Example sentences of "has given [noun] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A GRANDMOTHER has given birth to test-tube twins . |
| 2 | Elton , 45 , has given £500,000 to Aids organisations in Britain alone , in the last three years . |
| 3 | The early consequences have been devastating — a rapid fall in GDP , large-scale unemployment , sharply declining living standards for a large part of the population , the loss of important social rights , and the emergence of extreme inequality — and the mood that prevailed in 1989 , of entering joyfully into a £ brave new world , has given way to disillusionment and hostility . |
| 4 | But for many east Germans , the jubilation of unity night last October has given way to frustration and fear of unemployment . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | This is so because a limited accountability in terms only of satisfying employers in local authorities or inspectors of schools has given way to openness and to the multiplication of participators who claim a say in the running of education . |
| 7 | When tissue begins to react to the commensals causing inflammation , the process of colonisation has given way to infection . |
| 8 | Stone has given way to glass and concrete . |
| 9 | Although the authors in this ‘ school ’ focus on different aspects of permissive Britain , they are all united by their acceptance of the idea that previously existing moral consensus has given way to confusion and uncertainty . |
| 10 | This has given rise to speculation about the origins of such territorial units and the rationale behind the siting of cemeteries . |
| 11 | This link with the President has given rise to speculation that Mr Morrison may be acting as a pathfinder to the appointment of a special envoy . |
| 12 | The consistent failure to implement findings has given rise to cynicism regarding research . |
| 13 | Rumour and the recent closure of a similar sanctuary in Hereford a week ago has given rise to closure fears . |