Example sentences of "the [noun pl] give [pers pn] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Poor Mangan , ’ Father Poole would sigh , ‘ the street-arabs gave him an awful time — and I was one of them , God forgive me . ’ |
| 2 | Part of the mystique associated with a mature instrument is how the years give it an individuality and a sonic thumbprint of its own , and it 's still very early days for this one . |
| 3 | The lawyers gave me an inventory . |
| 4 | Indeed Michael Blair did it full justice several times last night and who says Josef Locke was n't standing in the wings giving it an envied ear … |
| 5 | Suspended from duty , the police gave him an internal trial . |
| 6 | In his absence , the Socialists gave him an ultimatum : he should hand over to the Communists . |