Example sentences of "of the [noun] [conj] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this short series , Diane will try to solve some of the problems and give you new ideas for using the garter carriage . |
| 2 | He 'll take you safely out of the country and give you a hundred thousand pounds . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Soon she will come out of the shed and give her orders . |
| 5 | All I considered necessary was to simplify the design of the icon and give it a different colour scheme . |
| 6 | Helen would n't hold on to anything properly in case mosquitoes jumped out of the suitcases and gave her malaria . |
| 7 | Hop on over to the end of the road and give her a tinkle . |
| 8 | But the big news of the day that gave everyone sleepless nights was the Cuba Missile Crisis . |
| 9 | give her the benefit of the doubt and give her a fair chance . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | She took out one of the pounds and gave it to her daughter . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I took my prisoner to my secret cave on the other side of the island and gave him food and drink . |
| 18 | But then , it 's a big difference between skiing abroad and you know , like staying somewhere like Cyprus skiing in Scotland , it 's true , but I mean , it 's like the first , I mean , my dad 's typical , sort of , get to the top of the hill and give you a good shove , you know , give you one time to go down a bit slowly and then after that you just get to the top ski downhill phhhh . |
| 19 | These advanced primates had large brains and eyes at the front of the face that gave them stereoscopic forward vision . |
| 20 | What , finally , is the vital , dynamic core of the community that gives it its uniquely distinctive character ? |
| 21 | But Felix Road was n't in the main town , nor yet on the outskirts ; it was situated to the north of the city and gave its name to the acres of housing that was home to the poor , the destitute , and the dregs of humanity . |
| 22 | The ‘ base communities ’ of Latin America know more than we do about hunger and sickness , but it is study of the Bible that gives them understanding and courage to demand justice in the name of the God of justice . |
| 23 | He was not wise in the affairs of the world , nor did he wish to be : he simply challenged the normal assumptions of the world and gave his attention to eternal truths and individual souls . |
| 24 | She got out of the bath and gave herself a mental shake as she quickly towelled herself dry . |
| 25 | Seeing how low she was , Anthony decided that she needed to get out of the house and gave her reluctant permission to spend half of each day in court . |
| 26 | Baldwin showed them some of the curiosities of the house and gave them tea in the Long Gallery , which lie described with more pride than accuracy as ‘ the finest room in England ’ . |
| 27 | They take hold of the club and give it a few waggles . |
| 28 | I contacted the landowner immediately after the inquest to inform him of the result and gave him three coins , one for each of his sons . |
| 29 | The ordinary canons of construction require this court to look at the words of the section and to give them their plain and natural meaning . |
| 30 | That was wiser than she knew since it deflected her aunt from the shock of the announcement and gave her something to pursue . |