Example sentences of "it be give to " in BNC.
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| 1 | We believe a cup of coffee leaves a nicer taste in your mouth when it 's given to you by name . |
| 2 | It 's given to people in the last years of this century who will make a difference to the plant in the next century . |
| 3 | The lower the tax rate the more costly it is to give to charity compared to ordinary spending . |
| 4 | 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 … ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It is given to the first child , through no fault of its own , to disrupt what has been an exclusive , reciprocal relationship as no subsequent child has power to do . |
| 8 | He was the first gold medal winner ( 1902 ) of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy , his obituary in Nature noting : ‘ It is given to few men to discover a process which has had such a far-reaching effect in almost every branch of civilised life . ’ |
| 9 | Labour would face strong pressure from the Unionists to give Northern Ireland what it is giving to Scotland , where there is also a separatist minority . |
| 10 | Indeed , he believed his skull to be so exceptional that he willed that after his death it be given to a doctor for examination , but nineteenth century sentiment and regulations prevented this from being carried out . |
| 11 | VS Naipaul has asked that it be given to the Society of Authors for a writer under 40 working in either biography , cultural history or art history . |
| 12 | It was given to me as a present so I 'd feel funny about selling it myself , but you could maybe buy a pair of shoes for Sonja with it or something . |
| 13 | Part of his spare time was taken up with the marching band of the university , but much of it was given to boisterous evenings drinking and singing with his companion — always with a view to winning the girls ' eyes and hearts . |
| 14 | ‘ The Name ’ has been the Holy of Holies to all Jews since it was given to Moses as a special revelation of the divine essence ; all other holinesses merely subserve it . |
| 15 | When Worrell declined the captaincy after the 1957 tour , it was given to Gerry Alexander and the series against Pakistan was well won . |
| 16 | ‘ It was given to us by a descendant of Boutcher , who wants to remain anonymous . |
| 17 | I have been talking to the whites many years about the lands in question , and it is strange they can not understand me ; the country they claim belonged to my father , and when he died it was given to me and my people , and I will not leave it until I am compelled to . |
| 18 | However , in 1965 it was given to the National Tramway Museum to care for , and it operated at Crich in the Derbyshire hills from 1965–1971 , when 59 was withdrawn as needing extensive overhaul . |
| 19 | When someone gives you some information , try to repeat it to yourself in the same way it was given to you . |
| 20 | ‘ It was given to us , ’ replied Mrs Lomax defensively , ‘ by Mr Chan . |
| 21 | Henry Calverley , a friend of the family , asked for the arrow to use as a trophy and it was given to him on condition he solemnly promised not to reveal its origin . |
| 22 | It was given to us by Amnesty International and used with their full permission . |
| 23 | ‘ It was given to me by my grandmother , the lady Jacquetta , and has a curious history . |
| 24 | When asked , she tells me it was given to her ancestress the Duchesse de Guise by Marie Antoinette . |
| 25 | Victors ' trophy until it was given to Brazil for keeps on their third win in 1970 . |
| 26 | When she asks , you must on no account say that it went into the sea , because she will worry that it is a curse on you — or me as well , for it was given to me at my baptism . |
| 27 | ‘ Ridley J. has come to the conclusion that in fact no sufficient explanation of it was given to her , and that she did not understand it . |
| 28 | It was given to me when I was twenty one . ’ |
| 29 | It was given to the Mid-Gloster Engine Preservation Society in trust for the museum and has been restored to full working order by members of the society . |
| 30 | On your table er you were given a copy of the draft , the English draft of the charter er which I 've had a look at , it was given to me |