Example sentences of "and give his [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Professor Lapworth of Birmingham had also examined the problems and given his interpretation .
2 But not all : for black sportsmen have staked a presence in Britain , albeit a small presence , since 1777 when Bill Richmond was uprooted and given his freedom in recognition of his sporting achievements ( at this time , Walvin , 1971 , p.12 , estimates there were 15,000 blacks in London ) .
3 ‘ The person shown on television having an exchange of words with David Campese has come forward and given his account of the incident .
4 Mr Gamage declined the offer , and given his proximity to the matter , his is perhaps the most adequately balanced appraisal of ‘ Those Pistol Cases ’ that can be reached .
5 All the more surprising then that Jacob should at once comply and give his name , but that is what he does .
6 Mr Honecker evidently felt that things were going so well he could afford to relax and give his people what they wanted most : more freedom to travel to the West .
7 William Temple , the future Archbishop of Canterbury , then Bishop of Manchester , fat , jolly , eloquent , and philosophical , should be the chief missioner and give his talks for a week in the university church , Great St Mary 's .
8 Findlay , is due in today and providing he overcomes his jetlag , he could again prove the trump card and give his team a rare victory over Bury , who have already beaten them on all four occasions the two teams have met this season .
9 From the penalty spot , Rook drove into the corner for his second of the game and give his side a passage into the next round , a defeat that sees City 's interest in Cup games at an end for this season .
10 The case was subsequently dismissed but a rumour arose that Andrew Mellon had done a deal with Roosevelt , offering to build a gallery and give his collection to the nation if the administration would stop hounding him . ]
11 Instead , whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant , and whoever wants to be first must be your slave — just as the Son of Man did not come to be served , but to serve , and to give his life as a ransom for many ’ ' ( Matthew 20:25–28 ) .
12 was to die for us , he said as soon as man came not to be ministered to , but to minister and to give his soul for life , as a ransom in exchange for
13 Only that there was at least a minor cultural triumph on the terraces where Francois Aliane , celebrated French restaurateur from Edinburgh , rugby enthusiast and Scotophile , was waxing the way fans do and giving his views to a French spectator .
14 In the first set he simply was n't in the same class as his 21-year-old opponent in the huge Olympic Hall , at times pleading theatrically with Ferreira not to hit so hard , and giving his racket to a ball-boy as if to say , ‘ you have a go , you ca n't be worse than me . ’
15 and giving his title to Macbeth .
16 The defendant has to reply in writing also within 14 days , confirming which items are agreed and at which figure , which items are not agreed and why , and giving his counter-proposals .
17 Johnson was the first to extend his apostolate to the Aborigines , taking one into his own home and giving his first-born , a daughter born in 1790 , the Aboriginal name Milbah .
18 He admitted his real name and gave his address as Randolph Terrace , Evenwood .
19 Kerry ) , deliberately developed the breed as a small animal able to fatten as well as to give house milk , probably by selection from the local mountain dairy cattle , and gave his name to the breed by the early nineteenth century .
20 One of Charles Tennant 's business partners was a young Glasgow chemist called Charles Mackintosh , the man who later gained world-wide recognition for his invention of a waterproof fabric and gave his name to a raincoat made of the material .
21 So the man who unified Italy and gave his name to a biscuit bought his shirts in Aysgarth .
22 This broke at speed , Oenomaus was thrown and killed , and Pelops got the princess and the kingdom , and gave his name to the Peloponnese .
23 It was probably now that Charles , at his father 's behest , stood godfather ( and gave his name ) to Pippin 's newborn second son .
24 He was offered a test drive and gave his verdict ; a big thumbs up , before he even left the gate .
25 It is scarcely surprising , therefore , that even though he was again on royal diplomatic missions to France , in 1324–5 , and in 1326 backed Reynolds 's excommunication of the invaders , he soon recognized a fait accompli and gave his support to the queen .
26 She continued her angry and frustrated weeping , but was forced to question herself when her son also withdrew and gave his support to his father .
27 ‘ Then you must also realize that for me to do what the Brigadier suggests would be a betrayal of everything my father stood for and gave his life for . ’
28 PRESIDENT Yeltsin neutralised the Russian opposition yesterday and gave his government several months ' leeway to press ahead with radical economic reforms .
29 Reg Akehurst 's charge was a firm favourite for that contest and gave his backers not the slightest hint of a scare when leading at the furlong pole to score by a length-and-a-half. way off the pace makes an accurate assessment of his progress very difficult for the handicapper , but this observer is convinced there is significant improvement still to come .
30 He remembered that his wife had one precious jewel , and he did what no man should ever do — he went and gave his wife 's only jewel to the beggar .
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