does my hon. Friend agree that many leaders of local industry are giving their time and experience to ensure the great success of TECs all over the United Kingdom and that it is imperative that we , the Government , ensure that they are properly funded ?
10 I would hope that in a competitive situation i it is happening now un under a non-competitive situation , er the clients are giving us written remits erm and I think we 'll be going further down the path .
11 Two members of the French side were given their marching orders and have since received substantial suspensions .
12 The new pattern that will gradually take shape towards the end of this century is of a centrally determined national curriculum , individual schools being given their own budgets to spend as they think fit within the legally required curriculum framework .
13 He said the Iranians were giving their fellow Shias plenty of support , including weapons and transport .
14 The voice lowered to soft sensuality and the warm attention his eyes were giving her warned her .
15 Outspoken speeches were given which received spontaneous standing ovations .
16 At these concerts many of Bach 's symphonies , concertos , cantatas , chamber works , and keyboard sonatas were given their first performances .
17 However , the body of the report was accepted by the Americans , who if they needed any further confirmation were given it in the form of a 72 per cent failure rate among recently qualified army medical officers who had been given a questionnaire on the venereal diseases and their control .
18 ‘ She says she feels sick and ca n't eat anything — on top of which her right side is giving her pain .
19 So David 's given his Central Area people to Barry but retained Traffic Signals and Parking .
20 And erm the we are given or they h one of the reasons or the purposes behind Confirmation is to give us the strength to use the gifts which God 's al has already given us .
21 I decided to eat with them as Head of Primary Department is giving me this afternoon off and therefore I do n't need a break from the kids .
22 A good thriller , and Corgi is giving it a major campaign .
23 Erm and while Ken 's giving them out let's try and remind ourselves what we talked about last week .
24 ‘ Did you see that friend of Molly and Saul 's giving you the once-over , Minna ? ’ says Becky , digging her sister in the ribs .
25 My only alternative is to give it slack line , laying the rod in the rests and hoping it will swim out of its own accord .
26 The rationale for school self-evaluation is that the most effective means of improving the quality of the education provided by schools is to give them the responsibility for reviewing their own performance and for carrying out any reforms which seem necessary in consequence .
27 The effect of these steps is to give you , effectively , a much faster 4MB machine in which Windows will perform much better — and the difference can be startling , depending on which applications you use most .
28 The lady who ran Ruane 's office said the dispenser was giving them better coffee , better chocolate , than any time in the last nine years .
29 His only concession to emotion was to give his shirt to one of the ball-boys — a valuable memento for one German lad .
30 About this time the Club was given its second trophy and which today is known as the Lovell Bowl .
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