Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [conj] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mustard seed produces a shrub about eight to ten feet tall , with branches strong enough to support birds and give them shelter . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | POOLS includes all the English and Scottish football leagues , is easy to use and not only does it predict draws but gives you odds on each potential draw to make your selection easier . |
| 4 | In a related way , the religious morality of repealers was not merely a passive vehicle for feminist politics ; it actively empowered women and gave them the confidence to develop critical concepts . |
| 5 | We have begun to measure these trees , noting characteristics that give us clues to their genetic relationships : these trees , growing under plantation conditions , will eventually tell us whether we really have collected new genes useful to farmers who grow cocoa . |
| 6 | For all its strengths , the game has a few flaws — you ca n't drop objects or give them to another character . |
| 7 | The purpose of the Enterprise is to involve Third World countries in mining nodules and give them a share in the profits . |
| 8 | The leisure and hospitality industry can offer a wide range of careers which can develop individuals and give them qualities which can be applied to many different business disciplines . |
| 9 | Sometimes , a mild painkiller is enough to ease the pain but , if it 's more of a problem , your doctor will be able to prescribe medicines or give you other advice . |
| 10 | Sometimes , a mild painkiller is enough to ease the pain but , if it 's more of a problem , your doctor will be able to prescribe medicines or give you other advice . |
| 11 | What is interesting about them is that while the development corporations acquired powers that gave them a great deal of autonomy within their own territories , there is today a variety of questions to be raised about the extent to which their ‘ success ’ was secured at the expense of other policies to which they ‘ ought ’ to have related . |
| 12 | Between these a great deal happened to influence policies and to give them a character they often retain . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Let's put uses and give me some different ones . |
| 15 | If the garden does not already have them , then you will be able to erect fences that are high enough to deter intruders and give you privacy of course . |
| 16 | Often bosses ignore workers or give them the silent treatment — a negative , no-win situation for all concerned . |