Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] give [pers pn] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may also draw attention to the fact that it is possible logically , even if not biologically , to use old , with the same effect as it has in the phrase Charlie 's old school , in combination with the word mother ; the incongruity of the result should give us a very sharp view of the difference between the ordinary referential variation of adjectives used relativistically , and the semantic effect produced by the difference in type of relation at work in ( 33 ) and ( 34 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ The results of the experiment should give us a better understanding of the way that normal growth takes place in plants and will also help to provide information for the design of plant-based life-support systems , ’ Dr Briarty explained . |
| 3 | In many cases , mummy used to give you a sweet to ‘ make it better ’ or because you had been ‘ good ’ . |
| 4 | In the same way that the agent will give you a package to the Canaries or go-as-you-please trek in the Himalayas , so the centre may attach an inquirer to a study visit to Sweden with 20 others or arrange a single stay in Peru . |
| 5 | But that is simplifying it too much ; for it is like learning how to ride a bike : you can read about the technique , but only lots of practice will give you a feel for it and the essential balance you need . |
| 6 | You can train to be a Navy Cook without any particular previous formal qualifications , although any knowledge you bring from a technical college will give you an advantage . |
| 7 | Moreover , I shall not try to determine what kind of phenomenon consciousness is ; the task here is rather to see whether the machine analogy can give us a way of talking about it , whatever it is . |
| 8 | There are four areas in particular where new research and established practice can give you a good framework and background knowledge for your care . |
| 9 | Winter should give me a taste of it . |
| 10 | If your sight test shows that you need glasses the optician must give you a prescription . |
| 11 | If you do n't need glasses the optician must give you a statement saying that . |
| 12 | My return could give them a lift . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ He 's direct , brave and courageous and his inclusion would give them a lift . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ He 's direct , brave and courageous and his inclusion would give them a lift . ’ |
| 15 | Our compost portfolio will give you a guide . |
| 16 | If you need new glasses because your sight has changed , and you 're in one of the three groups of people shown on pages 10–11 , the optician will give you an NHS voucher to help pay for them . |
| 17 | Crosby Hall will give him an additional 30,000 sq ft of living space . |
| 18 | And , his answer to that , is that psychoanalysis can give us a very interesting and unique insight into , into religion , and this was an insight which had emerged in the course of , the nineteen twenties , following the developments of psychoanalysis that occurred after the First World War , which we 've already looked at and is essentially the concept of transference . |
| 19 | United manager Jim McLean revealed that he deliberately took off Michael O'Neill six minutes from the end so that the travelling support could give him a personal ovation . |
| 20 | This device should give us a single analysis in about five minutes rather than ninety as at present as we do n't need to separate the mixtures , we can do the analysis directly . |
| 21 | In such circumstances England 's goal difference could give them an advantage over , say , Denmark in Group One or The Netherlands in Group Four , both of whom complete their fixtures next month . |
| 22 | The Chancellor slapped an immediate ban on Business Expansion Schemes offering loans to investors , a device used to give them a quick payback worth the equivalent of as much as 30 per cent per year . |
| 23 | The Leader would give him a right bollocking , but there were no hard feelings , because everyone knew that really he loved the poor little bugger , with an almost fatherly concern . |
| 24 | Because of the voluntarism of the Irish system of Industrial Relations workers must have trust , faith and hope that the bodies to which they refer their cases for adjudication will give them a fair crack of the whip . |
| 25 | ‘ 7.10 am on the dot and my husband will give you a lift to Torridon , ’ the woman in the council house opposite the hotel had said . |
| 26 | It seemed that the manager remembered it plainly , too , because as they entered the restaurant , he came from behind his desk like a bolted rabbit and , before Frau Nordern had time to speak , assured her that everything would be in order if only , his hands out wide , beseechingly , if only the gnädige Frau would give him a date . |
| 27 | Opinion polls predict that the Green alliance could win at least 15-17 per cent of the vote in the elections ; an 18 per cent share would give it a chance of holding the balance of power between left and right in the national assembly . |
| 28 | The policeman glanced upwards as if he hoped that the phone would give him an excuse to get rid of this intruder . |
| 29 | If you have specialised in Law in your University , Polytechnic or College , your knowledge will give you a useful background in many walks of life . |
| 30 | Event organiser and wine expert Jean Francois Jamet of Guinness Northern Ireland said : ‘ The trade here work very hard to get it right for their customers , and this event will give them an unequalled chance to sample probably the widest range of wines ever assembled for buyers in Northern Ireland . ’ |