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

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1 This meant that in order to have a measure of subjective risk for a situation it was necessary to have subjects give ratings in each case .
2 Should preference be given to producing a smooth text with typical but semantically less precise conjunctions , or should the translator give priority to ‘ meaning ’ by opting for an equally varied array of conjunctions with precise meanings ?
3 DOES THE STATUTE GIVE RISE TO AN ACTION FOR DAMAGES ?
4 Marie felt her legs give way beneath her , she sat down on the edge of the pavement , feet in the gutter , doubled-up , sick and winded as if someone had punched her in the stomach .
5 She felt her legs give way , her body collapsing to the floor .
6 Meredith felt her legs give way , and lost her balance , but Lucenzo snaked out a hand and caught her expertly , firmly pushing her against the hatch and holding her there while she regained her equilibrium .
7 A Mattel Kriss-Kross mountain bike with stabilisers had caught his neck , when he looked up , and brought him to the ground yet it was the red and yellow tractor which applied the pressure that made his neck give way with an awful crack .
8 Will the Department give priority to the development of those roads in future planning ?
9 She saw Garry give Benny a large hammer .
10 The general sense of dog would of course give rise to anomaly in 26 , because of the rule of maximisation .
11 It will be argued subsequently that the present forms of science and technology will in any case give rise to structural unemployment .
12 If the force is to be linked with the Regular Army , legislation must come before the House to make employers give leave of absence .
13 Though should such attitudes give rise to negative responses in others , they may then be challenged and with adult maturity undergo some real and positive modification .
14 The press agent succeeded by having Rockefeller give money to charity .
15 The obvious question to ask would be : why do mice give birth to mice and elephants to elephants ?
16 At the skilled end , people who have more experience , he 's done a lot to help erm companies give shares to their employees and companies that are prepared to be innovative erm there 's quite a lot in this erm for them .
17 His Lordship must needs give consent .
18 Was Mario Ángel already born then , or did Rosalli give birth to him afterwards ? ’
19 On what basis should the Vendors give warranties :
20 Do you , do you happen to know , will this service give benefit advice as well , because the , the budget which introduced a , an allowance of a kind for , for child care , is actually quite complicated , and , and it 's kind of er , an amount of income which can be disallowed before Family Credits are calculated and it , it , it involves a new kind of benefits trap as well , and I can see people needing quite a lot of advice about how to get it , and , and when not to get it and so on .
21 She could not stand the thought of having a she-cat which would one day give birth to a large litter in her nice clean home and she did not wait to find out whether or not she-cats could be neutered .
22 So easily , Creggan , may an eagle give way to weakness .
23 A JUDGE 'S refusal to let undercover police officers give evidence behind a screen at the trial of 19 Manchester United fans was upheld in the High Court yesterday .
24 There was no foothold and Maggie gave a cry of fear as she too felt the ground give way beneath them as they slid over the edge towards the lake .
25 And what image did the media give Tanzanians of their country as a cultural entity ?
26 ( The fact that no answer can be given to those questions poses a more serious one : ‘ Did the tribunal give reasons for its decision ? ’ )
27 Will France give oversight of its fiscal policy to Germany ?
28 So despite the threats why did Mr Allen give evidence ?
29 So despite the threats why did Mr Allen give evidence ?
30 Every one of her senses sharpened to its utmost Gina entered a world as unreal and beautiful as Tivoli itself , mindlessly letting conscious thought give way to pure sensation , as his voice caressed her ears with words which could only be endearments , husky and broken .
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