Example sentences of "['s] [noun] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Doctor 's response gave the poet no confidence , but choice was limited ; he either went along with the Doctor or he remained behind . |
| 2 | Lissa 's money gave out , and she told me over an international phone hook-up that she was n't interested any more . |
| 3 | A recent ad for follow-on milk , quoting from an article in the British Medical Journal , stated that cow 's milk given at six months caused ‘ subclinical but appreciable gastro-intestinal bleeding in about a third of children . ’ |
| 4 | Er we 've got a little few earmarked funds left over like for instance , Theakston 's Brewery gave us the barrels and they gave us two and a half thousand pounds . |
| 5 | As a question of aesthetic value , it is hard to dispute Lonsdale 's decision to give prominence to this material . |
| 6 | The most important element of the cessation process seems to be the smoker 's decision to give up , with the aid or method being of secondary importance . |
| 7 | They were deeply concerned about Prince Charles 's decision to give up shooting as well as his inclination towards vegetarianism . |
| 8 | One development worth calling to your attention , though , comes from South Africa : Vorster 's decision to give a measure of home-ownership rights to the ‘ urban African ’ . |
| 9 | Mr Major said that Mr Mates 's decision to give fugitive millionaire Asil Nadir a watch inscribed , ‘ Do n't let the buggers get you down , ’ was ‘ not a hanging offence . ’ |
| 10 | Yesterday 's decision gives those schools the scent of Government cash for building work next year , but Ms Armstrong , MP for North West Durham , accused Mr Fallon of using ministerial office for party political advantage . |
| 11 | President-elect Bill Clinton , who takes over from Bush on January 20 , said Mr Bush 's decision gave the message : ‘ If you work for the government you 're above the law . ’ |
| 12 | I , too , must express slight surprise at the Minister 's inability to give the figures that were requested in the original question . |
| 13 | Two minutes after the break , Dwight Marshall 's optimistic 25-yarder beat Dorking keeper Lee Orkney 's dive to give Plymouth the lead . |
| 14 | Her room was pleasant and airy ; a front room , probably the best in the house , and Aunt Louise 's possessions gave it quite an air . |
| 15 | Ron 's rink gives Clacton a boost |
| 16 | The Royal College 's proposals give the patient an unrealistic choice : to accept treatment in the community or to return to hospital . |
| 17 | Abraham 's prayer gives an insight into the quality of his relationship with God . |
| 18 | Fealy 's try gave Newbridge the lead after Hayward had missed with two earlier attempts . |
| 19 | Dividing eqn ( 8.1 ) by and then multiplying by the square of the planet 's mass gives . |
| 20 | I consoled myself ; for if it is not possible to be free , perhaps to be hidden is the next best thing , and Lili 's presence gave me , as the hours went by , the feeling that I was growing less visible . |
| 21 | Baddam 's preface gives an informative ‘ short and succinct Narrative of the Royal Society and their Transactions ’ and explains his own approach . |
| 22 | Impartial advice can be hard to find nowadays , but your solicitor is bound by the Law Society 's rules to give this kind of help , and always to act in your best interests . |
| 23 | At the relevant time rule 7.3(1) of Lautro 's Rules gave a member on whom an intervention notice was served the right to apply ( immediately ) for the board to rescind the notice , and rule 7.3(11) gave a right to the member to appeal against the notice and against any decision not to rescind it . |
| 24 | And Joe 's mum give me mostly pound coins and get it changed for a ten pound note . |
| 25 | Last year 's Budget gave tax relief on training fees — a boost to the 250,000 people a year who finance their own training . |
| 26 | THE threat of higher taxes in next week 's Budget gave the stock market a severe panic attack this week , when the FT-SE 100-Share Index was within 20 points of the 3,000 line , which the bulls had confidently expected it to reach by Budget Day . |
| 27 | Herbert 's notes give only tantalizing hints of what happened to the other Jacobson children . |
| 28 | Teacher 's notes give practical hints on developing reading skills , together with ideas for implementing play-reading in class . |
| 29 | And it was the filmmakers ' good fortune that their first creative maturity coincided with Rank 's willingness to give full scope to their talents . |
| 30 | The dog 's tag gives the Shelter 's number — they operate a 24-hour , 365-day-a-year computer-search service — to reunite owners with lost pets , and are proud of their staggering success rate . |