Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] give [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is there really anything in common between what was understood by the term in the time of Plato and Pericles and the meaning or meanings given to it nearly two and a half thousand years later ? |
| 2 | We have an active social life and often go out to dinners or parties given by couples like ourselves , in their 30s or 40s . |
| 3 | any motor vehicle waiting to set down or pick up passengers in accordance with regulations made or directions given by the chief officer or police in regard to such setting down or picking up ; |
| 4 | Of the remainder , some of the main reasons or comments given for not having this policy were ; |
| 5 | And remember that times given for stages in guidebooks and on mountain path signposts are estimates for typical , more lightly equipped walkers . |
| 6 | With ministerial support they could have more financial control over juniors ' posts and be responsible for verifying the information that units give to purchasers . |
| 7 | The spectre of quotas was the reason that businessmen gave for opposing the civil-rights bill the president vetoed last October . |
| 8 | The most that sociologists can hope to do is to understand the meaning that individuals give to particular phenomena . |
| 9 | Such policy simulation forms the basis of the advice that economists give to governments about what policies they should actually undertake . |
| 10 | Theatre 's task is ‘ to smash language in order to touch life ’ ; it is to show that the force of the aural lies in sound ( reduplicating for Artaud the significance that dreams give to the sounds in speech ) and not words ( Sellin 1968 , pp. 49–52 ) . |
| 11 | Evidence collected by the Council for the Protection of Rural England shows that assurances given by ministers — including John Gummer , now Minister of Agriculture — have been watered down . |
| 12 | Moreover , the court should not approach decisions and reasons given by committees of laymen expecting the same accuracy in the use of language which a lawyer might be expected to adopt . |
| 13 | Minton , himself , still attended dinners and parties given by Lehmann , even though his interests were now drawing him away from the kind of society that Lehmann represented . |
| 14 | The balls and parties given by the Franklins did little to buoy up her spirits , being , as she described herself , ‘ such a shy , reserved being ’ , and she longed for the quiet , regular family life of home . |
| 15 | So it 's not a shortage of specialists , it 's a shortage of the erm importance both L E A's and schools give to the subject and make sure that the specialisms are used in the right place . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | They also have to learn that the various legal powers and duties given to the governing body mean very little in practice if the governors are at odds with the head and staff . |
| 18 | All aspects of expedition work are covered and certificates given at every level . |
| 19 | The only exception to the rule is when the plaintiff is under a disability , when of course the interim payment has to be approved and directions given about how it is to be applied . |
| 20 | The three day conference covered all aspects of selling , including a presentation from the Design Studio on latest developments and lectures given by fibre manufacturers . |
| 21 | They would then be exposed before the kinsmen , complete with presents such as metal dishes , tools and beads given by their captors , to demonstrate that they were still in one piece , and even being treated well . |
| 22 | Where two or more persons participate in the writing of the Program and are parties to this Agreement , then the term Programmer shall be understood to mean Programmers in the plural , and undertakings given by the Programmers shall be so given jointly and severally . |
| 23 | Where two or more persons participate in the writing of the Program and are parties to this Agreement , then the term Programmer shall be understood to mean Programmers in the plural , and undertakings given by the Programmers shall be so given jointly and severally . |
| 24 | I have examined the foregoing Revenue Account and Balance Sheet and certify that they are in accordance with the books and records of the Society and information and explanations given to me . |
| 25 | The research will monitor what coping strategies governing bodies are using to deal with the tasks and responsibilities given to them by the new educational legislation and will also focus on the identification of power relations ( including gender and race/ethnicity ) , decision making processes and networks of influence operating in the eight governing bodies . |
| 26 | General secretary of the Society Kate Ashbrook argues that the change of mind shows that ‘ The predictions , promises and guarantees given at the inquiry have been proved wrong . |
| 27 | Table 1 lists each movement of the Te Deum , together with the timings and time-words given in the autograph score , H400D , and where appropriate , further timings , derived as explained above . |
| 28 | We have referred to promises and understandings given in the European context . |
| 29 | My arguments concerning the broad possibilities and constraints given by the present structure of capitalist property are not supposed to have the status of a ready-made political programme , and in discussing the possibilities for investment planning as a fruitful avenue for socialist argument I make no pretence to have identified the means of conversion of ‘ social reason into social force ’ ( to use Marx 's formula ) . |
| 30 | the lift was inspected and instructions given to the Company that matters must be held in abeyance pending enquiries about the possibilities of increased traffic from the Nottingham coalfield to London in the event of the lift being put in order and a lift or wide locks being constructed at Watford . |