Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [art] [noun] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | I had wondered why the two men were n't on deck , but one look through the window gave me my answer . |
2 | But JUSt as it IS proper for me to look back to my wedding day as assurance that I am really married , so it is proper to look back to my baptism as a mark given me by the Holy Spirit that I am really born again in Christ , and to the eucharist as a pledge that I do partake of his life , feed on him , and shall in the last day share his resurrection . |
3 | NICRA also had a reasonable complaint that the lateness of the ban gave them no time to negotiate amy alternative date or route . |
4 | So wherever you 're driving , the European Car of the Year gives you the best of both worlds . |
5 | With the conquest of Normandy , however , Philip-Augustus gained control of a long stretch of coastline opposite England , from which he could also ‘ oversee ’ Brittany , while access from the mouth of the Seine gave him a means of developing trade and a wider market . |
6 | You also get a key which holds the other half of the sensor ; pressing the key against the sensor gives you access to your machine . |
7 | But many will be encouraged : IBM 's entry into a market gives it added credibility , and usually makes it grow even faster . |
8 | There simply was n't enough stock in the shops to give them any real choice . |
9 | ‘ I used to dream that one day they would call out for a 10-year-old from the audience to give them a hand . |
10 | Finally , remember that fishing from a punt gives you a tremendous advantage . |
11 | We can employ our talent around the world to give us news across a much wider perspective . |
12 | The Holy Spirit is that part of the deity given us to enable us to pray . |
13 | One final point I would make is is that there has been a a little bit of an impression given I think in some comments this morning that we have a a virtual free for all as regards the availability of agricultural land and er the marked change that it has been said to occur since nineteen eighty . |
14 | Asa had flown bi-planes like the Italian Fiat Falco and the British Gloucester Gladiator , hopelessly out-classed by the opposition , only his superior skill as a pilot giving him an edge . |
15 | The gunner of the Fox gave me the final two fingers and I knew the third finger was coming up which meant the " K " gun would be right in my starboard earhole , I put my finger lip and gave the impression I was going to land , whereupon all the Foxes — by this time four or live of them — were given a signal by the leader , and they all turned on their backs and headed where they wanted me to follow . |
16 | What new commercial freedoms does the advent of the microchip give us ? |
17 | The girl behind the counter gave him eight £1 coins . |
18 | The rounded rectangle of my little window on the world gave me a television picture of the site . |
19 | ‘ Quite so and your reference to the window gives you the measure of the man . ’ |
20 | Listening to news from home on the BBC gave us a real sense of belonging again . |
21 | FLAW ( Foreign Languages at Work ) grew dramatically and there is no doubt that the quality of the award combined with its flexibility and relevance to the workplace gives it value to both employees and employers . |
22 | I mean what it needs it that random pixel degradation across the page to give you back the letterpress look . |
23 | Moscow was also offended by the refusal of the Anglo-Americans to give her a share in controlling the German industrial heartland , the Ruhr , which lay in the British zone . |
24 | Being in the right place at the right time is all important in fishing , and living on the doorstep of the river gave me the advantage . |
25 | This has certainly led to a freeing of the body to give it a greater range of movement . |
26 | As usual , the sound of the shooting gave you no clear picture of what was happening ; the bursts , however heavy , and the ragged , irregular intervals between them were quite meaningless . |
27 | The Discovery is the first ever gas cooker to have a hotplate with ‘ Gas Powered Discs ’ a revolutionary new concept developed by Moffat that actually places a Disc above the flame to give you the controllability you expect from gas plus an unheard of level of cleanability . |
28 | There is no harm in definition of terms provided this is given simply and in sufficient detail without embarrassment in the person giving it . |
29 | We pressed on down the Gulf and after an hour or so my radio lad in the back gave me a chit — " The Argosy has been found , return to Bahrain " — and so , led by the squadron commander , John A. MacDonald commanding No 55 at that time , we were led back to Bahrain . |
30 | There was time when they had to bribe er , give some sort of er incentive to the foreman to give them a good time , then it was the shop stewards who would give the workers to the management who will do the o overtime . |