Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] give [pron] [art] " in BNC.

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1 David Booth took 30 seconds to give them the lead , taking advantage of a defender 's clearance which deflected freakishly off an onrushing forward and into his path .
2 Nine wins and four draws from thirteen games give him a score of 11 points , three points ahead of Viktor Korchnoi in second place .
3 ‘ All three judges gave me the decision and having watched the video , I reckon I lost only two rounds — the fourth and the tenth . ’
4 This state-of-the-art shaver has three positions to give you the perfect shave and a trimmer for those with sideburns and/or moustache .
5 Roe , already third , fourth and fifth in European tour events this year , said : ‘ I birdied the first three holes to give myself a flying start and never really looked back . ’
6 Nine jobs in sixteen years gave me an average of almost two years in each job .
7 Tony and I dig a platform for the tent , lowering the snow by about seventy centimetres to give us a nice protective wall .
8 Despite the record unpopularity of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney , the 2,500 delegates gave him a warm reception as he promised a third consecutive PCP victory in the federal elections due in 1993 .
9 This was especially so at Birmingham , where at 6.00 a.m. on Friday an ‘ End of Stage 2 ’ banner was erected and more than twenty insomniacs gave us a great breakfast and a marvellous reception that we will not forget , thanks to everyone who turned up , you certainly made us feel very welcome .
10 Reckon each bath at around 60 litres to give you an idea of the amount of hot water storage that is needed .
11 In what many observers regarded as a further example of the new censorship , Gosteleradio on Feb. 1 withdrew from Radio Russia two frequencies giving it an audience throughout the Soviet Union , and assigned to it instead a frequency on which it could reach only 60 per cent of the population and which reduced the quality of reception .
12 Lesley Robertson , 18 , from Aberdeen , took the overall women 's championship , while Graham Bell 's consistent results in all four disciplines gave him the Victor Ludorum title .
13 Her soldier companion urged her forward along a gully , which they crawled along until a gap between two boulders gave them a clear view of the landscape .
14 A wife whose husband had had multiple sclerosis and went to a holiday home for the disabled for two weeks to give her a rest said :
15 A group of , say , four machines gives you a pretty good chance of hitting where you want at least once every turn .
16 So the craft show , er adults are a pound , there 's easy free parking , children are free and if you want two tickets give us a ring , but make a note Nottingham University , this craft show , Jessie Conference Centre , Nottingham University , Friday and Saturday November the twenty six and twenty seventh from ten A M till six P M.
17 The reader is also invited to ponder which of the two proofs gives him the greater personal satisfaction .
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