Example sentences of "gave to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Thank you for all the help you gave to us and to Bob during the last few days of his illness — I only wish we 'd been put in touch with ACET sooner . |
| 2 | Leonard was but 21 when it was first published , though the poems were culled from his output from 15 to 20 years of age , according to an interview he gave to Andrew Tyler of Disc in 1972 . |
| 3 | He is wont to talk of the new vision that Lorca 's poetry gave to him ; ‘ here is my landscape , ’ he exclaimed repeatedly . |
| 4 | Whatever was said , Becker clearly seems to have changed his mind about the credibility and validity of the Grand Slam Cup , judging by a recent interview he gave to Suddeutsche Zeitung , one of Germany 's most influential newspapers . |
| 5 | What 's more , though it seems not to be generally realized , Pound recognized what had happened and acknowledged it ; he did so in the public welcome he gave to Binyon 's translations of Dante , which employ a very archaic and convoluted diction indeed . |
| 6 | For example , on the comment form which we gave to all respondents at the end of the field-work , one policewoman wrote , ‘ The idea of research being carried out within the RUC , or indeed any police force , is a good one . |
| 7 | By comparing the usefulness-ratings each respondent gave to television and the press we can see how many people found television more useful than the press , how many found the press more useful than television , and how many found them equally useful . |
| 8 | ‘ The mine manager showed us a gold watch which Churchill gave to his father for hiding him . |
| 9 | Six of them during their career were headmasters of great schools , and this never happened before 1829 , and was a sign of the rising importance which the nation gave to the teaching profession . |
| 10 | The answer which Marx gave to this problem resembles that given later by Durkheim . |
| 11 | The talks which Lewis gave to the RAF were on such basic issues as ‘ Why we think there is a Right and Wrong ’ , and from such simple beginnings he framed , in language which was meant to be arresting to ordinary men in the ranks , an exposition first of the theist position , then of the Christian religion . |
| 12 | Indeed overall , he says surprisingly little about Grace and next to nothing about the sacramental life ; for these reasons one might regret the title which he gave to the three books gathered into one — Mere Christianity — for it implies that he has written a sort of mini-Summa or encyclopaedia of theology . |
| 13 | I am sure that you will give him the same affirmation and support you gave to me when I arrived . |
| 14 | This conviction brought forth the rebuke from Michael Powell that Balcon was ‘ suburban ’ , but it was the sense of purpose Balcon gave to his employees that distinguished Gaumont-British from other local studios . |
| 15 | The aid the US — and Canada — gave to Western Europe dwarfs anything on offer to the East today . |
| 16 | That hunch is borne out in answers Hungarians gave to more probing questions . |
| 17 | They concern data which were not published in the original paper , but which Dr Imanishi-Kari gave to an NIH panel in order to support her published claims against Dr O'Toole 's criticisms . |
| 18 | For Locke , God made all men free and equal and set no one in power over them ; similarly he gave to all men the earth and its fruits by which to support their life . |
| 19 | By a number of changes we reduced the emerging cost of SERPS by an eventual £13 billion , but the crucial part of the proposals were the new options we gave to the public . |
| 20 | ‘ James gave to Mr Gilton some pleasing indication of a change of feeling , and he prayed earnestly that he might die the Death of the Righteous . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ This is a promise that God gave to Abraham , ’ North said Reagan had told him , in the slightly hectoring tone he always had in the North dreams ; ‘ Who am I to say that we should not do this ? ’ |
| 22 | Not the least surprising aspect of the BBC radio documentary ’ The Price of Perfection ’ was the space it gave to the aggrieved reminiscences of the Philharmonia Orchestra 's former first flute , Gareth Morris . |
| 23 | The distant traffic noises did not seem to interrupt the silence ; the reflective water gave to the Palace of Westminster the illusion of insubstantiality . |
| 24 | Enthusiastic supporters claimed that the movement gave to ‘ the Free Churches a unity they have never had before ’ although this same observer recognized that it was ‘ the Establishment that lies at the foundation of our contention ’ . |
| 25 | A memorandum by Frank Jacques to the District Council of 12 March 1955 , and an address he gave to that Council , made it clear that he was in favour of both Recommendations . |
| 26 | Equally important , one may argue , was the boost which the Report gave to the District 's morale through its praise for the WEA 's voluntary and democratic traditions . |
| 27 | The key to an understanding of the farmers in the survey lay in the emphasis they gave to enjoyment of and satisfaction with their work . |
| 28 | However , two facts suggest that the time and priority which teams gave to supporting and promoting parents ' groups was highly influential . |
| 29 | In one way or another a great many people owed much to this benevolent physician and he gave to Philip Miller an opportunity which would ultimately benefit botany and horticulture throughout the world . |
| 30 | As well as the thrill of danger there was the considerable intellectual satisfaction of taking part in the very sophisticated artillery barrages on closely defined targets which distinguished the assistance the gunners gave to the gallant infantry in the struggle to break through the defences of Tunis ; and his unit supported the epic fight of the Gurkhas , the Rajputana Rifles and the Essex Regiment on Garci . |