Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] they give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the legislation , manufacturers can claim a credit of 25 per cent of the market value for each computer they give away to schools . |
| 2 | More than any other Barbirolli recording of this period they give the listener the impression of sitting in Manchester 's Free Trade Hall at a live performance . |
| 3 | To an illiterate population they gave tangible reality to their beliefs . |
| 4 | By careful timing they gave good renderings of a number of popular tunes . |
| 5 | Like all feminists in traditional , male-oriented fields , they trade a career , and the opportunity to make some small changes in the discipline 's treatment of gender , for the scientific and social credibility they give the discipline . |
| 6 | . Like David , David and his phone , he wo n't buy it , this year they give double loss on to . |
| 7 | The civil servants ( not often wrong , but this time they gave bad advice ) wanted to remove this long example from the body of the Report , and relegate it to an appendix , or , better still , cut it out completely . |
| 8 | THE Mervyn Brown Memorial Game organising committee wishes to take this opportunity to thank the soccer public throughout the province for the tremendous support they gave to this memorable occasion and for the spontaneous and genuine reception accorded to both teams prior to the commencement of the game . |
| 9 | Many Home Helps become very fond of the elderly people they visit , often doing all kinds of extra jobs for them when they have the time , and the moral support they give to lonely old people is invaluable . |
| 10 | The backbenchers ' unrest was underlined by the rousing ovation they gave to Chancellor Nor-man Lamont at a private meeting yesterday . |
| 11 | On the second day they gave her a rubber ball attached on a long elastic thread to a wooden bat . |
| 12 | The following day they gave a home-coming party at Haddon Hall and invited many of their friends : Tony Visconti , Mary Hopkin , Lindsay Kemp , Mick Ronson , George Underwood , Freddie Barretti , Ken Scott and Mary Finnigan whom he kissed on the cheek and said , ‘ I love you , Mary . ’ |
| 13 | Only a minority of women are in a position where they have control over substantial financial resources ; however , when they do have such control they give money to their children and grandchildren in the same way that men do . |
| 14 | So too are your gestures , and the overall message they give is known as body language . |
| 15 | Or the second model they gave was the special constable either a newly recruited special or a person who is an existing special to work in the in the parish . |
| 16 | the Longbridge train was still outside at twelve six been out there , so a little bit they gave |
| 17 | the little bit they gave out the Longbridge train then they said oh know the twelve O six |
| 18 | And er the War ended as you know in November eighteen and er when the War came to an end the the Government introduced a form of service whereas if er we youngsters volunteered say if you volunteered for two year they gave you twenty pound and two months leave you see , if you volunteered for three year they gave you forty pound or was it thirty , thirty forty , and er three months leave . |
| 19 | A GREAT big thank you to the people of Liverpool , especially for the magnificent reception they gave us on the march-past on Saturday morning . |
| 20 | The experience of faith as it is lived by another people , another culture ; the enjoyment of celebrating fiestas ( and that includes the liturgy and the party afterwards ) with the people ; the experience of living amongst a people who never give up the struggle whatever happens and so challenge my own pettiness ; the graciousness of so many of them and the great welcome they gave us . |
| 21 | We never asked for these technologies , and in the long run they give us fewer choices , not more . |
| 22 | The project team think that they could carry out the further research in an additional year at an estimated cost of £20 000 , but that the chances of solving all the problems are only 30 : 70 as opposed to the 50 : 50 chance they gave the initial phase . |
| 23 | Though she 'd never worked in insurance , her potential employers thought her smiling manner and evident efficiency would equip her well for the task , particularly as she appeared a quick learner , and did well in the practical assignment they gave her during the period of the interview itself . |
| 24 | Most specialist agencies find that a good deal of the counselling and practical advice they give could as easily be provided by someone with less specialist knowledge . |
| 25 | One example they give is that of Home Office statistics on drug addicts that show only those addicts that are registered . |
| 26 | They just That was the only example they gave and said that as the word |
| 27 | I think the only reason they gave us time back was because I was going to report the prison doctor to the Board of Visitors . |
| 28 | Conceived and built as one unit they give good views of the Top and Bottom New Pieces , the Tin Shed Grounds and the Four Score Field . |
| 29 | The red robe they gave her there was the first bright colour she had worn . |
| 30 | It is not merely the gracious bow they give each other before they begin , nor the even more gracious one when she submits to the prince , sinking to the ground with head bent low . |