Example sentences of "given [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 | In 1990 Jesse Helms defeated a black opponent in a Senate race in North Carolina after running television commercials showing imaginary whites being rejected for jobs because affirmative action had given those jobs to blacks . |
| 7 | 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 ) . |
| 8 | It appeared that The Smiths thought they had given enough exposure to James and that Factory were now taking advantage of the situation . |
| 9 | ‘ Have you given any thought to dinner ? ’ |