Example sentences of "give [noun] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Undergraduates were also given groups of consonants and asked to recall as many as possible in their correct position after various time delays . |
| 2 | For instance , the chairman of an Italian company that Morton acquired in the 1970s has been given responsibility for adhesives throughout the region . |
| 3 | Under LMS , where governing bodies are given responsibility for matters that affect health and safety , they will be potentially liable for any offences against the 1974 Health and Safety Act caused by their decisions . |
| 4 | It was more closely mapped in the new Regulations for Further Education in 1946 , with Local Education Authorities given responsibility for initiatives in conjunction with the universities and voluntary bodies . |
| 5 | The findings of the study , establishing a link between between pollution and chest and lung problems , has given support to communities throughout the country fighting for compensation . |
| 6 | Rebel forces in Ethiopia have given permission for tons of food to be taken to thousands of starving people on the edge of death in the famine-hit country . |
| 7 | Not being given money for sweets . |
| 8 | And Horsley had given money to miners ' families during the 1984–5 strike . |
| 9 | We 've given money to organisations like the RSPB , Greenpeace , the Woodland Trust and Working Weekends on Organic Farms . ’ |
| 10 | Well I think any change from one system , a total system like rates , to another total system like the Community Charge er would have given rise to misgivings . |
| 11 | This has given rise to fears that the electoral process in the US has become corrupted , as money increasingly ‘ buys ’ political influence through elaborate election campaigns that concentrate power in hands of a ‘ small monied minority ’ [ Alexander ] . |
| 12 | The white-painted Land Rovers had clear UN marking and the attack has given rise to fears that Serb forces have targeted British troops . |
| 13 | This embraces all overseas companies , but in practice this has not given rise to difficulties . |
| 14 | Secondly , that transfer must have given rise to rights in the individual who makes it . |
| 15 | The increasing domestic and industrial use of a number of stable chlorine-containing compounds has given rise to claims that these compounds may diffuse upwards into the stratosphere where they are dissociated by solar radiation to yield atoms of chlorine which act to destroy ozone through a complex chain of chemical reactions ( Crutzen , 1974 ; Molina and Rowland , 1974 ) . |
| 16 | Many churchmen , however , have not been happy with these developments , which have given rise to schisms threatening enough to warrant the Pope 's visit . |
| 17 | Financial collapses , major frauds , litigation , environmental responsibility , all have understandably given rise to demands for companies to strengthen their control over their business and their public accountability . |
| 18 | But the procedures for establishing relief are cumbersome and have given rise to delays in settling a Name 's tax liability . |
| 19 | Over the years WACC has given scholarships to persons who needed training as documentalists . |
| 20 | He was given £100,000 in damages , more than a testimonial at Elland Road would ever have reaped . |
| 21 | After years spent under the thumb of finance ministries , an increasing number have been given independence from politicians . |
| 22 | A question might arise as to whether spectators can be given directions under sections 12 or 14 , or be guilty of offences of failing to comply with such conditions . |
| 23 | Local governments also possess very different degrees of policy-making and financial autonomy ; and a historically given separation of powers may still significantly affect the cohesion of the state . |
| 24 | Even when people could give money to relatives , it has never been obvious that they should do so , whatever other circumstances obtain . |
| 25 | I 'm backing Back To The Planet because when you play their tapes on your Walkman it makes you give money to tramps . |
| 26 | IT IS shameful that some people are saying Britain should not give sanctuary to refugees from the civil war in Yugoslavia . |
| 27 | Although mayonnaise can give spice to sandwiches , pancake fillings , dips , jacket potato toppings as well as salads , dieters usually resist as just one tablespoon ( 15g ) of ordinary mayonnaise contains 108 calories . |
| 28 | Furthermore , confidence in the exchange value of the dollar was essential since it provided the bulk of the reserve assets in the system : any devaluation of the dollar would give rise to fears that it might be devalued again , and hence there would be a reluctance to hold dollars as a reserve currency . |
| 29 | The agreement will usually contain provisions requiring the acquirer to notify any events which may give rise to claims as soon as possible and to allow the seller to investigate and perhaps handle any third party claim . |
| 30 | As Fig. 24 illustrates , the basic pattern can give rise to others by changes in the phase difference between the stepping sequences of right and left sides . |