Example sentences of "[subord] a [noun] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Delegation of authority occurs in an organisation where a superior gives to a subordinate the discretion to make decisions within a certain sphere of influence . |
| 2 | Thus , on the facts of the Dodds case , where a landlord gave notice of termination of a tenancy of business premises under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 on the 30 September 1978 , the ‘ four month ’ period during which the tenant had a right to apply for a new tenancy expired at midnight on 30 January , and so his application made on 31 January 1979 was invalid as being out of time . |
| 3 | in a beautiful valley where a kloof gave abundant water . |
| 4 | The promotion was nothing more than a device to give Richard Sharpe some status on the Prince of Orange 's staff , but so far as Sharpe himself was concerned he was still a Rifleman . |
| 5 | The occasional or once-in-a-while reward ( intermittent reinforcement ) will consolidate an established bad habit more effectively than a reward given every time . |
| 6 | It took me more than an hour to give out the medicines . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ No doubt because the abbot would not accuse a man until a witness gives proof positive of the felon 's guilt . |
| 8 | As soon as he received it , the holy man who now looked like a scarecrow gave most of it away . |
| 9 | Therefore , if a clause giving a reason for such an action has a pronominal subject , we expect it to refer back to the questioner . |
| 10 | Thus if a policeman gives directions to a traveller , a doctor tells a nurse how to administer medicine to a patient , a householder puts in an insurance claim , a shop assistant explains the relative merits of two types of knitting wool , or a scientist describes an experiment , in each case it matters that the speaker should make what he says ( or writes ) clear . |
| 11 | That 's what I said to you , your dad when he did n't want to take Aspirins for his restrained back , and him , do n't believe in these drugs and I said look , if a monk gave you this he 'd , he 'd give you the bark of a birch tree , pound it up in a pestle and water and you 'd think it was magic and you 'd take it and you , relax your muscles , is that what it is ? , |
| 12 | If a friend gave you this list of reasons why they could not love themselves , what would you say ? |
| 13 | From now on ignorance will be no excuse and if a doctor gives a pill or an injection it is up to each player to make sure it 's not on the list of banned medicines . |
| 14 | For example , if a father gives a child a motor car or jewellery and the child sells the gift and invests the proceeds , is the income from the investment paid to the child by virtue or in consequence of the gift or is it paid to him or her in consequence of the sale of an asset which belonged absolutely to the child ? |
| 15 | Essentially the Finance Act 1986 has left the IHTA 1984 provisions intact but there are a number of changes , the most substantial one being that if an individual gives property to another individual , or an accumulation and maintenance trust , or a trust for the disabled and survives the gift by seven years and the gift is not subject to reservations ( the taxpayer can no longer have his cake and eat it ) no inheritance tax at all is payable . |
| 16 | However , it is quite clear that if an employee gives notice in accordance with the contract he is by so doing affirming the existence of the contract and not accepting any perceived repudiation by the employer : see Normalec Ltd v Britton [ 1983 ] FSR 318 . |
| 17 | It can be infuriating if an anchor gives when the fence is loaded . |
| 18 | No official of the Government or Party can go to an ujamaa village and tell the members what they must grow … for if these things happen — that is , if an outsider gives such instructions and enforces them — then it will no longer be an ujamaa village ! |
| 19 | In witnessing to the lost , preaching the Gospel with harshness will only harden the heart of the sinner , whereas a life given over to humility , gentleness and brokenness will break the heart of a stone ( Psalm 126 : 5,6 ) . |
| 20 | Chiropodist Bruce massaged her heart while a nurse gave the kiss of life . |
| 21 | A gain is taxed as a balancing charge , while a loss gives rise to a balancing allowance that can be used to reduce taxable earnings . |
| 22 | The Zuwaya image implies that on occasion massive numbers of men mobilized in genealogical order , lineage against lineage , to defend ( it was always to defend , since an offence given was always unwitting ) a smaller number directly involved ; and that because men knew that Janab or Bu Zuraiq or whoever would unite against them , they refrained from wrong action . |
| 23 | The effect would be that after a complainant gave evidence which the judge thought credible , if the prosecution at that point decided on due reflection to discontinue , the judge could go on to call all the remaining prosecution witnesses himself . |
| 24 | Lynsey , glamorous singer-songwriter , met Courtney after a friend gave him her telephone number . |
| 25 | McNeil , anxious to snatch victory before a suspension gave Wood a chance to recover , broke serve to love , hitting a perfect backhand return down the line on match point . |
| 26 | Such a look as a wife gives her man . |
| 27 | The Report declared that ‘ the country can not afford this wastage , humanly or economically speaking , ’ and therefore ‘ in human justice and in economic self-interest we ought as a country to give that help ’ to working-class youngsters who under-achieve at school . |
| 28 | Both mechanisms — that due to the clock and that due to the environment — are required by a living organism , and our previous discussion of the roles of the environment , as an external cause of a rhythm as well as a Zeitgeber giving time-cues to adjust the body clock , shows how intimate their combination is under normal circumstances . |
| 29 | Harry Enfield discovered opera a few years ago when a friend gave him a disc of highlights from ‘ La Traviata ’ . |
| 30 | Anne Watts , Midland 's equal opportunities director , said : ‘ When a women gives up her job to care for children her employer loses immeasurable training and experience . |