Example sentences of "[noun] give [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our new world industry correspondent , Richard Feast , casts a critical eye over recent motor show offerings , and concludes that Japan 's ‘ lean ’ production methods give them the opportunity to offer imaginative and stimulating new models |
| 2 | The finding of individual coins or of coin hoards can in some rather obvious respects give us the same sort of information , since the loss of a single coin or the deposit of a hoard is proof of some sort of direct or indirect contact between the place of mint and the place of deposit . |
| 3 | Foreman agreed to link up with Stafford to give him the chance to attract another League club . |
| 4 | And the dam is turf Ed on the land ward side to give it the appearance of a gently sloping field . |
| 5 | The report , for the local authorities reports mentioned in the committee item is an attempt to give me the subject of car boot sales a fairly wide airing . |
| 6 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer , Kenneth Clarke tells the programme how she once asked : ‘ Why do I have to do everything in this Government ? ’ and no-one had the nerve to give her the obvious answer — she did n't have to do everything . |
| 7 | Can the hon. Gentleman prevail on his right hon. and learned Friend to give us the assurance that there will be funds — public funds if necessary — to ensure that the King 's Cross scheme goes ahead ? |
| 8 | All you have to do is answer five questions and write a short tie-breaker to give you the opportunity of winning the title and prize of Sainsbury 's Wine Taste Challenge Winner . |
| 9 | She popped a toast soldier into her own mouth to give herself the strength to deal with her father . |
| 10 | The Discovery is the first ever gas cooker to have a hotplate with ‘ Gas Powered Discs ’ a revolutionary new concept developed by Moffat that actually places a Disc above the flame to give you the controllability you expect from gas plus an unheard of level of cleanability . |
| 11 | The Syrian foreign minister who , after meeting Douglas Hurd , evoked the Sykes-Picot agreement of 1916 in which the British and the French secretly carved up the Middle East between them ( later using the League of Nations to give them the so-called Mandates as a cover ) , was not making some arcane and irrelevant allusion . |
| 12 | Some of these patriarchs grow magnificent beards and moustaches , the whole effect giving them the appearance of an Old Testament prophet . |
| 13 | Bracing the right side gives you the only opportunity to use the left side to start the forward swing smoothly and efficiently . |
| 14 | Her entry gave me the chance to ignore Ernest and present her with Victor 's note myself , which I did . |
| 15 | Dot gave her the violet-patterned hanky that used to belong to Henrietta Forbes-Read to wipe her eyes . |
| 16 | The red-and-white skull-cap above the monkey eyes gave him the air of a performing chimpanzee . |
| 17 | His blade lent him power beyond mortal reckoning ; the eternal flame gave him the strength to use it . |
| 18 | Maybe Angy gave her the sketch of herself as a present ? ’ |
| 19 | The pose of the bald egg-shaped heads , the jointed arms stiffly flexed in a parody of benediction , the staring eyes and curved arrow-like lips gave them the hieratic look of a couple of painted deities . |
| 20 | D.C.L. degree by Oxford University and the College gave me the honour of welcoming her with flowers ’ . |
| 21 | This long extract gives one the general flavour of Locke 's discourse , besides illustrating some of his main propositions . |
| 22 | One Friday morning the sergeant in charge of Eva 's brigade gave her the task of cleaning the brass window winders and door handles in the assembly hall . |
| 23 | Southampton 2 , Manchester City 1 City ripe for Kendall salvation if Swales gives him the time . |
| 24 | Community Action gives us the opportunity to do that and more , on a fairly large scale . |
| 25 | Their reply gave us the number of the aircraft which Thomas was flying , Beaufort I L4508 , and the names of the other members of his crew . |
| 26 | The action gave her the moments she needed to adjust , to assess her own feelings . |
| 27 | Then a businessman asked whether he should buy this and that stock his broker had recommended on the sly , and — after a moment of concentration — Kruger gave him the word to hold off , presumably making a mental note to sweep the market himself . |
| 28 | Aware of this , he spins on his back in the manner of a break dancer and the spin gives him the momentum to strike at the legs of the attacker . |
| 29 | At the same time many among them are sympathetic to the Greens , whom their second vote gives them the opportunity to support . |
| 30 | But I have never forgotten advice that my research adviser gave me the first time that I was pursuing a dead end : ‘ It is important to recognise when to quit . ’ |