Example sentences of "[noun pl] give [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The value per share of the players comes to £2 — a useful figure for shareholders given our fully prudent accounting policy . ’ |
| 2 | Andy Reed 's lineout provision had created that chance and the Bath lock could prove a real dark horse for the Lions given his sterling deeds at restarts , a superb chopping of Mike Hall , a dive pass from a ruck and his arrival in the burn-out of Gavin Hastings ' break which required more last-gasp heroics , this time from Stuart Davies , to prevent a try . |
| 3 | He found ( see also Batson and Best ( 1981 ) ) that animals given his discrimination training procedure showed an enhanced preference for the safe flavour ( the conditioned inhibitor ) . |
| 4 | Property might seem to be an unusual investment for pension funds given its volatile nature , but its inclusion can be defended on the grounds of past long-term returns that have been a good hedge against inflation . |
| 5 | Today the three main candidates give their answers AS an international trading nation suffering from a consistently declining balance of trade , which must be paid for , exports are vital to our prosperity . |
| 6 | According to Rohlen ( 1973 ) , drawing on fieldwork in a Japanese bank , about a third of Japanese organizations give their employees ‘ spiritual training ’ , akin to techniques of religious con-version , therapy and initiation rites , which emphasize social co-operation , responsibility , reality acceptance and perseverance in one 's tasks . |
| 7 | As most of us watched the Rodney King verdict and its horrifying aftermath on TV , journalist James Ryan and photographer Andrew Macpherson drove separately into South Central LA to record their views of the riots ; meanwhile , KRS-One , Heavy D , NWA and other rappers give their comments |
| 8 | IN the first of these books the authors give their personal assessment of the Tigrayan revolution . |
| 9 | Spurs fans give their message loud and clear outside Sugar 's conference hotel |
| 10 | The basic rules are : vacuum your carpet regularly ; treat stains immediately and every few months give your carpet a really good clean . |
| 11 | Love Dynamic planetary influences give your confidence a much-needed boost . |
| 12 | Colourful pictures give your baby something to focus on — tape a smiling fact inside the cot in the first few weeks . |
| 13 | Two weeks after the publication of proposals for the National Curriculum in September 1987 , the Times Educational Supplement invited 13 curriculum pundits to give their views . |
| 14 | RAY McCarron , Monaghan 's rotund scoring machine was up to his old tricks at Castleblayney when he fired in two goals to give his side an Ulster championship lifeline . |
| 15 | Scarcely had I got myself fairly comfortable and closed my eyes when I heard the sound of people running I hurriedly tried to think up some famous last words to give my public , but never had a chance to utter them . |
| 16 | It is also illegal for manufacturers to give their product a misleading name , or to claim that it is made of a particular ingredient which in fact makes up a very small proportion of the product . |
| 17 | Interested groups such as businessmen , shoppers and environmentalists will be given three months to give their views . |
| 18 | OPENING up your excellent Have a Rattle page , it continually sickens me to see so-called Glentoran supporters giving their manager the verbals in the press . |
| 19 | Now , I do n't want their niggers giving our niggers any funny ideas . ’ |
| 20 | The sharp nose and thin lips gave his angular face a harshness which was softened by the neatly trimmed black moustache he had worn since his early twenties . |
| 21 | If only he had pushed his advantage home the night the Dorking brothers gave their party ( ‘ The Night of the Hundred Cans ' , as it was still known in Wimbledon ) . |
| 22 | Three months gave her time to give notice on her present job , and , with luck , have funds released from her grandfather 's estate , the mortgage secured , and , hopefully , the sale of the flat completed . |
| 23 | All the authors gave their manuscripts free , to help make Burma and its people better known , not only to the men of the forces , but more widely . |
| 24 | Because of the way in which our sample of interviewees was structured , the proportions are not representative , but another more random sample of 54 service users in the same three districts gives their key workers as 61 per cent community psychiatric nurses , 15 per cent social workers , 7 per cent each hospital nurses and group-workers , 6 per cent psychiatrists and 4 per cent others ( psychologist , community nurse — mental health ) . |
| 25 | Ironically , his next words gave her spine just the stiffening it needed . |
| 26 | The emphasis on the last few words gave his game away . |
| 27 | Chief executive Sipko Huismans gives his view from the top in this interview with Courtauld News . |
| 28 | SMILING DI : The princess yesterday , beaming as fans gave her flowers Picture : HARRY PAGE |
| 29 | A board on the outskirts gave its name as Sècheron and listed times of Holy Mass . |
| 30 | Goodlad 's ideas have received some outside encouragement : the Royal Society of Arts gave his course on communication of scientific ideas an Education for Capability award for providing an effective combination of academic reflection and the learning of practical skills in communication of ideas . |