Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [noun] give " in BNC.

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1 Twelve days before Soviet troops entered Afghanistan Amin gave his word that ‘ no Soviet military bases will be built in Afghanistan because we do not need them ’ .
2 Financial markets had expected Mr Lawson to give a clear signal on when the pound will enter the exchange rate mechanism of the European Monetary System in a speech to the City at the Mansion House next Thursday .
3 Irish 25-mile ladies champion Claire Moore gave Trainor Solicitors a home win in the ladies championship after Aishling Baird ( Phoenix CC ) had led her to the turn but lost over a minute on the run back .
4 Irish 25-mile ladies champion Claire Moore gave Trainor Solicitors a home win in the ladies championship after Aishling Baird ( Phoenix CC ) had led her to the turn , but lost over a minute on the run back .
5 Irish 25-mile ladies champion Claire Moore gave Trainor Solicitors a home win in the ladies championship after Aishling Baird ( Phoenix CC ) had led her to the turn , but lost over a minute on the run back .
6 Has John McEnroe given his ?
7 Let Dr McNab give his reasons for saying that cholera is spread by the drinking of infected water ! "
8 As early as the fifth minute Ally Maxwell completely missed a Billy Dodds high ball and only Steven Pressley 's headed clearance prevented Morten Weighorst giving the home side the lead .
9 The last time they met Mr Major gave Mr Delors — his main opponent in the battle over the future shape of Europe — a dressing down over his bid to scupper the Gatt talks .
10 Mr Gaidar stressed that , if Congress succeeded in forcing Mr Yeltsin to give up his additional post of Prime Minister , the entire government would resign in protest .
11 On a turgid turner that had thwarted the seamers ' efforts until the 199th over of the match , Essex required a further 29 to avoid the follow-on on the final morning with four wickets intact , only to be denied by a spell of 3 for 1 in 14 deliveries that ultimately allowed Nick Cook to give the hosts ( and Britannic Assurance Championship leaders ) a right old grilling in the second dig ; but for Ambrose he might never have had the chance .
12 Loco Lorna Doone giving rides on the Exmoor Steam Railway .
13 while the Ministry of Defence deployed a speech-synthesiser called Ian McDonald to give the British public all the news fit to print , all of which appeared to be found fit several days after it happened .
14 The USA , Baker said , would " do its utmost " to persuade North Korea to give up its weapons programme .
15 Lets just hope Lee Sharpe gives Dorigo some sort of support this time , instead of pissing off and leaving tony to cover the whole left flank — AND to get in crosses .
16 I remember Mrs Seaton gave us some mince pies and we ate them hot , sitting on the floor in front of the tree — just the two of us .
17 It ordered Jodie Paul to give back her four-year-old biological son Melvin to Eugene and Edith Moore , the couple who adopted him and raised him since birth .
18 A woman called Charlotte Culham gave evidence that she had often seen Mrs Dyer with small children , and also seen her with packages that resembled the bodies of small children .
19 The group recorded three demo tapes and Gedge made two abortive trips to London to try to persuade John Peel to give them a session .
20 The result was that after two years out of racing , Niki asked Ron Dennis to give him a private test — mainly to assure himself that he had not lost his skill and that he could face the new world of FI wing cars , quicker and much more road-adhering than the old generation .
21 But Devizes magistrates decided Roy Heaney gave Mr Macari a verbal undertaking that his licence could be used .
22 ‘ I understand Peter Sebastian gives the trust a great deal of financial help , ’ Luce remarked .
23 Substitute Dean Gordon gave Comrades a tonic when he scored within a minute of coming on at the start of the second half , but David Montgomery got Carrick 's third two minutes from the end , with Wesley Hanna being sent off for protesting just a little too vociferously .
24 Substitute Dean Gordon gave Comrades a tonic when he scored within a minute of coming on at the start of the second half , but David Montgomery got Carrick 's third two minutes from the end , with Wesley Hanna sent off for protesting .
25 He even persuaded King James to give grudging support .
26 One of the patients named in charge 3 , Ian Royan , said he had never authorised Dr Mumby to give his name to any journalist but was telephoned by Archie Mackay of the Sunday Mail and agreed to rendezvous with him at Dr Mumby 's next clinic .
27 Edward Fitzgerald , for the families , told Lord Justice Glidewell and Mr Justice Cresswell the families of the victims wanted to call Mr Hoogstraaten to give evidence about the lack of a fire escape .
28 The appeal was fixed for 19 December , but was postponed until 16 January this year to allow Mr. Brand to give notice to his union to arrange a legal representative .
29 One pig expert has asked BBC WILDLIFE to give its readers this stern warning : never , ever , stand in front of an aardvark hole .
30 Lamont leaves room to manoeuvre GAVIN McCRONE gives his view of the Budget
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