Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] give they " in BNC.
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| 1 | For all its strengths , the game has a few flaws — you ca n't drop objects or give them to another character . |
| 2 | So much can be conveyed by putting your arms around someone 's shoulders or giving them a kiss . |
| 3 | In the process of sexual selection , certain males were said to develop characteristics that gave them the edge over other males in the competition for females . |
| 4 | All of the walking species had the widely-splayed legs that gave them a slow and lumbering gait , but , in the absence of more streamlined animals , they prospered . |
| 5 | By the time they are mature , hedgehogs can have several thousand of the modified hairs that give them their prickly appearance and an ideal form of defence against attackers . |
| 6 | In short Moses Moses revealed to that like the Egyptians each generation of Jews that gave them their character in general which is that today |
| 7 | They recorded the usual four songs and gave them both English and Ukrainian names . |
| 8 | The purpose of the Enterprise is to involve Third World countries in mining nodules and give them a share in the profits . |
| 9 | Clare takes conventional subjects and gives them a twist , physically and artistically . |
| 10 | For example , they have argued against almost every EC directive which would have improved women 's poor position in the work force , increased their opportunities and given them increased freedom to work . |
| 11 | The Court of Appeal held that the ordinary rules of construction require the court to look at the section 's words and to give them their plain and natural meaning . |
| 12 | He terrified the inhabitants of Staufen Swabia , confiscated fiefs which had been conferred on ecclesiastics and gave them to his Saxon and English supporters . |
| 13 | Tom picked up Willie 's three books and gave them to him to carry . |
| 14 | If they had difficulties then I broke each stage down into small steps and gave them repeated practice . |
| 15 | Only an idealized observer could see both the inner processing and the causal relations of the symbols to outside objects that give them meaning : no one could actually be that idealized observer , because each observer is confined to operating on the symbols that are within his computational machinery , and this excludes their external causal relations . |
| 16 | She wrapped up the clogs and gave them back to me with the instruction that I was only to wear the shoes when I came to call . |
| 17 | I found the main control lines and gave them to Esmerelda , showing her how to hold them , and where . |
| 18 | If you struggled with rollers and gave them up as a bad job about ten years ago , you 'll be surprised at the simplicity of the latest setting appliances . |
| 19 | Then , since the fisherman did not come home , every morning she took his supper to the cliff-side and fed it to the wild snakes ; every noon she took the hempen nets and gave them to the sea-birds to build their nests . |
| 20 | Attempts to classify mental disorders and give them names ran into many difficulties . |
| 21 | The hon. Member for Northampton , North ( Mr. Marlow ) has some interesting ways of looking at the problem , but he did not look at the fact that there are proven ways of taking young people who have committed offences and giving them a chance to confront their criminality . |
| 22 | It was the young Scots ' first win in four outings and gave them an outside chance of qualifying for the latter stages of the championship . |
| 23 | Between these a great deal happened to influence policies and to give them a character they often retain . |
| 24 | One is to give all the children obstacles such as sacks , boxes , old tyres , ladders and ropes and give them the opportunity to make up their own course . |
| 25 | A.C.G. Hastings was reprimanded by High Commissioner Girouard for using military means to effect the subjugation of the cannibal Tula tribe ; to redeem himself he volunteered to subdue the equally unruly Awok without firing a shot , and did so — by reminding them of the fate of the Tulas and giving them two hours to surrender their weapons . |
| 26 | Pieces of pine from apple cases became cricket bats , tennis rackets or hockey sticks and gave them endless hours of pleasure . |
| 27 | Disbud hybrid tea roses for the best blooms and give them a foliar feed if it is necessary . |
| 28 | That was when they all realized acting like this was only playing into the hands of the authorities and giving them a real basis for enforcing their petty laws . |
| 29 | The mustard seed produces a shrub about eight to ten feet tall , with branches strong enough to support birds and give them shelter . |
| 30 | Often bosses ignore workers or give them the silent treatment — a negative , no-win situation for all concerned . |