Example sentences of "[prep] give them [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So with it being another student union and it being like a conference in aid of the homeless and that , I did n't really want to sort of give them a load of grief so I suggested about sixty pounds . |
| 2 | grading , instead of giving them a pay rise they get |
| 3 | He saw the children on the road and thought of giving them a lift . ’ |
| 4 | Ah , well , it 's only a matter of giving them a cup of coffee afterwards . |
| 5 | Well you , you could do the sort of token gesture of giving them the land like they did in the past , at least that 's showing what some sort of communism |
| 6 | At the same time , I have noticed that women academics can be ruthless bullies of girl students , with the possibly laudable motive of giving them the equivalent of a good shake . |
| 7 | Well I sort of gave them a choice , do they want to nominate who does overtime or do they want to have a cat or do they want to pay , get paid less and they said they 'll get paid less . |
| 8 | One man was so overcome by the gig he jumped up next to the band and harassed the crowd into giving them a standing ovation . |
| 9 | Dealers have talked their companies ' financial administrators into giving them an advance , then have left . |
| 10 | You never know who might mistake Armstrong for a real taxi and offer me a few quid as a friendly gesture for giving them a lift . |
| 11 | The major reason given for giving them the boot was the requirement for a shit-hot pitch when the Euro championships come round in 96 . |
| 12 | sends her sincere thanks to for giving them the opportunity to hold the ball . |
| 13 | It 's not desperately moist , although certainly one of them is cracking quite a bit , and if that helps to dry it up and make it more comfortable then it 's worth giving them a soak ten minutes a day . |
| 14 | They do have considerable advantages though , and it 's worth giving them a try to see if they suit you . |
| 15 | That did n't stop the enthusiastic chaps from giving them a sneak preview of three tracks hot off the tapes , so to speak . |
| 16 | A useful way of keeping candidates to the order which suits you , apart from giving them an idea of the sequence of questioning at the top of the interview , is to preface each group of questions with an explanatory sentence or two . |
| 17 | Well if you have other applications running the reason is obvious — you are cutting them off in their prime without giving them a chance to save data or clean up any temporary files that they might be using . |
| 18 | He went on to criticize the Holy Office for acting as judge and jury when it condemned theologians without giving them an opportunity to know what they were accused of , or of responding . |
| 19 | This implication will be made upon the basis that Parliament is not to be presumed to take away parties ' rights without giving them an opportunity of being heard in their interest . |
| 20 | I mean , I think , I think that considering the work they , we ought to be looking at giving them the grant . |
| 21 | And you can only do that by giving them a sense of direction . ’ |
| 22 | Jesus used the illustration , he says , you parents , you fathers , if your children are hungry you do n't mock them by giving them a stone you give them egg , you give them bread , you give them meat , you do n't give them a scorpion , something to harm them , you do n't mock them by giving them some , something they ca n't eat ! |
| 23 | History has played a cruel joke on the Somalis by giving them a culture of internal clan divisions in a world of centralised government and bureaucracy . |
| 24 | Well , the only way you 'll do that is by giving them a copy . |
| 25 | As Debord has commented : ‘ This society signs a peace treaty with its most outspoken enemies by giving them a spot in the spectacle . ' |
| 26 | As I have said , the only way to help pensioners is Labour 's way — by giving them an increase in the state pension . |
| 27 | Throughout human history , disabled people have constantly confounded the low expectations of others , and how much better it would be for special educators to raise the expectations of disabled children and their families by giving them an understanding of this , by helping them to accept their disabled identities with pride , by helping them to understand their place in the world and their rights as well as giving them the practical skills to deal with these issues . |
| 28 | We need to offer an education that enables them to play a positive role in society by giving them the opportunity to use their talents . |
| 29 | Cope argued for a new theology in which the Creator has delegated His power to living things by giving them the ability to shape the future through their purposeful response to the environment . |
| 30 | Later , as the Shah began to get news of his own , repaid their kindness by giving them the stop press himself . |