Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [pron] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gradually she reentered the real world , manifested in the small noises of the night , the moan of the wind in the chimneys , the smoothness of the sheet in her clutching hands , the unnaturally loud ticking of her watch and , above all , in that oblong of pale light , the open casement and the drawn curtains which gave her a view of the faintly luminous star-studded sky . |
| 2 | We take in a lot more oxygen , our blood pressure rises and our brains release chemicals called endorphins which give us an immediate high . |
| 3 | But BodyShop 's appearance is more a reflection of accounting curiosities which gave it such a huge return on capital last year : likewise fire extinguisher company Nu-Swift , whose remarkable figures last year put it at the top of the ROC table . |
| 4 | LITTLE battler Matthew Costen is going home in triumph — after defying doctors who gave him a fortnight to live . |
| 5 | He was of middle height , well built , possibly in his mid-forties ( though Jane was not much good on ages ) with dark curly hair and slanting eyes which gave him a slightly Slavonic look , though there was not a trace of accent in his speech . |