Example sentences of "[verb] given [det] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | For many years now it has given much pleasure to both young and old . |
| 2 | On the whole , however , the left has given little priority to these issues . |
| 3 | This programme has given more coverage to committees than any other programme , with 25% of its attention being given to select committees and 6% to standing committees ( compared with 9% and 3% respectively , in Parliament ) . |
| 4 | This chapter has given more space to the anti-rather than to the pro-classical themes that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s . |
| 5 | Bates also wonders if anyone has given any thought to the glare these lamps give off . |
| 6 | Stuart has given some thought to the ground that needs to be covered , although nothing is final . |
| 7 | 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 ) ’ . |
| 8 | She 'd given more time to thinking about Lucy than anything else for months . |
| 9 | The odds cited above would have given little comfort to the man in Kurunagala who , during a rash of cattle thefts , had to pay a ransom for the same animal seven times before finally selling it for the paltry sum of two rupees . |
| 10 | We hope to ensure that every candidate will have given some consideration to the issues which affect older people . |
| 11 | And having given that advice to the pet shop , does it have to be complied with ? |
| 12 | Then , having given this information to which Alice felt she was not entitled , Muriel said , with a look of irritated guilt because of Alice 's critical face , that she would go and see . |
| 13 | It 's not a question I 've given much thought to . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've given much thought to what you meant when you said those things — to what you really want , and — ’ |
| 15 | Because we 've given much space to the needs of working mothers , I felt it was time to give housewives their say . |
| 16 | This I had noticed , but had given little thought to . |
| 17 | This ‘ literary ’ slant to the drama 's content is an important contrast with all previous pioneers , most of whom had given little attention to content . |
| 18 | Most had given little attention to the assessment and care management of people with problem drug or alcohol use ’ . |
| 19 | As we have seen , during the years from about 1080 to 1095 , Anselm had given much thought to the problem of liberty , and had reached a definition of free will which left no room for that freedom of choice which is commonly regarded as its essential feature . |
| 20 | White and anxious , she said : Yes , she had given that bag to her daughter , and it had contained such chocolates . |
| 21 | The attitude of the Bench to past proposals for the reform of the criminal law did not suggest that their judgment in such a matter was reliable , and those Government supporters in Parliament who had given most study to the matter were unanimously in favour of abolition . |
| 22 | It appeared that The Smiths thought they had given enough exposure to James and that Factory were now taking advantage of the situation . |
| 23 | The words , spoken casually , had given another shake to the kaleidoscope , entirely altering the pattern her mind had grown used to . |
| 24 | Even where elected representatives are aware of the vote-catching potential of courting the ethnic communities , they have given little thought to the educational implications of their policies , and even less effort to ensure that the policies are implemented . |
| 25 | Then at last he said : ‘ Gentlemen — and ladies , pardon me — I have given much thought to these matters and I wish to say here in confidence to you , that while there remains between myself and many of those present differences of interpretation as to what is really occurring in Europe at this moment , despite this , as to the main points that have been raised in this house , I am convinced , gentlemen , convinced both of their justice and their practicality . ’ |
| 26 | She/he is also looking for initiative and indications that you have given some thought to what the job will involve . |
| 27 | ‘ So you have given some thought to the kind of man I am , have you ? ’ he asked with silky satisfaction . |
| 28 | But Scottish Homes have given this job to Scottish land on a yearly basis . |
| 29 | The received opinion among veterinary surgeons who have given any thought to the role of John Hunter in the early life of the Veterinary College agrees with the statement expressed in 1831 by Youatt , that Hunter was the ‘ life and soul ’ of the founding and development of the London Veterinary College . |
| 30 | I do not know whether Conservative Members have given any thought to what the present discount system is likely to do — it is more likely to accelerate the disintegration of the family than to bring people together . |