Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [pron] give [pron] the " in BNC.

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1 the only reason that police get away with drink driving is cos half the buggers are Masons and they give them the old funny hand shake and its oh on your way sir
2 Scientists did not help matters when they gave it the generic name Oreamnos , meaning ‘ mountain lamb ’ .
3 Yeah under question things and they give you the answers in blue .
4 FORMER Goon Harry Secombe , who has had a second home in Majorca for the past 15 years , reckoned he had finally been accepted by the locals when they gave him the Spanish name El Gordo .
5 Thank you Chairman , erm I 'm delighted to be the last person to present a set of budget proposals as it gives me the opportunity to draw attention to some facts that seems to have been overlooked by the representatives of the other two groups .
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