Example sentences of "given [noun] to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 This has given rise to speculation about the origins of such territorial units and the rationale behind the siting of cemeteries .
2 THE acoustics at the Anglican Cathedral have often given rise to speculation about its suitability for Philharmonic concerts .
3 Ever since the Industrial Revolution created a mass urban society , the conditions of the poorest city dwellers have given rise to anxiety among the better off .
4 The consistent failure to implement findings has given rise to cynicism regarding research .
5 He was given instructions to taxi to the holding point for runway 26 and subsequently took off normally at 1202 hrs .
6 Figure 4.3 includes the test results for a pair of groups given pre-exposure to saccharin before being conditioned and tested with milk .
7 Up in the dome , the uncoupling of the private car had given way to speculation about whether the northern lights would oblige : the weather was right , apparently .
8 By the time the studio came to make The Titfield Thunderbolt ( 1953 ) , about a village 's attempt to preserve their branch line against nasty entrepreneurs who have set up a bus service , gentle anarchy has given way to nostalgia for Olde England .
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