Example sentences of "[noun sg] give [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the dam is turf Ed on the land ward side to give it the appearance of a gently sloping field . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She popped a toast soldier into her own mouth to give herself the strength to deal with her father . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Some of these patriarchs grow magnificent beards and moustaches , the whole effect giving them the appearance of an Old Testament prophet . |
| 8 | Bracing the right side gives you the only opportunity to use the left side to start the forward swing smoothly and efficiently . |
| 9 | Her entry gave me the chance to ignore Ernest and present her with Victor 's note myself , which I did . |
| 10 | Dot gave her the violet-patterned hanky that used to belong to Henrietta Forbes-Read to wipe her eyes . |
| 11 | His blade lent him power beyond mortal reckoning ; the eternal flame gave him the strength to use it . |
| 12 | D.C.L. degree by Oxford University and the College gave me the honour of welcoming her with flowers ’ . |
| 13 | This long extract gives one the general flavour of Locke 's discourse , besides illustrating some of his main propositions . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Community Action gives us the opportunity to do that and more , on a fairly large scale . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The action gave her the moments she needed to adjust , to assess her own feelings . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | At the same time many among them are sympathetic to the Greens , whom their second vote gives them the opportunity to support . |
| 20 | 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 . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ The brooch gave us the right clue — in fact it gave us two . |
| 22 | A good deal gives me the feeling that I have been for a nice seven-day trip to the Bahamas . ’ |
| 23 | The company says the deal gives it the opportunity to distribute financial information to clients ' branch offices by using their own hardware and networks . |
| 24 | Her research on Artemesia continued and having her idea for this play excepted by Soho Poly 's Blueprint young writers programme gave her the chance to take the play into its performance phase by Workstage |
| 25 | This seems to have been an important period for Williams , for his lecture programme gave him the opportunity to broaden his contacts . |
| 26 | Acquired expertise and skill give her the confidence to make the choices that will shape her future . |
| 27 | Mr Chairman , I , I take your point , but I also support erm , Paul , actually , because if we do support things like this , and like you say , if it were , do collapse on these kids , erm , they could come back and say , well , you know , council give us the money towards it , you know , they should have , |
| 28 | Chemical reactions in our body involving oxygen give us the energy we need to live ( some types of bacteria , anaerobic bacteria , curl up and die when exposed to oxygen , but they are in the minority ) . |
| 29 | I would expect the right hon. Lady to give us the answers , because she still has time to absorb what her civil servants have to tell her . |
| 30 | The first flowering plant I saw was a familiar one — the purple mountain saxifrage , Saxafraga oppositifolia to give it the scientific name . |