Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Facilities for pedestrians and those for cyclists are given their own chapters , and there is a chapter devoted to new residential development . |
| 2 | 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 … |
| 3 | 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 ! |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But in rock these aspects are given their particular shape by , and centred on , a collectively understood manipulation of amplified sound . |
| 6 | It is a basic principle of interpretation that ordinary words are given their ordinary meaning . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He said the Iranians were giving their fellow Shias plenty of support , including weapons and transport . |
| 10 | The voice lowered to soft sensuality and the warm attention his eyes were giving her warned her . |
| 11 | Outspoken speeches were given which received spontaneous standing ovations . |
| 12 | At these concerts many of Bach 's symphonies , concertos , cantatas , chamber works , and keyboard sonatas were given their first performances . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Hard-up parents are giving them less pocket money . |
| 16 | Cab visits were provided under the supervision of the staff with small donations being given which raised more than £32 during the day towards diesel preservation ! |
| 17 | Sea pens were given their names when people wrote with quills and very apt it must have seemed , for not only are they shaped like feathers but their skeleton is flexible and horny . |
| 18 | By the time the pub had filled enough so that the punters were giving me dirty looks for taking up so much room , I felt I had discovered enough to put two and two together and make five if not six . |
| 19 | Until then , every studio had a cast list of thirty or forty top-billing actors and actresses and dozens of contracted young people who were provided with their acting lessons , their dance lessons , their speech lessons , and the young directors were given their directorial tests , and they all went into bat often . |
| 20 | Your baby will love the taste — and you can be happy in the knowledge that Robinsons concentrated juices are giving them the goodness that they need . |
| 21 | The troops were given their briefing in the hall . |
| 22 | The crowd had almost disappeared , and the attendants were giving her ‘ looks ’ . |
| 23 | The International Organisation of Securities Commissions is to give its seal of approval to international standards on auditing ( ISAs ) at a conference to be hosted by the Securities and Investments Board in London later this month . |
| 24 | At the finishing cropper where carpets are given their final sheer to achieve a smooth and even surface , £25,000 is being invested on an automatic height adjuster . |
| 25 | If the movies were to give their stories a realistic social setting and especially a contemporary setting , and if they were to draw on what had always been some of the major preoccupations of popular fiction , then they would have to define their position carefully with regard to some of the major issues of the day . |
| 26 | The most important thing when keeping caterpillars is to give them plenty of fresh food . |
| 27 | came across dry ginger one of my school girlfriends was giving me a recipe , which , for which one er fo for erm ginger beer |
| 28 | Now this is an appalling situation , er th the B C C I 's books were certified by the auditors as a true and fair record from December nineteenth er December thirty first nineteen er eighty seven forward a and that meant that people had confidence in B C C I , here we 're told that the auditors are giving it er a certificate of a a true and fair record er encouraging therefore people to in t to invest and yet prior to nineteen eighty nine Price Waterhouse knew of gross irregularities er in B C C I 's handling of loads , particularly the load to C C A H which was the holding company for First American er bank shares . |
| 29 | Also , most appointees on public bodies are given their jobs for a set number of years , so it could be some while before changes filtered through . |
| 30 | The uniforms were giving her the once-over . |