Example sentences of "given [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end of it , just before Myeloski had given in to the rough flight conditions , Duncan had come to realize how sharp the policeman was , how through his individual approach he had put together clues that most others would have missed . |
| 2 | The morning is given over to the religious aspect of celebrations , the afternoon belongs to the children , while the brass bands come into their own in the evening . |
| 3 | Much of the meeting was apparently given over to the specific role X/Open will play . |
| 4 | Much of the meeting was apparently given over to the specific role that X/Open will play . |
| 5 | Plenty of space has been given over to the navigating area . |
| 6 | There 's a school nearby and environmentalists are worried about the possible effects of fumes given off from the burning rubbish . |
| 7 | WordPerfect has given up on the Wild West theme in favour of giving away peagreen baseball hats . |
| 8 | If the liquid was meant to flow into the chamber from some high point on the hillside and then out to the tank supplying the house , it had given up in the hot weather and was no longer doing so . |
| 9 | We prefer to distribute these on a sessional basis , rather than all together in a book form which is given out in the first session , as individual handouts seem to focus attention on the specific issue under discussion . |
| 10 | Alban Berg 's Piano Sonata Op. 1 comprises a single long movement ; it is almost continuously melodic , yet virtually the whole piece seems to be derived from rhythmic cells given out in the first phrase : Notice how cells a and c are really the same , c being an augmentation of a . |