Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] give [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in gratitude , ‘ the old lady gave it to my father . ’ |
| 2 | Villa 's contribution to Walker 's celebrations was their worst defensive display of the season and an embarrassing individual performance by England Under-21 international Ugo Ehiogu , who failed to live up to the big pre-match build-up given him by Ron Atkinson . |
| 3 | France benefits from the continuity of its space effort , and the high priority given it by governments . |
| 4 | I mean , what help has the British Government given us for preparing for 1992 ? |
| 5 | If one decides to give away £5m to encourage the arts , I do not think that it is a very sensible way to give it to my noble friend Lord Archer , who is a very rich man already , and who gets £6,000 a year out of the pockets of taxpayers who are very much poorer than he is . ’ |
| 6 | Putting his arm around his wife 's shoulder , he added : ‘ When I came down the drive to see you I could n't think of a good reason to give you for splitting up . |
| 7 | The Macedonian royal house was deeply involved with Persia : Gygaia , the sister of Alexander I , was given in marriage to a Persian called Boubares , and they lived off the revenues of a Phrygian city given them by the Persian king ( Hdt. viii . |
| 8 | I shall definitely be at the airport to meet you and I hope to have some startling and important news to give you in person . |
| 9 | You see it likewise as your noble lord gave it to me on his deathbed . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll tell you in God 's good time , as I will about the secret instructions dear Uncle gave me at Hampton Court . ’ |
| 11 | There is a chief superintendent in RUC Headquarters whose sole responsibility is community relations , and no complaints were made about the level of managerial support given them by Easton 's senior officers , something unusual for ordinary policemen and women in the RUC , and particularly so compared to community policing sections in other forces ( Grimshaw and Jefferson 1987 ) . |
| 12 | During the two shorts months that it took to draft the White Paper , opposition could be quelled , using the new powers and wholehearted support given him by the Prime Minister . |
| 13 | As for Jessie herself , she had held her in her arms and reassured her that her Robbie would be all right , even though , from the scanty information given her by the nurse , she could n't know for sure if he would be . |
| 14 | It would be a criminal waste to give it to most women . ’ |
| 15 | How did young Bruce become Uncle Bruce , to use the saucy sobriquet given me by my ever ebullient fellow presenter Richard Wyatt . |
| 16 | The courts determined that the commissioners had exercised properly the wide discretion given them by Parliament and rejected the case . |
| 17 | I could tell he was pleased with himself but a bit scared , just like when he used to keep the half-crown Father gave him on Sundays , rather than put it on the collection plate . |
| 18 | I could n't think of a nice fellow to give it to . |
| 19 | I could n't think of a nice fellow to give it to . |
| 20 | Part of the confusion came from the unworthy pleasure given him by the prospect of holding onto his ward a little longer . |