Example sentences of "[noun pl] and give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ensuing exchange over the months turned the whole cast of Balzac 's Comédie Humaine into Katherine 's familiars and gave her an awareness of greed and ambition , love and betrayal far beyond her years . |
| 2 | A mother had instituted her sons heirs and added : ‘ Let them not for any reason alienate the lands which will come to them from my estate , but let them conserve them for their successors and give each other reciprocal guarantees to that effect . ’ |
| 3 | They recorded the usual four songs and gave them both English and Ukrainian names . |
| 4 | Today , kd lang is changing her tune again , forsaking country music for torch songs and giving free range to a voice that reaches from Alberta to Berlin . |
| 5 | He was listening to old Legion marching songs and giving himself the Nazi salute in the mirror . |
| 6 | through my ears and gives me a headache |
| 7 | He spoke without looking at her , in case his gaze rested on her bare legs and gave her ideas . |
| 8 | For older children , make goals at either end of the room out of chair legs and give the point to the first person to score . |
| 9 | A vegetable rinse disguised any grey hairs and gave shine to her new style . |
| 10 | The purpose of the Enterprise is to involve Third World countries in mining nodules and give them a share in the profits . |
| 11 | I bet you go to the zoo with your kids and give the monkeys bananas , then complain when they jump around — the monkeys I mean . |
| 12 | The more active occupied some post offices and gave evidence to the House of Commons Select Committee , part of which is reproduced here ( Fleming , 1973 ) . |
| 13 | For this ballot the scrutineers will prepare a ballot paper listing the names of the candidates and give a copy for the purpose of balloting to each Member of the House of Commons in receipt of the Conservative whip . |
| 14 | Of course — ’ he paused , ‘ — I could ask you to look after my small animals and give the farm work to your colleagues , but I gather that would n't suit you at all . ’ |
| 15 | His attendants , the mythological fauns , were the patrons of wild animals and gave their name to the animal kingdoms in different countries — the fauna . |
| 16 | Tony closes his eyes and gives the appearance of nonchalance . |
| 17 | The clear , vivid patterns excite the zebra 's eyes and give it a sensation of strong identity , as if it were the member of a football team or a sports club with conspicuous striped shirts . |
| 18 | Paul Arkwright looked at Dinah with his bright eyes and gave a hesitant smile with his full lips . |
| 19 | Claudia closed her eyes and gave herself up to sheer sensation . |
| 20 | The woman at the door raised weary , gold-lidded eyes and gave her an anonymous welcoming smile . |
| 21 | Marie-Christine caught Sabine 's eyes and gave an expressive wink . |
| 22 | I opened my eyes and gave him a puzzled look . |
| 23 | Mrs Cole opened her eyes and gave Juliet a faint smile . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll just feel the cervix , ’ she said , and as Yvette became aware of the gentle examination , she opened her eyes and gave a doleful little whimper . |
| 25 | The company then planned to introduce new individual contracts for all journalists and to give a 4.5% pay rise to those who accepted and signed new contracts by 1 January 1990 . |
| 26 | Although Henslow 's teaching was not part of the undergraduate curriculum , interested students were taken on field trips and given a good grounding in the science of the time . |
| 27 | But Mr Fallon said the Government had already funded Two Castles and given the council £27.8m in revenue support grant . |
| 28 | If the garden does not already have them , then you will be able to erect fences that are high enough to deter intruders and give you privacy of course . |
| 29 | The action revolves around a failed robbery and the attempts of the various hoods involved ( all dressed in black suits and ties and given colour-coded aliases ) to figure out which one of their number is an undercover cop . |
| 30 | Love makes concessions and gives mutual support . |