Example sentences of "give [pos pn] [noun pl] for " 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 | She praised the gallantry , determination and sense of duty of the servicemen and women who had given their lives for their country . |
| 3 | Also , most appointees on public bodies are given their jobs for a set number of years , so it could be some while before changes filtered through . |
| 4 | All at once Jehan realised that Jehana had not yet given her reasons for consenting to betrothal with Alexei . |
| 5 | And Julie Goodyear — Coronation Street 's Bet Gilroy — has given her earrings for a separate celebrity sale in aid of Romanian children . |
| 6 | I 'll give my reasons for voting against this budget . |
| 7 | Media Vision Technology Inc , making multimedia products in Fremont , California got its initial public offering of 1.75m shares , 1m of them new , away at $26.25 a share ; it did not give its plans for the $25m or so net proceeds . |
| 8 | It appeared Mary would give her eye-teeth for a cup of tea with two sugars . |
| 9 | Many British teachers would cheerfully give their eye-teeth for facilities and activities which the visionaries write off as unsuccessful . |
| 10 | Let Dr McNab give his reasons for saying that cholera is spread by the drinking of infected water ! " |
| 11 | The confirmation came within seconds , along with details of the Orders Group , at Which the Commanding Officer would give his instructions for this , the longest M2 bridge built by the regiment in recent years . |
| 12 | He 'd give his ears for a bike of his own . |
| 13 | I 'll have you to a widow in recompense that you should give me thanks for and make you seven years younger , and a rich one . |
| 14 | I give my apologies for not being able to be present myself . |
| 15 | ( 2 ) 5.18(2) confers the right on an applicant , licence-holder , objector or complainer who appeared at the hearing to request that the board give their reasons for their decision in writing . |
| 16 | Each quarterly presentation is allocated half a day ; Iveco 's directors explain the results for the previous quarter and give their projections for the rest of the year . |
| 17 | ‘ Just give her liquids for a time , ’ he said and dropped his professional air . |
| 18 | Friends often give her shells for her collection |
| 19 | William Temple , the future Archbishop of Canterbury , then Bishop of Manchester , fat , jolly , eloquent , and philosophical , should be the chief missioner and give his talks for a week in the university church , Great St Mary 's . |
| 20 | ‘ If I throw names at you , ’ he said , ‘ give your reasons for or against . ’ |
| 21 | I think I 'm gon na have to give my apologies for tomorrow night . |
| 22 | Before this , I had got someone else to give my lectures for me , because most people could not understand my voice . |
| 23 | " I wish to give her instructions for tomorrow 's meals . |
| 24 | The partners should resist the temptation to give their reasons for deciding to exercise the power . |
| 25 | Clustered in the corner of an airless photographic studio , five worried mothers are discussing what to give their children for dinner . |
| 26 | He declines even to give his reasons for his refusal . |
| 27 | He went on to give his reasons for calling this special meeting . |
| 28 | The resistance of Ulster had not been created by British Unionists and could hardly be said to depend on them , but the knowledge of support was certainly useful to Carson and Craig in giving their plans for rebellion an official look . |
| 29 | There was quite a scrum of people at the bar giving their orders for large post-prandial brandies and ports and the commissionaire waved me through . |
| 30 | No unpleasantness seems to have been caused , but in one instance the opposition went home giving their names for the records . |