Example sentences of "[noun sg] have give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Buick 's turnaround has given its parent , the ailing General Motors ( GM ) , plenty to ponder . |
| 2 | Oliver 's experience of returning to Metastasio 's original text has given him a new respect for that most maligned of operatic dramatists . |
| 3 | The onward march of technological progress has given us the user-friendly sealed cassette , much more difficult to damage or tamper with — or to intervene in ( and to recreate on modern machines ) . |
| 4 | The programmer has given us a production concept which will spread to every aspect of the teaching process . |
| 5 | It would be a misuse of powers for a judge to say : ‘ I know Parliament has given me a discretion to vary orders in contempt appeals and make just ones , but I 'm never going to use them . |
| 6 | In future the Minister will be able to refer to the Bill and say , ’ Parliament has given you the power to dispose of works of art , if you wish to acquire more — and , in using those receipts from disposals , you are specifically confined to making further acquisitions . |
| 7 | The writer has to give it these things to make it real for the reader . |
| 8 | The noise has given me a head . ’ |
| 9 | Ian Barker , who recently completed the course at Wigan College , said the course has given him both invaluable background and new direction in what is too often seen as the poor relation of the building industry . |
| 10 | For Coun. Mrs Kay Kirkham , Liberal Democrat , the election has given her the chance to experience the action from the other side of the fence . |
| 11 | But above all , machine knitting has given me many new friends , both in our small club and the Northern Ireland Guild . |
| 12 | She has suffered much in the last decade but that experience has given her the inner fortitude to shoulder the emotional burden she must carry on the next stage of her life 's journey . |
| 13 | Had he worried about the possibility of atomic warfare when he was attempting to split the atom , he would never have gone on ; and we would have lost the many benefits nuclear physics has given us , such as freely available power and treatment of disease . |
| 14 | ‘ This result of this case has given us hope and will give us confidence in bringing more investigations to the fore . |
| 15 | ‘ The case has given us confidence in bringing more investigations to the fore , ’ said Mr Fox . |
| 16 | ‘ This Budget has given me no confidence to spend whatsoever , ’ Mr Ingram said . |
| 17 | The camcorder has given everyone the chance to star in their own home movies . |
| 18 | In short , Labour and the Liberal Democrats will have the argument won for them on the ground — and as long as they locate their policies in terms of wealth creation , rather than punitive redistribution , the current election election result has given them a platform from which effectively to challenge for power next time round . |
| 19 | Martin O'Neill , Wycombe 's manager , said : ‘ The result has given us a real chance of the championship as long as we can keep the momentum going . ’ |
| 20 | The growth of AIDS has given us some early warnings of the dangers . |
| 21 | A FRENCHWOMAN has given herself the ultimate facelift in an attempt to create the perfect features . |
| 22 | ‘ We 've both been working so hard that this break has given us the opportunity for a second honeymoon , ’ he told her smoothly . |
| 23 | From the outset the wide impact of the ban was and anticipate , the experiment has given me opportunity for it to be tested on the ground so that future decision can be taken objectively . |
| 24 | Finally this study has given me a good idea of what life has been for people living in the past in America , where as before , I would n't have had a clue and it 's also taught me that no matter how many times you read a book , you 'll always find new links and connections . |
| 25 | My wife , Jane , and close friends were all at Manchester Airport to meet me on my return from France and waiting at home were my mother , more friends , half of Sheffield United FC and Willie Thorne , whose friendship has given me so much confidence . |
| 26 | My local police force has given me remarkable examples of young people in the south Wales constabulary area who have persistently reoffended . |
| 27 | But this new research has given me just the ammunition I need . |
| 28 | ‘ The Liverpool club has given me so much , including in private ways , ’ he said . |
| 29 | Those long years in junior command had given him an intimacy with the poilu denied to most of the other French chiefs , and because of his low rank in 1914 he knew — unlike Haig and Joffre — very well what wounded men looked like . |
| 30 | He had asked to be transferred , but his club had given him notice of retention and refused to release him . |