Example sentences of "to [noun pl] [pron] give " in BNC.
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1 | Venality was rife ; the precedent of even groups as illustrious as the Beatles and the Stones signing to contracts which gave them only a penny a record had become legendary : at the end of the Sixties , Allen Klein had achieved notoriety for his dexterous accounting abilities , working for both groups in the role of both ‘ finder ’ extracting hidden royalties from the record company for the group — and ‘ taker ’ — extracting them from the group for himself . |
2 | This would mean a bias to methods which give consumers a way of registering their preferences and those which encourage competition amongst suppliers . |
3 | George said : ‘ I think this should be a lesson to directors who give themselves massive pay rises . |
4 | This applies not only to plaintiffs but also to defendants who give notice of intention to defend … |
5 | Some sort of stone memorial , at the place where they fell , to heroes who gave their lives for France , yes , the Bishop thinks that may be in order . |
6 | It is not every failure to comply with law or every constitutional and non-constitutional short cut which adds up to an approach to powers which give rise to questions of legitimacy . |