Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [pron] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | We go to the track meets , the basketball matches and we select kids and we give those kids scholarships based on athletic merit . |
| 2 | A wary look came into Johnny 's eyes and he gave her a quick glance of alarm . |
| 3 | His warm hands moved smoothly over her shoulders and he gave a short laugh . |
| 4 | and I yeah I went two months and he give me right , they 're called they 're yellow like round tablets they are , like an aspirin but they 're yellow right ? |
| 5 | We do have a money adviser erm specifically who works with erm tenants who are in rent arrears and who gives them advice on handling their financial problems . |
| 6 | the only reason that police get away with drink driving is cos half the buggers are Masons and they give them the old funny hand shake and its oh on your way sir |
| 7 | Nicky loves it when Squeak cleans her , right , my rats and she gives it and Nicky 's getting all and there 's Squeak going |
| 8 | We were all looking for some direction in our lives and they gave us that direction . |
| 9 | Sure enough , the kindly Fulham folk had pooled their meagre rations and we gave our guests a really good wedding breakfast with the cake and non-alcoholic wine , at about twelve thirty . |
| 10 | ‘ It was interesting to take on these different values and it gave us a new perspective . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I was quite worried about making it hold up on the screen for two-and-a-half hours and it gave me pause . |
| 12 | He said ‘ Okay , I want you to show me everything , ’ and I said ‘ Well , there are six strings , they 're tuned like this and written down an octave , ’ ( For those that do n't know , when guitar music is transposed onto a stave , it 's dropped a whole octave to keep it on the treble clef — Ed ) and he was taking notes and I gave him a beginning guitar book so that he could see how it was all written out ! |
| 13 | ‘ Bas and I gave a little drinks party for all the local planning committee . |
| 14 | They enabled the sisters to honour their own privacy needs and they gave us a clear sense of personal identity . |
| 15 | We were told that this money was being collected for the families and we gave this money through the official trade union for that purpose . |
| 16 | Yeah they do take part cos they 're dying to say things and we give them jobs to do . |
| 17 | Yeah under question things and they give you the answers in blue . |
| 18 | The job involved visiting mining camps , quarries and oilfields all over the world selling explosives and it gave Haslam his first taste of the excitement of travel , something that has remained with him all his life . |
| 19 | Localized zones of compressional and tensional stress are common along strike-slip faults and they give rise to a number of distinctive landforms . |
| 20 | and to St Giles and they heard about me and they offered me a month 's holiday and they were complete strangers and they gave me a month 's holiday |
| 21 | Okay we a major cause of some five hundred thousand pounds and we give addition to the three point six five one million which has been identified in this amendment . |
| 22 | In China they 've been eating mouldering cabbage for aeons and it gives them cancer of the oesophagus . |
| 23 | Good do you remember a long time ago doing factor trees and I gave you three sixty to do ? |
| 24 | The CMHTs were enablers and they gave active support at the birth of a more mixed , and more responsive , range of services . |
| 25 | He had the most stars on his books , he had the most friends and he gave the most renowned New York parties . |
| 26 | I do n't the membership will want a revolution but what we do require is that evolution considered carefully so we do n't stand still and keep our head in the sands and I give you insurance that is what is , is happening . |
| 27 | Before leaving him , we shook hands and he gave us each a yellow , fine-pointed Biro pen with which he was so fond of writing : a signal and a last gesture of kindness . |
| 28 | He grabbed one forearm and broke it , then a blow on the forehead knocked his eyesight out of kilter , another thumped his ribs and he gave up , sliding hunched down the wall trying to keep his groin and kidneys safe . |
| 29 | Brawner was the tops and he gave Mario his first nibble at the big time . |
| 30 | You were looking a bit sorry for yourself when we came back cos he buys flowers and he gives , so he 'll buy them the day before , I got the next day , there their making in all that |