Example sentences of "given to [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The agricultural export economy was not regarded as needing a skilled workforce and little priority was given to schooling for the majority of the population . |
| 2 | Scholars and gentlemen were much given to complaining of the venality and corruption of stationers , but Martyn was to a large extent an exception . |
| 3 | Such a committee might also help to satisfy those who are given to complaining about the choice of hymns . |
| 4 | In the Morning Star , a newspaper not given to writing about the rich and over-privileged , Stewart Lane wrote |
| 5 | In Year I of the core subject of Information Systems , therefore , emphasis is given to creating within the student the facility for gathering information efficiently , analysing it systematically and acting on it effectively using clear , concise communication techniques . |
| 6 | He was the butler , a gentleman full of his own importance and not usually given to conversing with the lower servants . |
| 7 | Sufficient time needs to be given to listening to the answer and then to prayer and ministry to meet the needs another member has . |
| 8 | Time given to listening to the parents ' point of view at an early stage and to reducing their anxieties by giving well-founded information can be helpful in arranging a placement which satisfies them . |
| 9 | Paxford was a ‘ character ’ , given to looking on the black side of every passing scene , and to lugubrious murmurings of ‘ Abide with Me ’ and other hymns while he toiled . |
| 10 | She has been so strange , a sullen , lumpy girl , given to peering in the mirror and walking despondently in and out of empty rooms , scorning experiences and emotions . |
| 11 | Consideration to be given to incorporating in the playing conditions fielding circles , team identification and white balls . |
| 12 | A number of the male houses were little better ; the Benedictine house of Sele had a non-resident prior in the 1460s who was given to selling off the moveable goods to keep up his life style . |