Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [is] give to " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Malcolm James 's book Born of the Desert — the reminiscences of a doctor with the 1st S.A.S. in the Western Desert — appeared in 1945 , a reviewer wrote : ‘ All men have conscience , but it is given to only a few to have the selflessness to stride out into battle and , by themselves undertaking the combat that has to be done by someone , to satisfy its insistence … ’ |
| 2 | Rye must be soaked in hot water to destroy an anti-growth hormone in the seed coat before it is given to livestock , but triticale kernels can be fed directly to livestock with no harmful side-effects . |
| 3 | When the selected material is brought to the sacrificial enclosure in a ceremonial procession , a consecrated ‘ pot ’ or ‘ puma-kumbha ’ is installed and the stone or wood is subjected to set rituals before it is given to the sculptor . |
| 4 | It 's a shame that someone as obviously capable of expressing himself as you is given to such bursts of undisguised racism and ignorance . |
| 5 | We believe a cup of coffee leaves a nicer taste in your mouth when it 's given to you by name . |