Example sentences of "[pron] give to " in BNC.

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1 Coleman 's will , dated 1 July 1839 , provided for the founding of a Coleman prize : ‘ Also , I give to the Royal Veterinary College , at the expiration of three years from my decease , the sum of one hundred and sixty-six pounds thirteen shillings and fourpence , 3 per Cent .
2 But even with that clutch of reasons to be glassy-eyed , I 've stayed almost sober for an entire month , sitting miserably at the bar wondering why low-alcohol lager has an after-taste like floor polish , and disturbing old friends with the rapt attention I give to such enquiries as : ‘ Ice and lemon in your tonic water , sir ? ’
3 You do n't think for one minute I 'm going to eat the filth I give to you ?
4 And throughout the journey , the question asked by that woman in the beginning anchored the emphasis of this book , it shook a fist at the ghosts over my shoulder ( because like most people I give to others the power to intimidate and censor from afar ) and it forced me to make the chronicle accountable to its subjects .
5 I must also emphasise that the answer I give to the question before me will be of general application .
6 On the contrary , the older I get , the greater priority I give to a loving relationship .
7 I pledge to increase the amount of time or money I give to environmental and development organisations .
8 I give to charity what I can afford . ’
9 Archivist reads : I give to Henry my eldest son my broad loom in the shop with my rapier and dagger and a physic book called the Breviary of Health .
10 I give to you Helen
11 It has provisions which establish a Consumer Protection Advisory Committee and which give to it , to the Director and to the Secretary of State , certain functions in relation to consumer affairs .
12 The river was generally utilised to make water defences and it is these which give to the châteaux the picturesque quality which so many possess .
13 As we saw when considering the interactionist critique of positivism , there are two particularly important reasons for this : first , the processes of definition and application produce the data specifying the nature of , and the trends in , crime , and the characteristics of criminals that are subsequently used by criminologists to construct their theories and explanations ; second , these processes of definition and application have consequences for the meanings , implications and justifications that those ‘ labelled ’ by them give to their own actions .
14 Asked whether people who give to the WWF to protect such things as pandas , whales and rainforests realized that their money is also being used in this way , in particular to support the bloodsport of angling , he said he had never thought of angling as a bloodsport and donations had been listed in their magazine .
15 I would like to commend you for the support you give to rural artists and craftspeople , through your excellent articles — especially at a time when , due to cuts in grants , such people need all the help they can get .
16 And as the lifeboats are run entirely on voluntary contributions and membership fees , the £6 you give to us is vital .
17 The cleaner and better groomed you look the greater will be the impression of efficiency and being in command of the situation which you give to the interviewer .
18 The more status you give to a large number of authority figures , the more , relatively , you diminish your own .
19 And as the lifeboats are run entirely on voluntary contributions and membership fees , the £6 you give to us is vital .
20 They looked at each other , then returning their gaze to the far distance there was a silence between them before Mick went on again , ‘ As I see it now , real education is what you get from life : not what life gives you , but what you give to it .
21 If , on the other hand , you are not , then you need to make the effort and change the priority you give to the organisation of time .
22 So that any X any number you give to me , you give me X , I 'll g say if I 'm the function , if you give me X as the input , I 'll give you X squared plus four .
23 You should keep a written record ( including copies of letters ) of any information you give to us , or your Broker or Agent when renewing this policy .
24 You should keep a written record ( including copies of letters ) of any information you give to us , or your Insurance Adviser when you renew this policy .
25 You should keep a written record ( including copies of letters ) of any information you give to us , or your Insurance Adviser when you renew this policy .
26 You should keep a written record ( including copies of letters ) of any information you give to us , or your Insurance Adviser when you renew this policy .
27 You should keep a written record ( including copies of letters ) of any information you give to us , or your Insurance Adviser when you renew this policy .
28 You should keep a written record ( including copies of letters ) of any information you give to us , or your Insurance Adviser when you renew this policy .
29 The more time and energy you give to developing residencies in hospitals and working with other people the less time there is for your own work .
30 No , you got the lend of the one , he had a lend of the one you give to Nicholas .
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