Example sentences of "[vb pp] and give [pers pn] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the two passengers , both women , one had turned and given them a glare , the other pretended nothing was going on . |
| 2 | The original wall survives at the base to a greater degree than we had realised and gives us a substantial footing . |
| 3 | Five minutes later , an Arab in a small blue van stopped and gave me a few kilos of tangerines . |
| 4 | Wilson found it hard to believe Mr Landor had ever written poetry , that he had ever been judged a great poet , but Miss Blagden , who had moved into the Casa Guidi for the winter , swore that he had been much admired and gave her a whole list of his published works . |
| 5 | It is very much appreciated and gives us a competitive advantage . |
| 6 | The primary purpose is to express concern for the individual involved and to give them a listening ear . |
| 7 | Er , obviously on a more serious note , er it was very disappointing that we had such a severe er downturn in profitability last year after several years of steadily rising profits , and so what I want to do this morning was tell you a little bit about what happened in the last part of the year , since we met at the time of the interim results presentation last September , tell you the actions that have been taken and give you a little bit of insight as to where we stand at the present time . |
| 8 | Now she saved her animus largely for the council , which seemed unfair , since it had permitted her to buy for almost nothing the house which her mother had rented and given her a grant for improvements . |