Example sentences of "[noun sg] and to give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ceremonies were designed to renew the king 's vitality , to reaffirm his rule and to give an opportunity for all the nomes of districts in the land to reswear allegiance to him . |
| 2 | The UK wants the citizens of its colony to be involved in settling their future and to give their legislators the final word on any deal . |
| 3 | The main function of the passive in English and in a number of other languages is , as already mentioned , to avoid specifying the agent and to give an impression of objectivity . |
| 4 | The British Museum agreed to get him a permit and to give him a grant , in return for any antiquities he might discover . |
| 5 | His decision to repeal them followed , according to the state news agency , a request to do so from the government of the new Prime Minister Taher al-Masri [ see p. 38311 ] , to be in line with moves " to continue building our democratic march and to give greater political freedoms " . |
| 6 | In a case where the driver 's option is to be explained to him under section 8(2) , the driver should be told that if he exercises the right to have a replacement specimen taken under section 7(4) , it will be for the constable to decide whether that specimen is to be of blood or urine and , if the constable intends to require a specimen of blood to be taken by a medical practitioner , the driver should be told that his only right to object to giving blood and to give urine instead will be for medical reasons to be determined by the medical practitioner . |
| 7 | The bankruptcy of the plaintiff in an action which the trustee might maintain for the benefit of the creditors does not cause the action to abate if , within such reasonable time as the court orders , the trustee elects to continue the action and to give security . |
| 8 | When the trustee does not elect to continue the action and to give security , the defendant may use the bankruptcy as a defence ( s 49 of the 1984 Act ) . |
| 9 | I promise to do my best to be obedient to God , to my parents and to the Brownie Law and to give happiness to somebody every day . |
| 10 | A Supervisor of Broadcasting ( Mr John Grist , who has long experience at senior level in broadcasting and television ) has been appointed to work directly on behalf of the Committee and to give directions on its behalf when urgent action is required . |
| 11 | We need time to examine fully the findings of the Select Committee and to give our response . |
| 12 | Leading journalists covering the particular sport were invited to attend the lunch and to give their views on how the sponsorship could best benefit the sport and on how they would like to be kept in the picture . |
| 13 | The intention in discussing this second class of mufti , the " important provincial muftis or , more strictly , muderris/muftis , is essentially simply to point out their existence and to give a very rough idea of the nature of the class and of the sort of men who held these posts . |
| 14 | If , in the age of the Enlightenment , a transcendent religious authority no longer provides an objective sanction for men 's deeds and a punishment of their misdeeds , and if a common belief in such an authority is no longer there to provide the theatre with a cultural-religious function and to give unity to its public , then that authority must be replaced by the voice of individual conscience . |
| 15 | It has , however , become the habit to assume that Central Office is of little importance immediately after an election and to give the chairman 's job to some minor figure in the party , replacing him later with someone of greater stature . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll give you letters of introduction saying you 're a writer and to give you any help you need . ’ |
| 17 | The beef herd proved the breed 's ability to thrive on modest feeding and to give high killing-out percentages in all age groups , and gradually the beef traits increased in importance until it became a single-purpose beef breed . |
| 18 | Furthermore , certain commercial practices such as ‘ meeting competition clauses ’ , ‘ most favoured nation ’ ( MFN ) clauses , and tie-ins that release the buyer if she can find a lower price supplier elsewhere can serve both to ensure information-sharing about discounts and price-cutting and to give ( in the case of MFN clauses ) an incentive not to cut price ( see Salop , 1985 ) . |
| 19 | It aims to bring the best of Kenya 's young biological scientists and , at a different level , the children from surrounding communities , to a variety of purpose-designed training and educational programmes on site and to give them the experience of seeing wildlife being managed alongside the traditional keeping of domestic stock . |
| 20 | Now , before speaking to that person , whether your boss or partner , ask your mentor to inspire you and to tell you the right time , to choose the right place and to give you the right words and the correct approach — and to help the other party accept what you have to say . |
| 21 | ‘ This is endorsed by our experience in the market place where employers are using more temporary staff while assessing the strength of recovery and to give themselves greater flexibility , ’ she added . |
| 22 | After the rug has been clipped , it is washed to remove any dirt that may have been collected during the weaving process and to give the pile its particular " finish " . |
| 23 | " But is it really likely , sir , that the call was intended to delay the finding of the body and to give the killer time to replace the keys ? admittedly Mrs. Bidwell could be expected to be first in the Biology Department this morning when she put out the clean coats . |
| 24 | The more timid personalities must be encouraged to take charge and to give orders . |
| 25 | To ensure continuity and to give more necessary practice ( further consolidation ) , appropriate homework or a task should be given at the end of each lesson , or at least once or twice a week , depending on the amount of time the student is able or prepared to give up to home study . |
| 26 | Needless to say , in a complex modern government that was usually a simplification , but one which served two powerful purposes : to sustain popular confidence in his leadership and to give the state itself a clear sense of direction . |
| 27 | These include requiring a Court before giving a custodial sentence to consider a report by the probation service and to give reasons for such a sentence , except for the most serious offences ; also to satisfy itself that the offence was serious enough to justify the use of custody . |
| 28 | I chose a situation close to a hedgerow and was soon scouting around for logs or pieces of wood to cover the trench and to give some sort of protection against shrapnel . |
| 29 | A new defence doctrine began to take shape at the same time : it was intended to be non-offensive in character and to give other states no reason to fear for their security , notwithstanding the immense size of Soviet armed forces and the perceptions of those forces that were entertained particularly in Europe . |
| 30 | The first step in the proceedings taken by a defendant is now governed by Ords 12 and 13 and has two functions — to acknowledge that he has been served with the writ and to give the plaintiff notice that he intends to defend the proceedings . |