Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] give [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The men times the hours gives you the man hours . |
| 2 | separate reports of the views of each of the groups to give them the opportunity for further comment ; |
| 3 | ‘ If you change your mind about your convalescence , you 've only got to get one of the nurses to give me a ring . ’ |
| 4 | It was doubtful whether his preaching saved many souls , but enough of the navvies gave him a polite hearing to satisfy his missionary urges . |
| 5 | Moscow was also offended by the refusal of the Anglo-Americans to give her a share in controlling the German industrial heartland , the Ruhr , which lay in the British zone . |
| 6 | Tolonen was getting to his feet , one of the guards giving him a hand . |
| 7 | In one respect it is superior , as by staying lower down you will be constantly amazed by the ever changing scenery — higher up the views give you a good idea of the terrain you 'll be walking through the next day . |
| 8 | 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 … |
| 9 | How much better it would be for ministers to be seen in the constituencies giving us the ammunition we need to fight on the doorsteps . ’ |
| 10 | I , I think it was only a drop in the ocean really towards the national effort , but , but I remember erm at Darlaston , they used to build tanks over there and they , they used to pay us visits in sometimes they 'd send some of their men over in the tanks to give us a pep talk about the war effort and all that but er , they used to do things like that then to gee you up erm |
| 11 | In the public sector of the economy , Sellier ( 1978 ) has shown that the influence of French unions is particularly strong since the high concentration of workers within that sector reduces the costs of organisation , the bureaucratic tendencies of large undertakings encourage trade union membership , and the official role accorded by government to the unions gives them a greater authority than they possess in the private sector . |
| 12 | IN THE ancient fable the frogs called on the gods to give them a king . |
| 13 | If you have time , pipe a little flavoured butter around the tartlets to give them a professional finish . |
| 14 | When a car passed by the men gave it a cursory glance . |