Example sentences of "give [pron] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is perhaps not unexpected , given their reverence for the past and their long tradition of scholarship and collecting stretching back over several millennia . |
| 2 | Do n't give them time for the |
| 3 | If Dad was alive he 'd give me money for the bike like a shot . |
| 4 | They hurt , sometimes excruciatingly , but on the deepest level of all , it is somehow ‘ all right ’ ; and out of the praise and gratitude and joy that spring from it when we can grasp it , I think that we may give ourselves permission for the more mundane , but wonderfully healing emotion of happiness . |
| 5 | Today , I would give my life for the state of Israel . |
| 6 | At the end of the debate , the House will give its support for the Prime Minister carrying on playing a full part in European evolution — an evolution about which we have been too hesitant for too long . |
| 7 | I 'll give you money for the assassin . |
| 8 | ‘ Hopefully it will give us confidence for the Dundalk match , ’ he told me . |
| 9 | It was probable that he had not , and best in any case not to go near ; soon he would miss her , want her back , and perhaps give his permission for the marriage despite all he had said to the contrary . |
| 10 | In the meditative life , we exchange the worldly things that give us delight for the full commitment of loving God above all . |
| 11 | ‘ We hereby give our consent for the purposes of Section 57(1) of the Financial Services Act 1986 to the issue of the investment advertisement attached hereto , dated and signed for the purpose of identification ’ . |
| 12 | The Government must encourage the people of Northern Ireland to give their support for the security forces by giving the correct political leadership . |
| 13 | The Anglican clergy , on the other hand , tended to rally behind the Tories , often marching to the polls en masse to give their support for the Church and Queen candidates . |
| 14 | So if you had a word with Liz I bet she 'd be delighted to give you permission for the kids to visit the old family home . ’ |
| 15 | In fact in its original Hebrew setting the shepherd referred to a totally different picture — one who actually cared for and was perhaps even prepared to give his life for the sheep , protecting them from very real danger from which they could not be expected to protect themselves . |
| 16 | Everyone feels healthier there , and so many visitors love the freshness of the high altitude , giving them appetite for the local gratin dishes , the carp and pike , the best butter in the world , light white wines like the Seyssel of Savoy — and of course the famous liqueur , Chartreuse . |
| 17 | They echo the theme set in last year 's CBI Business Agenda for the 1990s with the emphasis on controlling inflation , public spending , strengthening the Department of Trade & Industry and giving it responsibility for the National Economic Development Council and opposing a national minimum wage . |
| 18 | The headman was supposed to check the accuracy of this information before giving his permission for the butchering , and he was also expected to send copies of the permits which he had approved to the magistrate at the end of each month . |
| 19 | he was a development manager , I 've been giving 'em earache for the last year and a half , saying , you are falling behind man . |
| 20 | Given his admiration for the scientific achievements of Galileo and Harvey , it is no surprise that Hobbes shares their methodological ideas . |
| 21 | This gave them sympathy for the victims of the slave trade and slavery and , as the abolitionist John Bowring stressed , formed a strong bond of union between them . |
| 22 | These changes gave museums the right to retain what they earned , to privatise some of their services such as restaurants , publishing etc , and also gave them responsibility for the maintenance of their buildings . |
| 23 | No satisfactory answer to this problem was forthcoming meantime , but at least the situation gave them time for the main Scots foot army to come up . |
| 24 | He said : it gives me hope for the future of the planet that people can work for a solution to poverty and problems and can enjoy life at the same time . |
| 25 | To beat the World No. 1 , even in an exhibition , gives me confidence for the future . ’ |
| 26 | A source of particular vulnerability for the agencies is that in its reorganization of the water industry the 1973 Water Act gives them responsibility for the management of the great majority of sewage treatment works , which in many areas are themselves significant — often principal — sources of pollution . |
| 27 | The Wessex Regional Transfusion Centre wishes to thank those members of the staff of AEA Technology who gave their blood for the benefit of others on Tuesday , 12 and Wednesday , 13 January 1993 . |
| 28 | Roffman and Purdy have quite rightly stressed that Vidor 's traditional populism gave him sympathy for the underdog , but prevented him from moving towards any collectivist political situation . |
| 29 | Falkenhayn wavered , finally gave his permission for the new attack , and even allocated a fresh division for it . |
| 30 | He gave his life for the King , because , as I entered , Detchard pulled himself free and drove his sword into the doctor 's side . |