Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] give [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The value per share of the players comes to £2 — a useful figure for shareholders given our fully prudent accounting policy . ’ |
| 2 | It is also illegal for manufacturers to give their product a misleading name , or to claim that it is made of a particular ingredient which in fact makes up a very small proportion of the product . |
| 3 | Goodlad 's ideas have received some outside encouragement : the Royal Society of Arts gave his course on communication of scientific ideas an Education for Capability award for providing an effective combination of academic reflection and the learning of practical skills in communication of ideas . |
| 4 | NEARLY half of parents giving their children vitamin pills are unaware of overdosing dangers . |
| 5 | A Crookes spokeswoman said : ‘ Bedtimers was launched after research showed that a third of parents gave their children adult hot chocolate drinks . |
| 6 | This is about a young boy who is trying to avoid going to the dentists so he comes up with a series of excuses to give his mother . |
| 7 | The great majority of voters give their first vote either to the CDU/CSU or to the SPD in much the same way as most British voters give their only vote to the Conservatives or Labour : that is where their basic loyalty lies . |
| 8 | More than 40 per cent of men give their cars a once-a-fortnight wash , compared to 22 per cent of women . |
| 9 | Although the Society of Gardeners gave their name to the Catalogus Plantarum ( Catalogue of Trees and Shrubs both Exotick and Domestic that are Hardy enough to Bear the Cold of our Climate in the Open Air and are Propagated for Sale in the Gardens near London ) 1730 , Philip Miller and Thomas Fairchild are thought to have been its chief promoters . |
| 10 | Far from hurling a newly laddered pair into the nearest rubbish bin in a rage , three-quarters of women give their stockings a second chance . |
| 11 | Thus it was that a caddish cub reporter from the Cricklewood Cricket drew the following response : ‘ A quarter of my age in years multiplied by a fifth of my age in years multiplied by a forty-fifth of my age in years gives my age in years . ’ |
| 12 | Quicker and easier than scissors or a knife , the razor-sharp Harris Wheel wo n't rip or snag wallpaper , but trims away any excess from awkward corners in seconds to give your wall a smooth , professional finish . |
| 13 | Martha saved herself from relegation to a junior class by reciting the whole of Psalm 103 , one of Nana 's favourites , in morning assembly ; after this feat her teacher had a long conversation above her head with her mother , and began to come to their house on Saturdays to give her extra lessons . |
| 14 | Ted Dexter , England 's chairman of selectors , last year appealed to counties to give their international players time off after tours — a request which mainly fell on deaf ears . |
| 15 | FOCUS ON FACILITIES gives his regular report on changes in facilities at head office |
| 16 | Our regular look at ways to give your hair a new twist and express a different side of your personality . |