Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] given [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joanne has since given birth to Feathers ' daughter . |
| 2 | As well as acting as a surrogate mum to the hedgehogs , Christine has also given physiotherapy to tortoises and given the kiss of life to a pet rabbit , which everyone thought had gone to the great hutch in the sky . |
| 3 | Housing policy in this country has traditionally given priority to children 's needs and we would find it very worrying if that priority were eroded in any way by the introductions of policies aiming to discriminate against children in one setting i.e. children of lone parent families . |
| 4 | The Imperial Russian tradition of grand display pieces has painlessly given birth to Grigorovich 's epics — grand , without doubt , but lumpen compared with Balanchine 's irreverent classicism or MacMillan 's exploratory dance-dramas . |
| 5 | Bills had not been paid , despite the fact that the club had already given money to Brent Walker to pay them . |
| 6 | The shamed Roman Catholic cleric wrote a heart-rending letter to the parents of his mistress , teacher Monika Kocanek , who had just given birth to baby Jennifer . |
| 7 | But Dad had always given responsibility to Charles , shared his worries and fears with Charles … well , that was fine , as long as she was allowed her fair say as well . |
| 8 | Early this morning , in the darkness of his bedroom , waking up after the nightmare , he had almost given way to panic . |
| 9 | She 's just given birth to daughter Rosie . |
| 10 | Colonies have always given scope to adventurers from the metropolis who have enjoyed irresponsible power over the natives , whether as administrators , police officials , soldiers , traders , or settlers ( even if these were of the peasant class ) . |
| 11 | DRG 's property assets have also given rise to argument . |
| 12 | Financial collapses , major frauds , litigation , environmental responsibility , all have understandably given rise to demands for companies to strengthen their control over their business and their public accountability . |
| 13 | THE acoustics at the Anglican Cathedral have often given rise to speculation about its suitability for Philharmonic concerts . |