Example sentences of "[adj] give [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nonetheless the parties may stand or fall by the evidence as disclosed in their witness statements , although a witness will always be free to give evidence in relation to new matters which have arisen since the statement was served on the other party . |
| 2 | Mr later on in her evidence said , quote , I consider that after six and a half years , I deserve to have a life of my own , it is not a prison sentence , I have done nothing wrong , I wish to be free to give assistance at my choice , we can not continue to live in our present home , Michael and I can not continue to look after Anna in the way we have . |
| 3 | We are free to give time to those who are like ourselves , or like we were once , or like we shall be one day . ’ |
| 4 | Confectionery , food and soft drinks manufacturer Cadbury Schweppes — ranked 60 in The Times 1000 and with nearly 27500 employees — was also prepared to give credit to headhunters . |
| 5 | By the early nineteenth century even an Anglican clergyman was prepared to give credit to the Methodists for the fact that in Cornwall there were no more " desperate wrestling matches … and inhuman cockfights " and fewer " riotous revellings " . |
| 6 | Ferrari also brought along Giacomo Modugno , an Italian Olympic Committee medical commission member who , as an eye specialist , was prepared to give evidence about Mansell 's difficulty in seeing the flag signal ordering him to stop . |
| 7 | And at the moment no one is prepared to give evidence against the driver of the truck … but police hope an increased reward of forty thousand pounds may change a few minds . |
| 8 | We had not been prepared to give way to health unions with much public support . |
| 9 | Mr Radoman Bozovic , Prime Minister , said : ‘ We are not prepared to give way to pressures contrary to Serbian dignity and to our economic sovereignty . ’ |
| 10 | I am prepared to give way to the hon. Gentleman , but he continues to interrupt from a sedentary position , irrespective of your ruling , Madam Deputy Speaker . |
| 11 | But shortly afterwards , er , I was in confrontation with the chairman the basis of my contract with was such that it was not to his liking and I was not prepared to give way in the matter and was dismissed within six months of the acquisition of by . |
| 12 | Sport was another activity in which the companies were active , not only encouraging local clubs ( especially in cricket and soccer ) but also being prepared to give preference in employment to good players . |
| 13 | To do that , they 're even prepared to give money to Moslems . ’ |
| 14 | Does not the Secretary of State understand that it is precisely because the TGWU is so committed to effective training and the future expansion of British industry that it is not prepared to give credence to the Government 's sham arrangements ? |
| 15 | While she may have been forced to permit some seepage of sovereignty to imperial institutions on some issues , she was never prepared to give ground on things that really mattered as , in the same way , Germany is not prepared to give ground on monetary union . |
| 16 | While she may have been forced to permit some seepage of sovereignty to imperial institutions on some issues , she was never prepared to give ground on things that really mattered as , in the same way , Germany is not prepared to give ground on monetary union . |
| 17 | Although the Inland Revenue has up to three months in which to confirm the validity of the election ( s 248(2) ) , in practice it is usually prepared to give confirmation within a much shorter period . |
| 18 | In a divorce case , a Dutchwoman was unable to prove actual service of process on her husband in Great Britain , so by virtue of Article 15(1) judgment could not be given in the matter ; the court , however , was prepared to give judgment in default under Article 15(2) , the Netherlands having made the necessary declaration , once the petitioner could satisfy it as to the items listed in that provision . |
| 19 | We need someone who enjoys working with figures and accounts , is prepared to give time to Executive and Finance meetings , and can liaise with the Society 's Officers . |
| 20 | Corporate advisory services : Banks are prepared to give advice on mergers , acquisitions or raising new finance . |
| 21 | Departments are often prepared to give advice on possible sources of grants or scholarships . |
| 22 | The difficulties of the student in arranging pupillage make it rather theoretical to give advice on the assumption that he can pick and choose . |
| 23 | The duties of seller and buyer under an open sale contract are " concurrent conditions " so that , if the contract is silent , " the seller must be ready and willing to give possession of the goods to the buyer in exchange for the price , and the buyer must be ready and willing to pay the price in exchange for possession of the goods " ( SGA 1979 , s28 ) . |
| 24 | She was willing to give evidence about his Mob links in 1970 ; today , she says he was an enthusiastic bisexual who involved J Edgar Hoover in sexual orgies just as the Kennedys were trying to make him take action against the Mob . |
| 25 | I was merely quoting what the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside said and I have said that I am willing to give way to him . |
| 26 | He seemed intent now on pushing to see how far he could go and she appeared willing to give way in everything in order to pacify . |
| 27 | Besides , there are nowhere near enough dead people with healthy pancreases , nor families willing to give permission for transplants , to provide for all the millions in need . |
| 28 | It is noticeable that managements are more willing to give responsibility to the project leader than they are to delegate commensurate authority . |
| 29 | That 's Captain J.B.J. Noel — the 1922 and 1924 cameraman — talking to Blessed , and I 'm as willing to give credence to that as I am to Simon Fraser 's dream of Tilman 's end . |
| 30 | HSE inspectors in the Chelmsford and Norwich offices were always willing to give advice to contractors in the prevention of falls from heights . |