Example sentences of "[conj] a [noun] give [prep] " 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 | The corporation may argue that a direction given to it by the National Rivers Authority to improve water is unreasonable . |
| 3 | Taunton J. adds the point that a release given to one of two joint contractors enures to the benefit of both . |
| 4 | But the enactment of the Civil Liability ( Contribution ) Act 1978 , now means that a judgment given against one partner when the other partners are living does not prevent the creditor ( assuming the first partner does not have the necessary financial means ) from bringing an action against the other partners who are jointly liable . |
| 5 | The hearing will be adjourned pending the delivery of the High Court 's opinion , at which time it will be relisted and a decision given on the merits in the light of the High Court 's opinion on the law . |
| 6 | At the end of each course sports with prizes should be held and a bullock given as a prize to the best drill squad and all round ‘ Sirit ’ [ company ] whose instructor might also be rewarded . |
| 7 | Showbusiness and sporting stars had donated items for the auction and a sweatshirt given by Ian Botham which he had worn during his charity walk from Aberdeen to Ipswich fetched £33 . |
| 8 | She had spent 71 years in exile , but Vienna 's Socialist mayor was in St Stephen 's cathedral for the requiem mass at which the old imperial anthem Gott erhalte unseren Kaiser ( ’ God save our Emperor ’ ) was sung and a benediction given in the seven languages of the Austro-Hungarian empire . |
| 9 | At an Open Evening in Stranraer , attended by various types of Keep-fit groups , the programme included a Medau demonstration and a class given by Valerie Archibald . |
| 10 | Cognitio was an official procedure , and a judgment given in it was based on magisterial authority . |
| 11 | His loss was felt sharply , not only at School , but also in the town , and many tributes were paid to his work and a lifetime given to public service . |