Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun pl] gave [pron] " in BNC.

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1 From slang to puns to points of conflict , the end result is something like homeboy fashion meets voodoo charm and , back in ‘ 88 , the LA Times gave her a fitting nickname , ‘ East LA 's Ambassador Of Culture ’ .
2 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 ) .
3 The January polls gave them 7 per cent of the vote , guaranteeing federal seats .
4 About 1,000 of the PKK forces gave themselves up to Iraqi Kurds who moved them to camps south of the Turkish border .
5 Samantha led Jacqueline out to buy a paper bag of corn to feed the portly , over-privileged pigeons and Haverford Downs gave them a taste of his ‘ Jottings ’ .
6 In fact , 1.9m East Germans gave them their votes .
7 SHARES in drugs giant Glaxo powered ahead 26p to 774p yesterday after US authorities gave their blessing to sales of its anti-migraine treatment Imitrex , in injectable form .
8 The media was not interested : the New York Times gave it two paragraphs ; Life and Look magazines turned down the excellent investigative article by Washington freelance journalist Seymour Hersh , and the big news organisations failed to follow up tips about the case .
9 British Airways then flew me free of charge to Paris , where the Niger authorities gave me permission to cross their territory .
10 The Palmyra authorities gave them no assistance .
11 Hastings nurses gave her so much more food , it was Cow and Gate baby food .
12 An hour later the IRA godfathers gave their reply .
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