Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] give [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many fishkeepers like to give their fish live foods . |
| 2 | But the desire and the longing in his eyes had given her strength , and he had moved to her at once , so that she had known , once and for all , that there could never be anything strained or awkward between them . |
| 3 | ‘ We 've had a few jobs recently where husbands have given their wives surprise parties in the stables or somewhere . |
| 4 | ( e ) Conflicts of interest Where firms involved in an amalgamation have previously acted for clients who have been involved in litigation against each other , the amalgamated firm must not accept instructions to act for any of those clients unless they are able to erect and maintain effective " Chinese Walls " and : ( 1 ) none of the solicitors involved are professionally embarrassed by continuing to act ; ( 2 ) all the clients have given their consent ; ( 3 ) those clients have received full and frank independent advice before giving their consent ; and ( 4 ) such continuing to act can be shown to be in the best interests of the clients . |
| 5 | The residents believe the L-plates flock to Henley because it 's a driving test centre , and instructors want to give their pupils a taste of what 's to come . |
| 6 | It was n't as awful as she 'd anticipated , partly because she greatly admired Raimondo 's talent , partly because the audience was so small , just the sheikh , his wives , a handful of retainers , and a couple of the sheikh 's Italian business associates brought along to translate — although one of the businessmen kept giving her glances that made her uncomfortable . |
| 7 | Some parents fail to give their teenagers the opportunity or incentive to be responsible , yet complain that they still behave like children . |
| 8 | Dawn 's parents had to give their written permission for the transfer , which added to their anxieties about the situation . |
| 9 | As for his wife , the healers had given her drugs ; there was no talking to her . |
| 10 | The bright day was ruined , and the peace that the last few weeks had given her shattered . |
| 11 | In 1936 the property-owning classes had given their moral and financial support to a military rising which they hoped would halt the reforming process . |
| 12 | She was flown to San Diego last December but , as the entry of two former unsanctioned Soviet syndicates , she never competed and Port Security officials refused to give her permission to sail in San Diego . |
| 13 | Just days after the Ardtullagh mansion was put up for sale , at least a dozen prospective buyers have given its 13 rooms the once-over . |
| 14 | ‘ This meeting , having taken into consideration the proceedings of former meetings , and being informed that many respectable persons delay giving their names as subscribers while the proceedings of the committee are subject to be reported to the Odiham Society , and are under the controul [ sic ] thereof , find it expedient to detach themselves from that Society , the work on which they are engaged being of so considerable importance , the reformation and improvement of Farriery , requiring that it should be confined to that purpose and use alone , and be under the sole management and control of its own members . |
| 15 | Apart from the return of Dave McPherson , Rangers have given their youngsters a boost by including Gary McSwegan , Neil Murray and David Hagen in today 's squad . |
| 16 | In the case of Foresterhill , all the main clinical departments have given their support to the proposal — a proposal that has been drawn up by a multidisciplinary team . |
| 17 | But the Soviets refuse to give their tourists who come here any Czech currency . |
| 18 | This left the way open for those prominent in the Essex Federation to argue that if such arrangements were acceptable during a temporary absence of tutor-organiser , there was no reason why they should not apply on a more permanent basis if the voluntary members wanted to give their ‘ voluntaryism ’ full rein . |
| 19 | But public sector trade union experience of previous administrations has given their leaders a taste of political power without responsibility ( 1986 : 82 , 89 ) . |
| 20 | Yes and all the men give give their wife to David . |
| 21 | Those anti the protestors declined to give their names and said they were there as individuals . |
| 22 | Once the three men had given their names and addresses they were free to go , and there was no sign of the police . |
| 23 | Our forebears have given our company a tradition of open speaking and respect for differences of opinion which in my view is the most precious single inheritance that we have . |
| 24 | In nineteen eighty six treat people as if their labour is worth nothing you know those men have given their lives to the quarry industry and there 's no doubt that there is money to be made from slate at the moment and people are people that have the money to invest are making a lot of money okay they 're inves they 're risking the money but er people are risking their lives as well and giving their lives . |
| 25 | ULSTER pensioners have given their answer to government proposals to accounts . |
| 26 | That evening we learned the name the Argentinians had given their reconstructed East Indiaman — Santa Maria del Sud . |
| 27 | The C[atholic] C[urate] was sent out to patrol the roads and anybody found or seen on the roads had to give their names . |
| 28 | The Association of Directors of Social Services has given its approval for this research proposal . |
| 29 | The exhibition , hopefully , showed how the changes have gradually taken place , and that there is still a small group of women prepared to give their time and talents for the enhancement of church services . |
| 30 | The ward was full of fulfilled and cow-like women waiting to give their udders to their young . |