Example sentences of "[adv] give [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The organiser , too , is a woman … though she 'd rather give pride of place at the air display to another female — Sally B , a B-17 bomber , star of the film Memphis Belle .
2 Copts would not give money for use against Copts .
3 A general term can not give rise to zeugma in this way :
4 It must be stressed that although a natural condition can not give rise to liability under the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher it may still constitute a nuisance for which an occupier may be liable if he has knowledge or means of knowledge of its existence and if it is reasonable to require him to take the necessary steps to abate it .
5 Most of this legislation is of a ‘ regulatory ’ nature and does not give rise to liability in damages .
6 The principle that an equitable lease does not give rise to privity of estate has several important exceptions .
7 I would not be so ungallant as to doubt the word of the hon. Member for West Bromwich , East today , but given the pressure that Labour Members placed on that Bill , a serious question mark would hang over any Labour Secretary of State who did not give way to pressure regarding the timetabling of a public inquiry procedure and who did not take some time to allow the result to be published or deliberated on .
8 Unlike the annual Environment White Papers , a sustainable development report need not give space to quality of life issues where there are no long term implications , such as local issues of litter , the nuisance from dogs , noise , etc .
9 Steam power finally gave way to electricity by the mid-1950s and in 1977 , the mill was completely gutted and re-equipped with modern machinery , much of it made locally by Simon-Barron of Gloucester .
10 The Phoenicians , and in particular the Carthaginians , are still given pride of place in our handbooks for their institutions and their colonization because the Greeks recognized themselves in such things .
11 In the 1980s payments of this kind , and for related royalties and patents , have come to equal about 40 per cent of the income in dividends which accrues to foreign investors and they are usually given priority in payment over dividends .
12 ( 4 ) Cinema has always given primacy of place to images .
13 Fourth , ‘ theories which assert that all inequality is morally wrong ’ : resources are allocated by comparison across individual lives at any given moment ; for example most people would unequivocally give priority for treatment to those in the most pain .
14 The Herbarium photocopier was still giving cause for concern in respect of a lack of information and instruction on its use .
15 This creates opportunities for accountants to act as experts , preparing a report on the subject of the suit or prosecution and possibly giving evidence in court as an expert witness .
16 As a person 's independence gradually gives way to dependence in one or more areas of daily life , it is generally accepted that the family will increase support and assistance .
17 That said , the crew of the Enterprise still gives value for money as the reluctant honour guard to a Klingon delegation suing for peace .
18 THE acoustics at the Anglican Cathedral have often given rise to speculation about its suitability for Philharmonic concerts .
19 It inevitably gave rise to speculation amongst his companions .
20 Her later career , from the time of her marriage to Darnley in the summer of 1565 , inevitably gave rise to writing of a very different and much more partisan nature .
21 Humbrol , the French company that owns Airfix , Britain 's biggest model manufacturer , now gives pride of place in its collection to Tornado , F-16 , Mirage and even AWACS jets — hastily re-packaged as a ‘ Gulf series ’ .
22 He said the management at the site had n't given permission for welding on the oil tank .
23 Some American centres identify carriers and then give prophylaxis during labour to those at increased risk .
24 well that 's what I wan na know , that 's right , that 's all I wan na know , never give way to traffic on the , on the right , you could pull out on it , if indicating
25 The orders therefore give effect without modification to their recommendations and I hope the house will approve them .
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