Example sentences of "give some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The argument was not that mutation itself caused senescence , but rather that , given some mutation load , the adaptive evolution of modifiers would shift the effects of that load to later life . |
| 2 | Secured creditors are given some protection : no proposal or modification that affects their rights to enforce security can be approved unless they concur . |
| 3 | In the galley , Harry had his first meal for six days , before being given some bread and butter and cigarettes and being advised to return in two days , just before the ship sailed . |
| 4 | The live anniversary performance of Messiah by George Frederic Handel ( C4 , Monday : 8.30–11.40 pm ) will be given some way from down-at-heel Fishamble Street at the Point Theatre . |
| 5 | Ellwood crouched down alongside the priest and looked this way and that , as if he might be given some notion of what to do next . |
| 6 | We were given some opportunity to explore this when making three visits to police stations in West Belfast , although the data on community policing are unsatisfactory because of the limited number of these contacts and the absence of supportive observational material . |
| 7 | If our democracy is to retain popular support and respect , it seems vital that the 60pc of voters regularly voting for change are given some opportunity to bring their ideals and values to bear on society . |
| 8 | We hope to ensure that every candidate will have given some consideration to the issues which affect older people . |
| 9 | The school , of course , had existed for some years now , ever since the Factory Act which her father could not mention without turning purple , had thought it advisable for factory children to be given some education , feeling that an hour or two a week per child , perhaps , of reading , writing and arithmetic , would not go amiss . |
| 10 | She/he is also looking for initiative and indications that you have given some thought to what the job will involve . |
| 11 | Bob 's respect for Richard Thompson might come as an initial surprise but , given some thought , it begins to make sense . |
| 12 | It has the best links between applications , and Spinnaker has obviously given some thought to the future needs of users by including OLE support . |
| 13 | Stuart has given some thought to the ground that needs to be covered , although nothing is final . |
| 14 | ‘ So you have given some thought to the kind of man I am , have you ? ’ he asked with silky satisfaction . |
| 15 | It was customary in those days for the ablest students to be given some responsibility for teaching the younger pupils . |
| 16 | When will I be given some responsibility ? |
| 17 | Giles 's proposal to make them subservient to government agents was rejected , but they were given some responsibility for supervising the work of both the regular police and the headmen , who were now designated the ‘ rural police ’ . |
| 18 | Here the blaze had started , killing Dame Frances whilst the rest of the nuns , given some warning , had managed to jump out of the windows or find their way down the outside stairs . |
| 19 | The Plowden Report on Children and their Primary Schools ( 1967 ) recommended no change to section 76 , but said that parents should be given some choice whenever this was possible . |
| 20 | As far as possible , students will be given some choice of location . |
| 21 | Prisoners are given some choice as to which prison they go to ; what work they do ; what training or education courses they undertake . |
| 22 | Given some space by Strachan 's quick throw-in , Cantona bamboozled the Chelsea defence with his footwork before volleying a cross-shot into the roof of the net on the run . |
| 23 | For that to happen , students have to be given some space in which to develop intellectually in their own way . |
| 24 | The local government system of the time had been given some shape by the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 , but it was not until the end of the century that it acquired a structure that would enable it to take on the range of functions it has today . |
| 25 | First , consider the optimal life history , given some constraint on the rates of juvenile and adult survival that can be achieved . |
| 26 | However , once divisions are given some independence they may make decisions that are not in the best interests of the group as a whole . |
| 27 | In clearly stating the terms of conditions of sale , SLAD has given some backbone to the dealers ' frequently invoked claim that they ‘ guarantee their goods ( unlike the auction houses ) ’ . |
| 28 | Suppose we are given some outline drawings of axes . |
| 29 | Given some output from the pattern recogniser , all possible candidate strings should be generated . |
| 30 | It is very easy to get involved in discussing whether Olive ought to have been given some knowledge of French wines before George moved , or perhaps persuaded to move to the city along with him . |