Example sentences of "[vb base] given [pron] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've given my word to her mother that I will see to it that she does — she would n't have been allowed to come here on holiday otherwise , she would have been shut up in her mother 's apartment in Rome . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 've given my life to looking after my father and my brother . |
| 3 | I sha n't be in today as it 's Monday , but I 've given your name to Bill , the head librarian , and he 's expecting you . |
| 4 | At last , Ford and Jaguar bosses have given their backing to a spiritual successor to the E-type . |
| 5 | The family of murdered council worker Anna McGurk have given their backing to a new bill to change the bail laws . |
| 6 | In the case of Foresterhill , all the main clinical departments have given their support to the proposal — a proposal that has been drawn up by a multidisciplinary team . |
| 7 | ULSTER pensioners have given their answer to government proposals to accounts . |
| 8 | ‘ But I have given my word to la Principessa , I have said I would ask you to come with me , and you have agreed . |
| 9 | ‘ Magnificence , I have given my oath to no man . ’ |
| 10 | I have given my consent to his being in my study , but on this occasion the initiative was mine . |
| 11 | Alexei was always taken by surprise by the Yek talent for blunt speaking , ‘ That being the case , ’ he said , ‘ I am surprised you have given your consent to your daughter 's betrothal to me . ’ |