Example sentences of "[subord] given [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he did it with a warming smile and a ready assumption of her allegiance and willingness , more as if he had asked a small current courtesy of his wife than given an order to a servant . |
| 2 | Although given a total of fifty-four times on two tours , which was not bad for an apprentice work mounted as a try-out , the nearest Adieu got to central London was the open-air theatre at Finsbury Park , where they danced that summer . |
| 3 | We presume that the behaviour depends on subcortical pathways involving the superior colliculus , although given the early abnormalities of these brains , anomalous projections to the hemisphere ipsilateral to the stimulus can not be excluded . |
| 4 | Although given the honour of being the opening story of Doctor Who 's second season this serial was originally scheduled to be part of the first . |
| 5 | Some individuals can take up the suggestions of the hypnotist to the extent of becoming deaf or blind or unable to smell ; they may withstand pain without a murmur , re-experience being a six-year old , or even forget everything that happened , after hypnosis , until given a prearranged ‘ release ’ signal . |
| 6 | As he had no children , how could anyone say what kind of a father he would make until given a chance to prove it himself ? |
| 7 | Mrs. Mallett , the typist from the general office , had brought her knitting to work and fortified by an unshakeable alibi — she had sat between the postmistress and Mr. Mason from the general store at the village concert — and with something to occupy her hands , sat clicking away with understandable if irritating complacency until given the order of release . |
| 8 | Commission officials , however , have argued that if given no alternative , fishermen will carry on fishing until there are no fish stocks left . |
| 9 | It may seem unnecessary to add : if given a choice , do not attempt to answer a question that you do not understand ( unless , of course , your plight is such that there is no other you can do instead ) . |
| 10 | They had noticed that females of both types generally prefer to mate with a quadrimaculata male , if given a choice . |
| 11 | For example , if given a choice , between mating with a near relative , and mating with a non-relative , a mouse will choose the non-relative . |
| 12 | If given a choice many workers of both sexes in the " core " leaf of the shamrock would prefer a better balance between time and money and this could bring enormous advantages : greater sharing of child care between the sexes ( which many men now want ) , more opportunities to study or retrain in later life and the possibility of wider participation in public affairs or voluntary work . |
| 13 | No sensible designer would have conceived such a monstrosity if given a free hand to create a flatfish on a clean drawing board . |
| 14 | The decision to press ahead with new builds on a large scale was based on Provincial 's conviction that it could reduce its losses if given the freedom to operate cost-effective diesel-mechanical rolling stock , allowing shorter but more frequent trains , than having to take on InterCity 's weary cast-off locos and hauled stock . |
| 15 | A solitary horse , if given the chance , will always try and join others . |
| 16 | Most horses who are used to eating grain , if given the opportunity like an open feed room door , will eat too much . |
| 17 | So things improved ; although he still tried to bite , kick , rear on top of people , run them down , or crush them into fences , if given the chance . |
| 18 | We can infer from these studies that horses reared with other horses in a free and enriched environment ( like a large paddock which offers variety and interest ) , if given the extra stimulation of owners who continually expand their mental horizons , will be more intelligent than a horse that never leaves its paddock or continually lives in a stable or yard . |
| 19 | Tizard ( 1977 ) , whilst rightly arguing that new families need to be totally in control of the way they bring up their adopted children , is also prepared to concede that ‘ just as there are some couples willing to adopt handicapped children , others , especially if given the support of other adoptive parents , may be willing to adopt children who retain links with their natural families ’ . |
| 20 | But if loving parents freely admit that they would have chosen to let the child die if given the choice , it is clear that the vast majority of parents would take this view if given an option by the doctor concerned . |
| 21 | Ask each one of the family to make a list of how they spend their time and what changes they would like to make if given the chance . |
| 22 | To offer a means of institutionalizing their relationships ( which , if given the opportunity , would perhaps be as stable as the average ‘ normal ’ modern marriage ) , thereby guaranteeing some rights of continued support between the parties , would thus serve as a valuable method of ameliorating a particular social ill . |
| 23 | In many cases though , the body-mind-spirit will heal itself if given the chance . |
| 24 | In all schools of natural healing , which includes aromatherapy , the most important underlying principle is that the body will heal itself if given the chance . |
| 25 | Although improved feeding increases body size , and they fatten well on grass if given the opportunity ( growing faster than the Galloway ) , they seem to achieve better beef quality and milk yields on fairly frugal regimes . |
| 26 | In the clinical area , learners develop their practical and social skills , but at the same time develop a full sense of responsibility , especially if given the guidance and support they need to become safe and competent practitioners . |
| 27 | BT could , if given the incentive and the wherewithal , take the country into a genuine information revolution that goes far beyond the plans for cable television . |
| 28 | So even a lethal cobra prefers to bluff an attacker if given the opportunity . |
| 29 | Hitler predicted that , if given the opportunity , Poland would strike out to take over Silesia , East Prussia and Pomerania . |
| 30 | They are very single-minded , refuse to be dominated by other dogs and will gladly dominate their owners , too , if given the opportunity ! |