Example sentences of "[adv] give [noun sg] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They looked together at the one about the woman who had said she would give anything for a child , of any kind , even a hedgehog , and had duly given birth to a monster , half-hedgehog , half-boy . |
| 2 | The Court of Appeal required the council to give such an undertaking , as a condition of the grant of an injunction , first because , as Dillon and Mann L.JJ. held , in English law the discretion to dispense with such an undertaking in cases where an injunction is sought to restrain an infringement of the criminal law is available only to give effect to a privilege of the Crown alone and does not extend to local authorities exercising the function of law enforcement ; and second because under Community law an undertaking must be given were necessary to protect any Community law right of direct effect which might possibly be affected . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , suppose that a young woman is unfortunate enough to give birth to a child outside marriage . |
| 4 | The first woman reported to have been burned at stake for having sex with the devil was a citizen of Toulouse , who met her fate in 1275 after apparently giving birth to a child with the head of a wolf and a tail like a snake . |
| 5 | There must have been an increase in the number of different kinds of animals and plants since the Precambrian ; for example , the conquering of land alone gave rise to a multitude of new opportunities for the colonizing organisms , resulting in an increase in the total number of species . |
| 6 | Finniston takes issue , however , with the view that the next generation of managers will find themselves working within a post-industrial society , where manufacturing industry has largely given way to a dependence on the service industries . |
| 7 | This horse has just given birth to a foal . |
| 8 | This mare has just given birth to a foal . |
| 9 | The second largest horse has just given birth to a foal . |
| 10 | The second largest mare has just given birth to a foal . |
| 11 | She mentions that once , having just given birth to a child , she was ordered by Christ to get up and go to Norwich , though her journey appeared to be without purpose . |
| 12 | A WOMAN who was told she could never have children due to a rare disease has just given birth to a daughter . |
| 13 | The likelihood of a redrawing of the 817 project had surely been on the horizon since Louis married Judith ( especially so if , as seems likely , she had already given birth to a daughter , Gisèle , in 821 ) . |
| 14 | Pregnant women over the age of about 35 , those who have a close relative who has Down 's , or those who 've already given birth to a baby with Down 's , are usually offered a test to see if their foetus is affected . |
| 15 | Corporation tax that is repaid as a result of a carry back of ACT will not generally give rise to a repayment supplement . |
| 16 | For example , if UK exports or capital inflows into the UK are paid for in sterling , then foreigners have to purchase pounds in foreign currency markets with their own currencies , thus giving rise to a demand for pounds . |
| 17 | If trustees make a payment of monies to a beneficiary this may comprise income in the hands of the beneficiary thus giving rise to a tax charge . |
| 18 | The early life in the pitch , which the New Zealand bowlers had failed to exploit after Crowe had put England in to bat , soon gave way to a surface which offered precious little to any bowler , Tufnell included . |
| 19 | My initial homesickness at school soon gave way to a dread of going home , home to a place where no one understood me , no one spoke the same language as I did , and no one showed the slightest interest in what I had been doing , thinking or feeling during my absence . |
| 20 | The insurance is only intended to cover vendors who at the time of contract had no knowledge of circumstances which eventually give rise to a claim or of the likelihood of claims being made under the warranties . |
| 21 | He says that people will nearly always give money to a cripple . |
| 22 | Robbins also related to the upskilling debate — the expansion of education and the high birth rate of the immediate post-war period , for example , had given rise to a shortage of qualified teachers especially in primary schools , and changes in the numbers of white-collar jobs available to women had also given rise to a demand for better qualified and certificated female labour . |
| 23 | Between 1949 and 1954 much of his spare time had been given to poetic scribbling ; and he was also giving voice to a measure of vacillation and disillusionment , which we shall encounter in his poetry from time to time . |
| 24 | Section 743(5) states that in any case where an individual has for the purposes of s739 power to enjoy income of a person abroad by reason of his receiving a benefit from the trust ( hence giving rise to a tax charge under TA 1988 , s742(2) ( c ) ) , the individual shall be chargeable to income tax under s739 for the year of assessment in which the benefit is received . |
| 25 | It also gives access to a bibliography containing hundreds of documents on clean technology and a directory of contacts . |
| 26 | This approach also gave rise to a change in attitudes about the split between the academic and non-academic functions within the Colleges , which encouraged the Principals to make more flexible use of resources . |
| 27 | The book just mentioned also gave rise to a rumour that Richard Baxter was about to conform . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't have to tell you anything , ’ she declared sharply , thereby giving credibility to a plot worthy of any film . |
| 29 | Bows , bands and clips can really give height to a style . |
| 30 | The unequal tug of war continued , and something kept the man from actually striking Sally-Anne , although he rained blows on the woman , who was now giving vent to a low , keening moan . |