Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [conj] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mustard seed produces a shrub about eight to ten feet tall , with branches strong enough to support birds and give them shelter . |
| 2 | a thin transparent plastic coating applied to paper or board to provide protection and give it a glossy finish . |
| 3 | having seen Frank playing in our Norwegian ‘ premiership ’ — i can only say : this guy has talent and give him a couple of more years on his neck he will become a real threat to any defence . |
| 4 | The hon. Member for Northampton , North ( Mr. Marlow ) has some interesting ways of looking at the problem , but he did not look at the fact that there are proven ways of taking young people who have committed offences and giving them a chance to confront their criminality . |
| 5 | Meanwhile in August 1982 , Clark visited Allison and gave him a copy of his paper for Infection and Immunity . |
| 6 | POOLS includes all the English and Scottish football leagues , is easy to use and not only does it predict draws but gives you odds on each potential draw to make your selection easier . |
| 7 | I shall detain them with my Mariner 's ancient , emaciated claw and give them the full works . |
| 8 | The revised structure brings shift controllers out of operations support branch and gives them a reporting route directly to terminal operations manager Roy Beardall . |
| 9 | Headmaster , Mr John O'Brien , commented : ‘ It was a great surprise to everyone in our team to hear of the win , and it certainly boosted morale and gave us lots of enjoyment in distributing the Wispa bars ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ Quite out of the question till we 've seen Charles and given him his hamper … from the divine Mona . |
| 11 | In a related way , the religious morality of repealers was not merely a passive vehicle for feminist politics ; it actively empowered women and gave them the confidence to develop critical concepts . |
| 12 | We have begun to measure these trees , noting characteristics that give us clues to their genetic relationships : these trees , growing under plantation conditions , will eventually tell us whether we really have collected new genes useful to farmers who grow cocoa . |
| 13 | Chairman 's the person that can sit in with the group of people and is good in terms of receiving information from people and disseminating information and giving it back out again making sure that everybody 's being brought in so he 's a person really not not so much a leader but he will be a person who can keep the group together and can make sure that all the information flows around the group and that everybody 's getting a fair say a fair crack of the whip in terms of what 's going on in terms of orienting towards a task , so everything 's towards a task you need towards a task . |
| 14 | For all its strengths , the game has a few flaws — you ca n't drop objects or give them to another character . |
| 15 | He kissed Amelia and gave her a Christmas card . |
| 16 | What is questionable is whether Gandhi hypostasizes Religion or gives it a referential connotation in the same way as Tillich does by his use of the term Ultimate Concern . |
| 17 | teachers see it as natural justice ( comparison with colleagues reduces isolation and gives them a yardstick ) ; |
| 18 | The purpose of the Enterprise is to involve Third World countries in mining nodules and give them a share in the profits . |
| 19 | He did not accomplish much , beyond making it clear to the owners that , in return for their agreement to a national minimum , he would abandon Samuel and give them the eight-hour day ; but he was thought to have acquitted himself well . |
| 20 | I 'd meant her to lose control and give me an opportunity , but it was proving the other way around . |
| 21 | It was intended purely to acquaint us with a field of art historical research to which we had very limited access and to give us the opportunity of establishing a dialogue . |
| 22 | If you do not know what a tree or shrub is , exercise clemency and give it a year 's grace to demonstrate its worth before you turn it over to the axeman . |
| 23 | The leisure and hospitality industry can offer a wide range of careers which can develop individuals and give them qualities which can be applied to many different business disciplines . |
| 24 | A urologist diagnosed prostatitis and gave him antibiotics , which improved things for a while . |
| 25 | Sometimes , a mild painkiller is enough to ease the pain but , if it 's more of a problem , your doctor will be able to prescribe medicines or give you other advice . |
| 26 | Sometimes , a mild painkiller is enough to ease the pain but , if it 's more of a problem , your doctor will be able to prescribe medicines or give you other advice . |
| 27 | Learners are always given tasks to do whilst listening which encourages motivation and gives them a reason to listen . |
| 28 | Met Stetson and gave him an earful . |
| 29 | However , he and Earl Tostig Godwinsson [ q.v. ] were robbed by brigands on their way home , and forced to return to Rome , where Nicholas reinstated Ealdred and gave him the pallium , while insisting that he give up Worcester . |
| 30 | They began a long march back to Capel Curig with no hope of making closing time — when a touring couple took pity and gave them a lift straight to the pub . |