Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [noun pl] 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 Finally , check that your speech fits in with the speeches and toasts given by others .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 ) .
7 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 .
8 We have referred to promises and understandings given in the European context .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 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 " .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 We have an active social life and often go out to dinners or parties given by couples like ourselves , in their 30s or 40s .
17 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 .
18 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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