Example sentences of "[conj] give his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could hardly expect him to be ready to defend it , or give his life for it . |
| 2 | His hands sometimes stopped shaking long enough for him to light a fag or give his teeth the once-over with Pepsodent , but that was every other Scumday in a month with a zed in it . |
| 3 | Despite his phenomenal energy the sheer size of his dominions inevitably meant that it could be months or even years before he was free to deal with a distant crisis or give his officials the support they needed against a major local potentate . |
| 4 | He declined to explain why or to give his name on the telephone . |
| 5 | Usually a person , like the plaintiff , who suffers no special damage from a breach of the law must ask the Attorney-General either to institute proceedings or to give his consent ( in a relator action ) to the plaintiff 's proceeding . |
| 6 | 11 Do n't allow yourself to be dominated by the student who always knows , or thinks he knows , the answer or who is always asking you questions or giving his opinion on the state of the world . |
| 7 | The fact that the life tenant is domiciled in the United Kingdom when he dies or gives his life interest away is irrelevant . |
| 8 | Exasperated , I told her that given his behaviour , it was far more likely that her son would bite my dog ! |
| 9 | In France , Joffre , though discredited , was appointed Chief Military Adviser to the Government , a titular post that gave his incompetence less scope . |
| 10 | With a slow smile that gave his face quite extraordinary charm , he picked up his bowl , waved a languid hand , then turned and ambled back across the garden , his borrowings clutched ridiculously to his large chest . |
| 11 | And it was surely not merely over-confidence of his good usage here that gave his eyes that insolent green blaze , and his voice the sharp , clear edge of defiance . |
| 12 | But Bugatti was an innovator and it was his work at suspension development that gave his cars the edge over his rivals . |
| 13 | It was his sense of history , part romantic , part Christian , and his sense of American society that gave his films their dramatic and visual power . |
| 14 | It 's something that gives his performance in Glory a genuinely affecting complexity , something which suggests he may develop into an actor with some depth . |
| 15 | Professor Lapworth of Birmingham had also examined the problems and given his interpretation . |
| 16 | But not all : for black sportsmen have staked a presence in Britain , albeit a small presence , since 1777 when Bill Richmond was uprooted and given his freedom in recognition of his sporting achievements ( at this time , Walvin , 1971 , p.12 , estimates there were 15,000 blacks in London ) . |
| 17 | ‘ The person shown on television having an exchange of words with David Campese has come forward and given his account of the incident . |
| 18 | Mr Gamage declined the offer , and given his proximity to the matter , his is perhaps the most adequately balanced appraisal of ‘ Those Pistol Cases ’ that can be reached . |
| 19 | All the more surprising then that Jacob should at once comply and give his name , but that is what he does . |
| 20 | Mr Honecker evidently felt that things were going so well he could afford to relax and give his people what they wanted most : more freedom to travel to the West . |
| 21 | William Temple , the future Archbishop of Canterbury , then Bishop of Manchester , fat , jolly , eloquent , and philosophical , should be the chief missioner and give his talks for a week in the university church , Great St Mary 's . |
| 22 | Findlay , is due in today and providing he overcomes his jetlag , he could again prove the trump card and give his team a rare victory over Bury , who have already beaten them on all four occasions the two teams have met this season . |
| 23 | From the penalty spot , Rook drove into the corner for his second of the game and give his side a passage into the next round , a defeat that sees City 's interest in Cup games at an end for this season . |
| 24 | The case was subsequently dismissed but a rumour arose that Andrew Mellon had done a deal with Roosevelt , offering to build a gallery and give his collection to the nation if the administration would stop hounding him . ] |
| 25 | Instead , whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant , and whoever wants to be first must be your slave — just as the Son of Man did not come to be served , but to serve , and to give his life as a ransom for many ’ ' ( Matthew 20:25–28 ) . |
| 26 | was to die for us , he said as soon as man came not to be ministered to , but to minister and to give his soul for life , as a ransom in exchange for |
| 27 | Only that there was at least a minor cultural triumph on the terraces where Francois Aliane , celebrated French restaurateur from Edinburgh , rugby enthusiast and Scotophile , was waxing the way fans do and giving his views to a French spectator . |
| 28 | In the first set he simply was n't in the same class as his 21-year-old opponent in the huge Olympic Hall , at times pleading theatrically with Ferreira not to hit so hard , and giving his racket to a ball-boy as if to say , ‘ you have a go , you ca n't be worse than me . ’ |
| 29 | and giving his title to Macbeth . |
| 30 | The defendant has to reply in writing also within 14 days , confirming which items are agreed and at which figure , which items are not agreed and why , and giving his counter-proposals . |