Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] give [pers pn] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mind you , it 's not sunbathing or badminton I have in mind but planting — what more satisfying thing is there to do in the garden than to plant bulbs , or a tree or shrub to give you joy for years to come . |
| 2 | It is impossible to indicate all the humanly important matters that literature gives us knowledge of … . |
| 3 | Second , he says that Jesus gave them power over unclean spirits , and that when they were under pressure the Spirit of their Father would speak within them ( 11:20 ) . |
| 4 | The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and Orchestra , conducted by John Pryce-Jones , are on hand with the Overture to The Yeoman of the Guard and selections of favourite numbers from The Mikado , The Pirates of Penzance , Iolanthe and The Gondoliers : and the New Sadler 's Wells Opera Orchestra with soloists and chorus give us items from Ruddigore and HMS Pinafore . |
| 5 | Anarchy was over and there now began the reign of one of the strongest kings ever to rule England , one whose territories and titles gave him authority over a great part of north-western Europe . |
| 6 | If Althusser gave us history without a subject , Habermas gives us subjects without history . |
| 7 | The young were living mostly in exile , but exile gave them possibilities of which they had seldom dreamed before . |
| 8 | Parys " put himself at the disposal of " Prime Minister Jan Olszewski , which was interpreted as a resignation offer , but Olszewski gave him leave of absence , appointing Romuald Szeremietiew , Parys 's deputy , as acting Defence Minister . |
| 9 | His business grew as Parliament gave him control of a number of ironworks , including the former royal ironworks in the Forest of Dean . |