Example sentences of "given [pron] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was one about a fortnight ago , and would have given my ears for the sort of civilian committee , and the methods that they 're using here , compared with the ones I saw in London . |
| 2 | This is perhaps not unexpected , given their reverence for the past and their long tradition of scholarship and collecting stretching back over several millennia . |
| 3 | Watkins LJ gave the principal judgment in the Divisional Court and upheld the application on the ground that the Minister had not given his reasons for the decision not to make a reference and that this was ‘ irrational ’ . |
| 4 | Given his admiration for the scientific achievements of Galileo and Harvey , it is no surprise that Hobbes shares their methodological ideas . |
| 5 | It had given us stability for the past forty years . |
| 6 | When we arrived half an hour later , all the canoes were unloaded from the trailer and we were all kitted-out with a helmet and life-jacket and given our canoe for the day . |