Example sentences of "to give a [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Ignoring accrued interest , the price that a bond has to have to give a yield to maturity of 9 per cent is given by .
2 Everywhere , his testimony was a ‘ show ’ : one that played in dentists ' surgeries to relieve the pain of extraction , in bars to give a purpose to drinking , in aeroplanes criss-crossing the country , and in television stores to crowds of people pressing against the windows .
3 We 're out to pass you really , but we we wo n't unless it 's worth it , but erm the emphasis is on trying to find something there to give a mark to sort of thing rather than the other way around .
4 Regulation 19 requires a member who is seller under a contract awaiting performance , to give a tender to LCH ( the buyer ) by the time specified in exchange rules and accompanied by such documents as my be required by those rules .
5 If advance arrangements have been made for a car to be waiting at the Hill Inn in Chapel-le-Dale to give a return to Ingleton in effortless comfort , the route followed by Three peaks walkers from Whernside 's summit is the best to adopt .
6 ‘ We 've been unable to give a name to Graham 's condition because we 're mystified by it , ’ he says .
7 It is a programme designed to add to the wealth and efficiency of the nation , to give a spur to industry and to open the way to markets . ’
8 OLDHAM are to give a debut to South African winger Jamie Bloem against Rochdale at Watersheddings on Tuesday .
9 AN INNOVATIVE project to give a voice to people who provide and receive care services takes to the stage in Cleveland tomorrow .
10 Dad often helps folks with their gardens and he is going to ask them to give a donation to Camphill Development Fund instead of giving him a present .
11 But for their own Scottish team , instead of ‘ Scotland the Brave ’ or some other suitable Scottish air to give a lift to players and spectators alike , they fell back on ‘ God Save the Queen ’ .
12 Ben jumped ashore and tied the rowboat up to the small , wooden jetty , then turned to give a hand to Peng Yu-wei who stood there , cradling a sleeping Meg in one arm .
13 In a stark and poignant phrase , he refers to God as the belly of the starving man and claims that to give food to such a man is to give a gift to God .
14 Similarly , the manager in charge of a local authority department may need to give a lead to others in defining the role and objectives of that department .
15 And he was going to give a rocket to Show-Off , whose performance on the publicity front had been absolutely dismal .
16 Another alternative for a very natural look with no effort is Clinique 's new Allover Face Lustre ( £8 ) , which gives skin radiance and can also be used to give a gleam to browbones and lips .
17 Police broke news of the tragedy to their father who was taken to nearby Newhaven to give a statement to detectives .
18 Mr Lamont aimed to give a boost to business and recovery this year while sending a clear message to the markets of the measures he — or his successor — will take to claw back borrowing .
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