Example sentences of "[conj] a [noun sg] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , on the facts of the Dodds case , where a landlord gave notice of termination of a tenancy of business premises under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 on the 30 September 1978 , the ‘ four month ’ period during which the tenant had a right to apply for a new tenancy expired at midnight on 30 January , and so his application made on 31 January 1979 was invalid as being out of time . |
| 2 | in a beautiful valley where a kloof gave abundant water . |
| 3 | The Far Eastern Economic Review of Dec. 14 reported that a poll gave the Prime Minister a support rating of over 40 per cent , suggested that , after registering a one-off protest in July , voters were " returning to the fold " , being wooed with promises of political reform , a slowdown in agricultural liberalization and a pledge to reform the consumption tax . |
| 4 | He exuded masculinity in the way that a flame gave out heat . |
| 5 | Thus , provided that an employer gave the notice required by the contract , the employer was free to terminate an employee 's contract . |
| 6 | He had always hated Jews — the pogrom was the way to deal with them — and a beating gave more satisfaction than use of a gun . |
| 7 | The fact that he was black and a Tory gave him a value out of proportion to his contribution to the local Party , so he was frequently trotted out at functions , and encouraged to ask questions of visiting speakers . |
| 8 | Pleading poverty , he sought charity from local shopkeepers , and a butcher gave him an enormous turkey , which might actually have been a small emu . |
| 9 | As Worrell 's career came at the same period , the stature he acquired both as a man and a leader gave added impetus and credibility to the black independence movement , especially as cricket is such an important part of Caribbean life . |
| 10 | As soon as he received it , the holy man who now looked like a scarecrow gave most of it away . |
| 11 | That 's what I said to you , your dad when he did n't want to take Aspirins for his restrained back , and him , do n't believe in these drugs and I said look , if a monk gave you this he 'd , he 'd give you the bark of a birch tree , pound it up in a pestle and water and you 'd think it was magic and you 'd take it and you , relax your muscles , is that what it is ? , |
| 12 | If a friend gave you this list of reasons why they could not love themselves , what would you say ? |
| 13 | I fled up to the tree-house for my knitting but a branch gave way as I grabbed it and I was pitched into the river . |
| 14 | Chiropodist Bruce massaged her heart while a nurse gave the kiss of life . |
| 15 | The effect would be that after a complainant gave evidence which the judge thought credible , if the prosecution at that point decided on due reflection to discontinue , the judge could go on to call all the remaining prosecution witnesses himself . |
| 16 | Lynsey , glamorous singer-songwriter , met Courtney after a friend gave him her telephone number . |
| 17 | McNeil , anxious to snatch victory before a suspension gave Wood a chance to recover , broke serve to love , hitting a perfect backhand return down the line on match point . |
| 18 | Harry Enfield discovered opera a few years ago when a friend gave him a disc of highlights from ‘ La Traviata ’ . |
| 19 | The law was changed in 1989 after public outrage when a judge gave a burglar who broke into a vicarage and raped the vicar 's daughter a higher sentence for the burglary than the rape . |