Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun sg] and give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , before speaking to that person , whether your boss or partner , ask your mentor to inspire you and to tell you the right time , to choose the right place and to give you the right words and the correct approach — and to help the other party accept what you have to say . |
| 2 | ‘ However I wanted to race in Ireland and I was frustrated when the Lisburn club came back to me a few days after I had signed up for the French meeting and gave me the full details . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , Kenneth Branagh has saddled up the old warhorse and given it new colours . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , Kenneth Branagh , actor , director and entrepreneur , has saddled up the old warhorse and given it new colours . |
| 5 | Meet the new breed of enchantress , the spell-binding women who are taking the male bastille and giving it some earthily female perspective . |
| 6 | After gingerly retrieving his whistle from the offending item and giving it a quick clean-up , McNally was immediately called on to blow it when he awarded a drop goal after a free-kick . |
| 7 | ‘ I would expect them to do the honourable thing and give me my job back . ’ |
| 8 | The press picked up the story the following day and gave it wide coverage . |
| 9 | We will restore public control of the National Grid and give it new duties and powers to ensure the long-term security of electricity supplies . |
| 10 | ‘ Perhaps I will phone the National Front and give them Changez 's name , eh ? |
| 11 | The teachers , however , decided that we needed to be kept busy over the long weekend and gave us lots of work to do . |
| 12 | All of these guidelines , many of them well-intentioned and prepared with care , have been aimed at making primary schools fulfil a predetermined function — to prepare young children for the secondary stage and to give them enthusiasm for learning . |
| 13 | Luke ignored the heavy sarcasm and gave her a cool look . |
| 14 | She walked out of the front door and gave it a satisfying slam behind her . |
| 15 | Yep … thanks Chappie … you helped pull us back into the big time and gave us a lot of enjoyment ( even when you fell over when trying to control the ball : - ) . |
| 16 | She stood there like a dark messiah with some unseen flock before her , and Pete could n't help but begin to assemble shapes out of the grainy darkness and to give them solidity and movement . |
| 17 | But I could n't yet leave the phone and dash into the other room and give it to Sally . |
| 18 | ‘ They are such good supporters , we decided to make them an introductory offer on the new wallpaper and give them a helping hand to put it up , ’ said Boro marketing manager Mitch Hatfield . |
| 19 | As usual when we entered a church together , I dipped my finger in the holy water and gave you a drop from my fingertips , so that we could cross ourselves together , like a novio and novia . |
| 20 | She accused the widow of stealing her husband 's love away from her by dosing the milk of the dead cow and giving it to him to drink . |
| 21 | ‘ Anyway the woman in the bus saw his picture in this evening 's paper , told the local bobby and gave him the boy 's uncle 's address which the lad had passed on to her the previous evening . |