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 .
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