Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] give [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These provisions are an example of the recent trend of legislating against tax avoidance in an arcane and difficult fashion , leaving the Revenue to publish Practice Statements or press releases giving their interpretations ( though the Revenue has not been particularly forthcoming regarding " options arrangements " in Statement of Practice 3/93 which supersedes Statement of Practice 5/80 ) . |
| 2 | After Schmidt 's fall , the SDP chose a moderate candidate , Hans-Jochen Vogel , for Chancellor , but the party was very divided , Vogel was uninspiring , and Kohl was so confident of CDU success that he even advised electors to give their second votes to FDP candidates . |
| 3 | ‘ He allows players to give their views . |
| 4 | Mr Maginnis 's 12 years as a councillor ended when he advised voters to give their first preferences to his two party colleagues . |
| 5 | Butlin knew that the leisure industry was about to be revolutionised by a law forcing employers to give their workers holiday with pay . |
| 6 | Information on grade of employment was obtained by asking participants to give their civil service grade at the time of the baseline survey . |
| 7 | Such as he can not comprehend that which prompts others to give their heart free rein ! |
| 8 | But the testers from the Driving Standards Association say they are only a limited number of roads in Henley suitable for three point turns , and there 's nothing they can do to stop instructors give their pupils a pre-test rehearsal . |
| 9 | ‘ Sure , we want to make profits to give our shareholders a reasonable return on their investment , and to enable us to maintain and enhance our capital base so that we can give a steadily better service to an ever larger number of customers . |