Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] give [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The test which best discriminated between the effects of left and right sided electro-convulsive therapy ( ECT ) after two treatments to each side was naming of objects after hearing a verbal description of them given by the examiner seven minutes after shock administration . |
| 2 | And we hope that you will listen to the criticisms that each of you gives to each of the other groups , and when Bob Satchwell comes that he will have something very positive to say about relationships with the press . |
| 3 | We discussed the cosmic background microwave irradiation and the support the discovery of it gave to the big bang theory . |
| 4 | Psychological needs Some of us give to charity because it appeases our guilt . |
| 5 | Tt I was meant to bring you over a couple of chocolate biscuits and fifty pence for you to give to Craig cos he 's bound to want something . |
| 6 | I bought a couple of bits for you to give as presents if you 'd like . |
| 7 | But talent can be developed and trained and provide a sound basis for you to give of the best there is inside you . |
| 8 | Er I did bring it with me to give to but obviously I 'll have to send it now . |
| 9 | It would be a long time before anyone inherited — and his sons knew that sooner or later Henry would take something from them to give to the youngest of them all , John . |
| 10 | It should be something useful for setting up home , if only a rather expensive bottle-opener , possibly with other small mementoes of his favourite bachelor activities or sport such as golf balls , presented inside something amusing and clearly feminine but not in bad taste , such as a pair of stockings , with a blue garter for him to give to his bride for the wedding so that she can wear ‘ something borrowed , something blue , . |
| 11 | Before leaving , I gave a spare key to Lisabeth and an envelope with Jo 's two hundred quid for her to give to Mr Nassim . |
| 12 | John wrote at length to Hanns about colour , shapes and general effect desirable , and asked him to ‘ do a few rough sketches and send them to me to give to Cecily ; number them so that I can just send you back a telegram saying ‘ Do number three ’ say , unless there is more to be said . ’ |
| 13 | He stops short of handing it over himself , but gives it to me to give to her . |
| 14 | And she says , soon as she gets the money she 's gon na give it to me to give to yous . |
| 15 | Tomorrow , are you going to give it to Mr or do you want to give it to me to give to him or whatever suits you |
| 16 | The directors have a reasonable time in which to come to a decision , but since section 183(5) of the Act imposes an obligation on them to give to the transferee notice of rejection within two months of the lodging of the transfer , the maximum reasonable period is two months . |
| 17 | I had to go out so I gave your script to her to give to you . |
| 18 | A 'sham " has been defined by Diplock LJ ( as he then was ) in Snook v London and West Riding Investments Ltd [ 1967 ] 2 QB 786 ( at p802 ) to include : [ A ] cts done or documents executed by the parties to the " sham " which are intended by them to give to third parties or to the court the appearance of creating between the parties legal rights and obligations different from the actual legal rights and obligations ( if any ) which the parties intend to create . |
| 19 | As we saw when considering the interactionist critique of positivism , there are two particularly important reasons for this : first , the processes of definition and application produce the data specifying the nature of , and the trends in , crime , and the characteristics of criminals that are subsequently used by criminologists to construct their theories and explanations ; second , these processes of definition and application have consequences for the meanings , implications and justifications that those ‘ labelled ’ by them give to their own actions . |