Example sentences of "gives [noun sg] [prep] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr X gives Blackacre to his son . |
| 2 | Suppose that a Labour Prime Minister , A , with an overall majority gives notice of his intention to retire as soon as a new Leader is elected ( following the Wilson precedent of 1976 ) . |
| 3 | Regulation 22 declares that LCH will have no liability in respect of a tender , documents or delivery , or any matter arising under a contract , unless : ( 1 ) The member claiming against LCH gives notice of his claim by 5 pm in the afternoon of the seventh business day after that on which documents are to be taken up and paid for by the buyer ; and ( 2 ) That member refers any dispute to arbitration under the market rules and an award is made in his favour . |
| 4 | The worry that the law in text-books for students , which might be unofficial , might be applied in the decision of cases in court is well-expressed in the letter " Pastoralis " addressed to the bishop of Ely , where the pope gives voice to his concern about the use of forged decretals . |
| 5 | If Mr X gives property to his settlement there will clearly have been an element of bounty . |
| 6 | Here is this man , never previously seen doing his public duty , always seen merely roaring at the Labour Party or being interviewed like any tuppeny-ha'penny minister , now occupying the despatch-box which is the only site that gives credibility to his claim to be a prime-minister-in-waiting . |