Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] give [pers pn] " 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 they do n't contain a waterproof membrane such as Gore-Tex or Sympatex , you can obtain spray-on products to give them a water-repellent finish . |
| 3 | Thankfully the recent revival has generated a new enthusiasm for the use of LM potencies giving us a feeling that , at last , their time has come . |
| 4 | For it had obviously been a palace once , the high Gothic arches of the medieval windows and the carved stone Romeo-and-Juliet balconies giving it a fairy-tale air . |
| 5 | Oddly , if the P M risks giving him one in the next reshuffle , it might be a sign that his own confidence is returning . |
| 6 | I mean you could use group investments , I mean what you did with the investment trusts gives him a better spread , |
| 7 | The Charity Household Survey , the Family Expenditure Survey and Inland Revenue figures give us some rough guide . |
| 8 | One nice Liberal lady is embarrassed to read on her instructions from head office : ‘ Beware opposition volunteers giving you false numbers . ’ |
| 9 | Juniper berries give it its distinctive flavour ( and its name ) , but each recipe is different . |
| 10 | Back on the white(ish) stuff , John Welford made the second ascent of Simon Nadin 's 1987 testpiece Gonads giving it F8a+ , and then red-pointed Out of my Tree at Raven Tor as a warm down . |
| 11 | If you invested a pound on a horse , then the amount of money you 'd expect to get back would depend on the odds that that horse was offered at , but if you confined yourself to horses that had a reasonable chance of winning , say , the sort of horses that tend to be offered at odds of , say , six or seven to one or better , then your average rate of return might be nearer ninety per cent than thirty per cent , so putting it one way betting a pound a week on the horses is a slower way of losing your money than betting a pound a week on football pools , but football pools gives you a much greater chance of winning an absolutely astonishing sum of money . |
| 12 | All legal insurances and many household policies give you access to legal advice and emotional counselling through free telephone helplines . |
| 13 | Tennis rackets give you a lot of power but the most power you get from the body . |
| 14 | I seem to remember hearing that the ‘ proper ’ fantasy leagues give you some sort of bonus points if your defenders kept a clean sheet . |
| 15 | The panic attacks gave her the perfect excuse , as no blame could possibly be attributed to her . |
| 16 | Unless the new land is farmed by well-trained black farmers , and unless they have ownership rights giving them incentives to invest , this may happen again . |
| 17 | sorts of different exchange situations gives it a specious advantage over other media of exchange . |
| 18 | If only Clive Rice had not been dropped by South Africa , maybe I could have persuaded the England selectors to give me a chance … |
| 19 | Sprinkle Cajun Seasoning on fish , chops or chicken breasts to give them zing . |
| 20 | The windscreen wipers give us two neat fan shapes to view the world through . |
| 21 | Nicholson will be glad when he can remove for the last time the putty nose , hairpiece and false front tooth the make-up wizards gave him each day to make him a mirror-image of bully-boy Hoffa . |
| 22 | The January polls gave them 7 per cent of the vote , guaranteeing federal seats . |
| 23 | He is a man of vision , whose Bedouin roots give him respect for tradition and the belief that the pursuit of peace must come through diplomacy . |
| 24 | Forest fans gave it to that slag Clough and in the long run they got a bitter reward . |
| 25 | Man , the pussy christians give me a harder time . |
| 26 | They need in addition to aim non-standard or value-added product lines ( such as quality wholemeal bread , malted , muesli or " breakfast " loaves , croissants , cakes , sandwiches , catering lines or hot bread ) at those specific local or regional markets in which their location and lower distribution costs give them an advantage , and at those market segments which seek non-standard or differentiated products . |
| 27 | One of the best features of modern gas cooking is convenience , so the ‘ Heatflo ’ oven of the Leisure 220 offers a choice of five shelf positions giving you the flexibility of cooking several different dishes simultaneously . |
| 28 | The matter is now in the hands of the police , after the shop owners gave them details of the two men . |
| 29 | The quails and devilled bones , also the mutton cutlets give him much pleasure . |
| 30 | Properties they say a few years ago are down by 25 to 30% , that with lower mortgage rates gives them a tremendous boost . |