Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun] [conj] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ironically , it was the Government which he partly blamed for the affair that gave him the chance to return to work after retirement . |
| 2 | At the first sign of the emotional see-saw that life so often presents , you go scurrying off for the goodies that give you comfort . |
| 3 | It is important to remember that it was Alexander 's all-consuming passion for the theatre that gave him the determination to find out the cause of his hoarseness . |
| 4 | The architect and his wife would put Eric up for the night and give us both a delicious dinner , the Signora exercising just the degree of chaperonage that was considered desirable at that time . |
| 5 | Realizing the kicks that many men get out of listening to women mouthing obscenities , he set up a unique telephone service to cater for the need and gave it the name Just Filmz Inc . |
| 6 | Section 4(1) of the Police Act 1964 states that it is the duty of every police authority to secure the maintenance of an adequate and efficient police force for the area and gives it certain responsibilities in relation to the establishment , buildings and equipment . |
| 7 | Hilbert leant towards Lewis when he told him about the will and gave him a pat on the knee . |
| 8 | A book covering the area you 're interested in will tell you about the terrain and give you an idea as to whether or not your walking companions will be physically able to tackle the route(s) . |
| 9 | She came back through the kitchen and gave him the torch . |
| 10 | So whi what I 'm trying to say to you is that you should have four sides of written text , whether it 's on two pages , three or four What I will do is go through the headings and give you a very brief description of that so that you know roughly what 's in them . |
| 11 | before he was married his employer pictures off the wall and gave them to him |
| 12 | His Dad pulled the arrow off the door and gave it to him . |
| 13 | He had taken her off the streets and given her a home because he was besotted with her ; the home that Sarah 's mother had kept clean and cheerful even when her health was failing . |
| 14 | If it had not been for Elizabeth taking her in off the streets and giving her a home , then Tilly 's own life would have been empty . |
| 15 | Former Northern champion Degnan is taking kids off the streets and giving them a dream to fight for . |
| 16 | He nodded at the reply he heard , took off the headset and gave it to me . |
| 17 | I used to have to go back up , after the supper and give her the and I had to go back up and turn London 's Burning on then I used to have to go back up to turn it off |
| 18 | In this short series , Diane will try to solve some of the problems and give you new ideas for using the garter carriage . |
| 19 | He 'll take you safely out of the country and give you a hundred thousand pounds . ’ |
| 20 | When the horn was robed she threaded back the leather of the necklace and gave it to Dreamer , who put it round his neck and tucked this frail memory of the broken boy into his furs . |
| 21 | All I considered necessary was to simplify the design of the icon and give it a different colour scheme . |
| 22 | Hop on over to the end of the road and give her a tinkle . |
| 23 | give her the benefit of the doubt and give her a fair chance . |
| 24 | A.C.G. Hastings was reprimanded by High Commissioner Girouard for using military means to effect the subjugation of the cannibal Tula tribe ; to redeem himself he volunteered to subdue the equally unruly Awok without firing a shot , and did so — by reminding them of the fate of the Tulas and giving them two hours to surrender their weapons . |
| 25 | The Senate ( upper house ) rejected the key elements of the bill when giving it a first reading on March 22 , 1991 , and conciliation between the two houses failed to resolve the issue four days later . |
| 26 | That was when they all realized acting like this was only playing into the hands of the authorities and giving them a real basis for enforcing their petty laws . |
| 27 | She took out one of the pounds and gave it to her daughter . |
| 28 | Although there are several aspects of the proposal that give us cause for concern , we have concluded that , on balance , there are insufficient planning grounds on which to justify opposing the development . |
| 29 | The Driver in the case of a light engine then goes to the telephone to inform the Signalman each end of the tunnel and give them all particulars and if blocking both lines . |
| 30 | Do n't forget that it gives us another chance to make progress in Europe this season ; success for Linfield and of course Crusaders may yet lift us away from the bottom of the ladder and give us a chance of avoiding those detested preliminary rounds . |