Example sentences of "attention [pers pn] give [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even with that clutch of reasons to be glassy-eyed , I 've stayed almost sober for an entire month , sitting miserably at the bar wondering why low-alcohol lager has an after-taste like floor polish , and disturbing old friends with the rapt attention I give to such enquiries as : ‘ Ice and lemon in your tonic water , sir ? ’ |
| 2 | ( The authors ' respect for children is further demonstrated by the attention they give to misreadings — ‘ miscues ’ — and blocking . |
| 3 | That eighteenth-century generals and governments were justified in the attention they gave to this problem is clear . |
| 4 | Indeed it would be possible to identify some fells from the attention he gives to the geology and his affection for each fold of rock and each rattling , winding ghyll , without seeing the characteristic outline of the peak . |
| 5 | He compliments the production operator on the detailed attention he gives to the quality components coming off his line . |
| 6 | This accounts for the attention he gave to the reserves , or ‘ spare men ’ as he liked to call them . |
| 7 | The role she assumed in his life further limited the amount of attention he gave to female students . |
| 8 | I admired George for the care and attention he gave to Lennie . |