Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [pron] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we get first division people I 'll do it a different way to him if I had to end up with second division people and the responsibilities they take on board will very much reflect that and the same surely should happen to the field sales force erm their abilities are reflected in in what sort of activities we give them and by looking at the people we have we then put together a team to most accurately attack whatever we want to do . |
| 2 | Dr Macdonald was consulted on a series of cases which gave him clues to what was to become an accepted theory . |
| 3 | I want to welcome obviously particularly er the order relating to Wales because it confers on Wales er one additional seat , giving us five altogether because of the rise in the Welsh population over the last ten years and that er although Wales was under represented under the previous erm er you know distribution of seats which gave us only four we will be slightly over represented when we have five because you simply ca n't have four and a half seats , it 's got to be one or the other but since the Welsh population is continuing to rise very rapidly then it is likely that that will be put right . |
| 4 | So they devised a lot of things themselves to give them a a a helping hand . |
| 5 | We opt for The Baker 's Wife at the Phoenix and all vote it a definite winner , and I wonder again at the jaundiced palate of critics who gave it a fair old drubbing when it first trotted out . |
| 6 | you divide three hundred and sixty by that number of sides which gives you this angle here , the angle at the centre . |
| 7 | Every month the Shell Gold Card provides a series of reports which give you a complete picture of your fleet 's performance . |
| 8 | A : hello Mr Parkin this is Guy Cook here B : yes A : er do you remember um sending us a er an estimate for electrical repairs * for a hundred and fifty pounds * well I 've er just had a word with the Electricity Board with an engineer called Mr Golding and he tells me that the er the list of jobs you gave us unless there 's any special circumstances should not be more than around one hundred pounds B : oh * A : well he said he 'd have to look at it of course but er is there some special reason why you thought it would cost more A : well would you be prepared to do it for the price he quoted B : no A : well why not B : I ca n't afford it not with my wages and overheads £ I have A : well £ why should I pay an extra fifty pounds if I can get it done cheaper * B : well if you can do that * do |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't know why you 're wearing that ridiculous outfit , ’ said Robert , ‘ and I do n't know why you 're telling all these things to Malik and telling him about things I gave you as a present . ’ |
| 10 | The public generally should be equipped with spectacles which give it a clearer and more rounded view of the opportunities for all of an ageing Britain . |
| 11 | The Young Engineers Clubs aim to encourage a greater number of Scotland 's more able youngsters to continue with subjects which give them the option of tertiary education in science or engineering . |
| 12 | As specifications become more and more stringent , so they work increasingly with suppliers who give them exactly what they need . |
| 13 | The bat 's ear is similar in design to ours , but with refinements which give it great sensitivity at ultrasonic frequencies . |
| 14 | Perhaps it would have been too easy : they 'd made love the first night they met , both involved with women who gave them pain . |
| 15 | Are all health education co-ordinators in positions which give them sufficient ‘ clout ’ to take decisions forward ? |
| 16 | Venality was rife ; the precedent of even groups as illustrious as the Beatles and the Stones signing to contracts which gave them only a penny a record had become legendary : at the end of the Sixties , Allen Klein had achieved notoriety for his dexterous accounting abilities , working for both groups in the role of both ‘ finder ’ extracting hidden royalties from the record company for the group — and ‘ taker ’ — extracting them from the group for himself . |
| 17 | What our users want is adequate information about regular , punctual services , on buses which give them a comfortable ride in a clean environment , driven by skilled and courteous drivers . |
| 18 | ‘ It happened again this year , though we won 4– 3 on penalties which gave us our fourth win of the series . ’ |
| 19 | They were full and sensuous like a woman 's , though at times they gave him a hint of cruelty . |
| 20 | Marianne Tranter , a psychiatric social worker at the Hospital for Sick Children , Great Ormond Street , London , told the audience of nurses and social workers that abused children are ‘ seduced ’ by paedophiles who give them rewards and make threats about disclosure . |
| 21 | Its whereabouts remained unknown until it was consigned at auction by a private collector in Spring 1990 , and bought by collectors who gave it to the Metropolitan . |