Example sentences of "[subord] [pos pn] [noun pl] give [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Instead of wrestling with the imponderables of land and trees and drainage and crops , he was back where his skills gave him a harsh certainty .
2 Just because our MPs give themselves a three-and-a-half week break does n't mean we can all benefit from copying them .
3 This is a play in which the priggish young hide their emotions while their elders give themselves up to extremes of passion .
4 MD , , presented with a colour television from the company , while his colleagues gave him a garden bench .
5 It was four days ( during which he was given the last rites ) before his doctors gave him a chance to live through .
6 Ponies tacked up in the pony lines yawned with boredom as their owners gave them a last polish .
7 Even when our bodies give us very clear signals that something is wrong , we will hardly ever take responsibility for any problems that we may incur .
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