Example sentences of "we give to [adj] " in BNC.

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1 increase in the money that we give to that office ?
2 We give to certain proper charities , of course — the Invalid Asylum , which is for respectable females , and the Female Refuge , which is for penitent fallen women , and the Yorkshire Boys ’ School in London , and the Railway Servants ' Orphanage .
3 ‘ The Created God is the name we give to all that is good ’ , is a statement which makes no demand on the credulity of a young mind .
4 ‘ Whatever this patient 's origins or inclinations , she is entitled to the same care and respect we give to all the others on the ward .
5 Salim can be designated a Kenya Asian : the name we give to those hard-working aliens who have been driven out of African countries , and who include the shopkeepers and merchants expropriated in Uganda by Amin .
6 ‘ These measures have added nearly another £600m a year to the support we give to those over retirement age .
7 Training within the home in an informal ‘ conference ’ situation greatly benefits the development of the awareness that time to listen is one of the greatest gifts we give to those we love .
8 It is ironic , I think , that the release which out of the compassion of our hearts we give to old , sick animals , we deny to old , sick human beings .
9 We offer a decent finance system that can sustain the functions that we give to local government , and a structure that is not piecemeal , but is based on identifiable communities — that is geared not to numbers alone , but to the ability to provide a decent level of service .
10 Almost any answer that we give to this question can , if we so wish , be formally accommodated within the language of jurisdiction .
11 For example , on the comment form which we gave to all respondents at the end of the field-work , one policewoman wrote , ‘ The idea of research being carried out within the RUC , or indeed any police force , is a good one .
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