Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [noun] give [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Of the remainder , some of the main reasons or comments given for not having this policy were ;
2 Facial expression is a rich source of information regarding the emotional state of the individual and some evidence of this can be found in the amount of space and time authors and playwrights give to describing the facial changes in their characters .
3 Recall the definitions of consumption , savings and investment given in Chapter 18 .
4 Finally , check that your speech fits in with the speeches and toasts given by others .
5 Except when they are earned by the professor as the supervisor of graduate students , as an academic adviser under the regulations for Recognized Students , or ( subject to the approval of the faculty board or boards concerned and the General Board , including approval as to the length of time for which the permission shall be given ) in respect of tutorial teaching for up to four hours per week ( exceptionally up to six hours per week ) , any fees received for lectures or instruction given by the professor in the University shall be applied towards meeting the expenses of the department of which he is in charge or , if he is not in charge of the department , shall be paid to the Curators of the University Chest for the credit of the University General Fund .
6 Anne felt that she considered her a green fool , and Mabel was indignant that Hetty was very ready to accept the ‘ perks ’ of the job , such as the cakes and bread given to the staff by Mrs Dyson , and the extra money from Mr Dyson , but was always on the alert for any infringement of her rights .
7 This now emerged in lectures and papers given to a variety of audiences , including doctors , teachers , social workers , and other members of the helping professions , as well as analysts .
8 As you will see the Q.T. days for the 1989/90 programme have been arranged with one day at the beginning of each term , as requested by you the teachers , and reflect the requests and feed-back given during the past year .
9 Meditation is the just judge that can look at the present and put it into perspective ; the images of the past , the faithfulness , the many joys and sadnesses give to the present a continuity so that the nearness does not warp the judgement .
10 My arguments concerning the broad possibilities and constraints given by the present structure of capitalist property are not supposed to have the status of a ready-made political programme , and in discussing the possibilities for investment planning as a fruitful avenue for socialist argument I make no pretence to have identified the means of conversion of ‘ social reason into social force ’ ( to use Marx 's formula ) .
11 General secretary of the Society Kate Ashbrook argues that the change of mind shows that ‘ The predictions , promises and guarantees given at the inquiry have been proved wrong .
12 We have referred to promises and understandings given in the European context .
13 The balls and parties given by the Franklins did little to buoy up her spirits , being , as she described herself , ‘ such a shy , reserved being ’ , and she longed for the quiet , regular family life of home .
14 Therefore I have taken the different topics in the order that my sources thought appropriate and provided references to at least some of the specific instances of those problems that Howard gave in his text .
15 They also have to learn that the various legal powers and duties given to the governing body mean very little in practice if the governors are at odds with the head and staff .
16 According to Mujjaddedi , the Jamiat-i-Islami had censored the announcements and interviews given by members of the interim government , and the senior Jamiat-i-Islami commander , Defence Minister Ahmed Shah Masud , had been controlling his " activities , actions and instructions " .
17 Recently a circular walk , taking in old footpaths and land given by local farmers , has been signposted and named the Franklin Way in honour of Spilsby 's famous son .
18 The three day conference covered all aspects of selling , including a presentation from the Design Studio on latest developments and lectures given by fibre manufacturers .
19 Moreover , the court should not approach decisions and reasons given by committees of laymen expecting the same accuracy in the use of language which a lawyer might be expected to adopt .
20 This is one of the few indications that Eliot gave of the fact that , in the periods between illness when he carried on with his ordinary duties in London ( as much as anyone 's life was " ordinary " then ) , he experienced the horror of the German raids : the nightly bombings , the streets blocked with rubble , the glow in the evening as fires burned throughout the city , and the peculiarly dank smell of ruined buildings : it was this which provoked fear , precluded concentration on other things , and destroyed the will to work .
21 Table 1 lists each movement of the Te Deum , together with the timings and time-words given in the autograph score , H400D , and where appropriate , further timings , derived as explained above .
22 The anniversary of King George 's coronation , on 11 October , provided the occasion for great patriotic demonstrations , with at Newcastle , which might soon be in the front line , ‘ bonfires in several parts of the streets and beer given to the common people ’ .
23 The physicians or surgeons were made aware of the exact endoscopic findings and treatment given in each case .
24 The research will monitor what coping strategies governing bodies are using to deal with the tasks and responsibilities given to them by the new educational legislation and will also focus on the identification of power relations ( including gender and race/ethnicity ) , decision making processes and networks of influence operating in the eight governing bodies .
25 We have an active social life and often go out to dinners or parties given by couples like ourselves , in their 30s or 40s .
26 They would then be exposed before the kinsmen , complete with presents such as metal dishes , tools and beads given by their captors , to demonstrate that they were still in one piece , and even being treated well .
27 Minton , himself , still attended dinners and parties given by Lehmann , even though his interests were now drawing him away from the kind of society that Lehmann represented .
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