Example sentences of "give [det] [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Given that reference to Hansard was permissible , the taxpayers ' appeal was allowed . |
| 3 | I was simply given some down to earth instruction on techniques . |
| 4 | Until coming face to face with Midnight , Jess had never given much thought to slaves , and certainly had never considered them as being stolen . |
| 5 | It 's true , I have n't given much thought to Mummy . |
| 6 | That will give little cheer to Electroid who only today saw one of their customers , Aylesbury Automations , shed fourteen jobs … |
| 7 | We could give little presents to Jesus , like flowers or summat . |
| 8 | The Court of Appeal expressed hope that judges might give some help to juries in future about the real value of money . |
| 9 | This morning John Smith says he is saddened by John 's remarks , he thinks it will give some material to John Major , I 've got news for him , many times I 've been saddened when he 's said nowt to John Major when all the clangers he 's dropped . |
| 10 | Well well he said when he 's not there she comes home she cooks them an evening meal but she 's she she 's she 's got a p , he said she 's got ta give some time to Harriet , that 's not fair |
| 11 | ‘ The first chapter was enough , ’ snapped Mrs Frizzell indignantly , glad that she did not have to explain that she did not give much time to reading . |
| 12 | Briefly , child psychology is a luxury which only a small section of the world 's parents can afford to consider : mothers need a respite from the most urgent problems of hunger , sickness and exposure before they can give much attention to questions of personal adjustment and maladjustment . |
| 13 | ‘ We can give more time to patients who are terminally ill in an environment which is purpose built to provide the support they need . ’ |
| 14 | Eliminating skilled labour would thus give more power to management . |
| 15 | One could go further and give more weight to differences with lower sampling variability , but that takes us into confirmatory statistics and beyond the scope of this book . |
| 16 | He may give more weight to pattern than to vocabulary : how to say things rather than what to say . |
| 17 | The strict rules of evidence do not apply in arbitrations ( Ord 19 , r 5(2) , Term 3 ) , but , of course , the district judge or other arbitrator may feel that he should give less weight to evidence which is hearsay than to evidence which is direct . |
| 18 | ‘ Did you give those keys to Madge — the keys to the kiosk ? |
| 19 | During the first year we probably did n't give enough time to training . |
| 20 | The relevant legislation ( Schedule 1 , Part 2 , Trade Union and Labour Relations Act , 1974 ) and the provisions of the Code of Practice give little guidance to tribunals as to how they should approach the problem of dismissal following on a conviction , and it is to be questioned whether firm guidelines would be beneficial . |
| 21 | But before you jet off to soak up sun and sangria , or cruise around the Norfolk Broads give some thought to security . |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't see how anybody can pick up a guitar nowadays and not give some credit to Jimi Hendrix because , at the time — people do n't remember this — but at the time he came out , people were ready to give up the guitar and go onto other instruments . |
| 23 | I do n't see how anybody can pick up a guitar nowadays and not give some credit to Jimi Hendrix |
| 24 | The fall in population did not , however , mean a general decline in economic activity ; rising wages may have served to increase consumption and give some stimulus to production , and it is worth noting that even the magnate class , which was more likely to suffer from the changed balance of power between land and labour through declining rent rolls and higher payments of wages was still able to invest considerable sums in new building during Richard II 's reign . |
| 25 | ‘ Industrial democracy ’ on the other hand is a term which is generally taken to refer to particular practices of management already operating in certain capitalist economies ( e.g. West Germany ) or specific proposals such as those of the Bullock Committee ( Bullock , 1977 ) , practices and proposals which give some role to workers or their representatives in enterprise decision-making , but which are not necessarily linked to the overall social planning of the economy in the interests of working people . |
| 26 | But if I give some names to Mr next week I think yes well I 've got them at the music later today so I can ask them then . |
| 27 | Give this message to others in a brief , clear way : ‘ I need to talk to you about office manning ’ ; ‘ I do n't want to go away this weekend ’ . |
| 28 | Give those shares to charity |
| 29 | Is he aware that that firm and many other people feel that the Governments of other countries in Europe give more assistance to manufacturers to sell to eastern Europe and the Soviet Union than do the British Government ? |
| 30 | The individual will work less and give more hours to leisure , but this is not what he or she originally wished to do , and his or her satisfaction or welfare is thus reduced . |