Example sentences of "[conj] giving [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To see God 's love expressed to us in the prayers and giving of people far away is a great encouragement and blessing to us . |
| 2 | Along with behaviour rites such as shaking hands , kissing , taking and giving of coats and getting drinks , they form rituals that make our meetings and partings easier . |
| 3 | The parish or ward base — the patch , neighbourhood or most recently ‘ locality ’ has become the fashionable location for the receiving and giving of care . |
| 4 | All the loving and giving of small luxuries and necessities that she had not thought of herself , and the expected regularity of their attendance at those sumptuous Sunday luncheons , encroached dangerously on the precious isolation of life at Kileady . |
| 5 | The procedure for the obtaining and giving of further particulars of defence is the same as appertains in relation to further particulars of claim . |
| 6 | It means making the development of collaboration a priority , and giving to it the same careful thought and planning as is given to other areas of children 's development . |
| 7 | I find myself dipping into my pocket and giving to causes that a decade ago I would have refused to because I would have seen it as the responsibility of the statutory sector . |
| 8 | Her mouth was searching for him , and giving to him . |
| 9 | ‘ You were warm and giving in my arms until , in an understandable moment of shyness , you backed away . |
| 10 | You may now have the chance of finding a sexual experience that involves not only the taking and/or giving of pleasure but one that involves you in " sharing the experience of pleasure " in a meaningful way for both of you . |
| 11 | Nomination on the basis of so-conceived merit is objected to as non-democratic ; election on the basis of popular franchise is objected to as duplicating the House of Commons and as giving to the House of Lords a much more convincing title to oppose the Commons . |