Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] be give [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has its own value , but should always be given with an eye to the future ’ ( 4 ) . |
| 2 | Responding to criticism that the job should automatically be given to a woman , Mr Hunt said : ‘ I think that 's an appalling statement . |
| 3 | Consideration might also be given to a country 's membership and relations with international agencies such as the IMF or World Bank . |
| 4 | Such notice might also be given in an originating application under s 17 of the Married Women 's Property Act 1882 . |
| 5 | It could only be given to a child in very mild doses because excessive use could cause ‘ retard growth and lasting disfiguration ’ . |
| 6 | As for confession , which had been allowed to laymen , this was to be undertaken only when the penitent was in mortal danger : the emphasis now was not on contrition but on absolution which could only be given by a priest . |
| 7 | Lord Keith held that the distinction between evidence and discovery was recognised both in the Act and in Article 23 of the Convention ; it was not disputed by counsel that effect could not be given to a request merely seeking discovery . |
| 8 | Michigan Department of Mental Health , in which an inmate was offered the choice between experimental surgery with the possibility of release and continued incarceration , and the Court held that consent could not be given by an involuntarily detained mental patient . |
| 9 | They could well be given to an officer 's deputy or underling , assuring him of promotion when the time came . |
| 10 | It contrasts so vividly with the centesimal system where the remedy may well be given as a single dose and even when several doses are taken is usually stopped at the first sign of improvement . |
| 11 | Branson was fully aware that even if the Americans decided to grant permission , it was likely that it would not be given until a day or two before the flight — retaliatory treatment for the way the British government had delayed until the eleventh hour and fifty-ninth minute permission for People Express to fly into Britain . |
| 12 | It would n't be given as a cos X two X , it would be given two X cos X. |
| 13 | At the time of Chamberlain 's appointment he had written to his mother : ‘ I am pretty certain that I shall be left where I am which is what I wanted , for the only promotion I should care about would be the Exchequer itself which would never be given to a minister of only two years ' experience . |
| 14 | In those cases where the use of a guide price is deemed sensible , the pricing analysis will determine the estimated asking price which will generally be given as a range of values . |
| 15 | The estimated asking price will generally be given as a range of values , which will normally be wider than those associated with the valuation since account will need to be taken of the expectations of buyers and sellers of price reductions during the bargaining process . |
| 16 | Dispensations can be obtained and will usually be given for an acquisition of a company by private contract . |
| 17 | Advice and assistance in making a will can only be given to a client who is over 70 , or disabled or suffering from a mental disorder ( or a parent or guardian wishing to provide for such a person ) , or a single parent wishing to appoint a testamentary guardian . |
| 18 | In places where the RCN is not recognised then representation can only be given as a ‘ friend ’ . |
| 19 | The statement that the actions we ought to do are those which promote the general happiness would be useless if it meant nothing more than that they do promote it , and that something more can only be given by an intuition . |
| 20 | The coincidence between the ordinary predicative and clausal positions is all the more striking in that the inherently restrictive adjectives can not be so used in predicate qualifying position ( where restriction for identification is not appropriate ) ; this is why there is a further contrast between ( 57 ) and ( 59 ) , even though the adjective is one of this inherently restrictive group in both cases , and despite the fact that the property THIRD is certainly compatible in itself with the noun ox : ( 57 ) she considers the Admiral ( to be ) the worst ( e.g. of the village 's gardeners ) ( 58 ) she declared the squire ( to be ) the lazy ( 59 ) the revellers had eaten the ox the third ( 60 ) they ate their steaks well done Example ( 60 ) shows that eat can support predicate qualifiers , so that incompatibility between the verb and the construction can not be given as a reason for the ungrammaticality of ( 59 ) . |
| 21 | Monetary policy can not be given to an ‘ independent ’ bank because it makes no sense to talk of monetary policy as independent of economic policy . |
| 22 | Consent can not be given by a child , for example , or by a severely subnormal individual . |
| 23 | This picture can either be given as a present for a ninetieth birthday , or made from some flowers that were presented on the day itself . |