Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] give [pers pn] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British Employers ' Confederation , for example , had no strong views on the matter , the NFOAPA vaguely opposed compulsory retirement , and only the Fabian Society had given it much thought : they proposed an interesting ‘ double-decker ’ scheme , involving payment of 10s 0d per week as in the existing system , and ‘ adequate ’ pensions on retirement . |
| 2 | Is the autopsy going to give us much idea when Angela Morgan died — I mean within a day or so ? ’ |
| 3 | It ill becomes a foreigner to look in and pontificate on a short visit but it seemed to me that Australia as a rich country had given them only material goods , which merely sapped their self-sufficiency and their self-respect . |
| 4 | Something about the fact that this chap stammered gave me more confidence . |
| 5 | His short visit has given him much information about the courses but , more importantly , he now has an intimate feeling of how these young men and women , drawn from all walks of life , are trained . |