Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] give for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the remainder , some of the main reasons or comments given for not having this policy were ; |
| 2 | And remember that times given for stages in guidebooks and on mountain path signposts are estimates for typical , more lightly equipped walkers . |
| 3 | The spectre of quotas was the reason that businessmen gave for opposing the civil-rights bill the president vetoed last October . |
| 4 | The reason that Beccaria gives for his requirement of proportionality is that ‘ If an equal punishment be ordained for two crimes that do not equally injure society , men will not be any more deterred from committing the greater crime , if they find a greater advantage associated with it ’ ( p. 63 ) . |
| 5 | Specific things are requested — offerings of flowers for passing an examination , or burning oil for relief from illness in the next life , and sometimes in this life , and thanks given for safe journeys , or the safe birth of a baby . |
| 6 | The main reason that Marslen-Wilson and Tyler give for rejecting the idea that context can operate before any sensory information is received is one which has been used by many other theorists , including Fodor ( 1983 ) . |
| 7 | In 1405/6 it is given as Forsshey , in 1408/9 as Forshay ( the same spelling as Reaney gives for John fl . |