Example sentences of "[noun] and give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've got to go there tomorrow , so ’ — he took his hand from the wheel and gave her a quick pat — ‘ put your neb under your wing until after the holidays and see what transpires then . ’ |
| 2 | " Besides all this Tristan learned to ride nimbly with shield and lance , to spur his mount skilfully on either flank , put it to the gallop with dash , wheel and give it free rein and urge it on with his knees , in strict accordance with the chivalric art . |
| 3 | The ensuing exchange over the months turned the whole cast of Balzac 's Comédie Humaine into Katherine 's familiars and gave her an awareness of greed and ambition , love and betrayal far beyond her years . |
| 4 | teachers see it as natural justice ( comparison with colleagues reduces isolation and gives them a yardstick ) ; |
| 5 | They recorded the usual four songs and gave them both English and Ukrainian names . |
| 6 | through my ears and gives me a headache |
| 7 | The computer asks you a question via a sound card and gives you a choice of options on screen , and you respond by pressing the relevant button . |
| 8 | I was wearing the King 's ring , but I took off my Rassendyll family ring and gave it to her . |
| 9 | The purpose of the Enterprise is to involve Third World countries in mining nodules and give them a share in the profits . |
| 10 | So he decided to add another fifteen knots to the approach speed and give it a go . |
| 11 | Moreover , Noorda must finally set up a line of succession and give us some indication of how Novell ( and Unix ) will function when he bows out . |
| 12 | And we 're very grateful , you 've brought rural interest , you 've brought much wider interest , and you 've brought a great deal of warmth and compassion and interest and time , what more could we say , but to show a token of our appreciation and give you a few flowers to go with that . |
| 13 | Mrs Young , who had paused in her search , finally found her purse and gave me a dollar . |
| 14 | It 's all right , ’ Sarah said , picking up the purse and giving it to her . |
| 15 | I contacted the landowner immediately after the inquest to inform him of the result and gave him three coins , one for each of his sons . |
| 16 | The clear , vivid patterns excite the zebra 's eyes and give it a sensation of strong identity , as if it were the member of a football team or a sports club with conspicuous striped shirts . |
| 17 | The woman at the door raised weary , gold-lidded eyes and gave her an anonymous welcoming smile . |
| 18 | I opened my eyes and gave him a puzzled look . |
| 19 | You will tell me if you find it was murder and give me the name of the murderer . |
| 20 | They take hold of the club and give it a few waggles . |
| 21 | Conversing with the mind and giving it |
| 22 | Any plan or project that exercises your mind and gives you food for thought is good for you now . |
| 23 | She had been a regular person once , but that had been before the voices started up in her head , before the dead woman got out of her rocking chair , before the preacherman reached into her mind and gave it a sharp twist … |
| 24 | If the garden does not already have them , then you will be able to erect fences that are high enough to deter intruders and give you privacy of course . |
| 25 | My father paid for my digs in Paddington and gave me a pound a week pocket money , together with what he called ‘ travelling expenses ’ for my regular visit home ( home and a good , square meal ) , and to spend some time with Clare who was fifteen and slowly , very slowly , improving . |
| 26 | His purchase of the Kemsley newspaper chain was a step in the overall process of press concentration and gave him a Fleet Street prize , The Sunday Times . |
| 27 | Gradually he removed his concentration and gave it to me . |
| 28 | It was alleged by his widow that Thomas Flete , as agent of Clemens , ‘ … him feloniously slew and murdered and clove his head in four parties and gave him ten deadly wounds in his body and when he was dead they cut off one of his legs and one of his arms and his head from his body to make him sure ’ . |
| 29 | The prominent white clasts are fragments of anorthosites — calcium and aluminium-rich rocks that make up the bulk of the lunar highlands crust and give it the light colour that is visible from Earth . |
| 30 | He referred to plans to develop social programmes and infrastructure projects as a ‘ vision that I hope will sustain Hong Kong during the present period of uncertainty and give us all confidence in our ability to overcome whatever problems confront us ’ . |