Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [prep] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She 's cured me of all my hang-ups by giving me self-confidence , ’ he says . |
| 2 | Trustingly she slipped a small hand into one of his , and she would have gone with him anywhere , but he detached her fingers after giving them a reassuring squeeze . |
| 3 | Finally Sophie had to stop her clients from giving their ineffectual help , and then Helen with her calm , soothing manner proved invaluable . |
| 4 | Throughout human history , disabled people have constantly confounded the low expectations of others , and how much better it would be for special educators to raise the expectations of disabled children and their families by giving them an understanding of this , by helping them to accept their disabled identities with pride , by helping them to understand their place in the world and their rights as well as giving them the practical skills to deal with these issues . |
| 5 | Most manufacturers classify the warmth of their bags by giving them season ratings . |
| 6 | When your side wins an election , you expect it to help its followers by giving them plenty of undemanding if not very well-paid jobs ( kicking out the other lot 's placemen in the process ) , arranging nice little contracts , inventing new pension wheezes , and so on . |
| 7 | He brought undue pressure to bear on his parents by giving them an entirely misleading account of the documents . |
| 8 | Stomach for the fight — McKenzie shows his credentials in giving his colleagues a helping hand in the line-out during the World Cup final . |
| 9 | He could also still imitate anyone with whom he came into contact , although his days of giving his impressions of Winston Churchill or Nellie Wallace ( nobody would know who Nellie Wallace was in 1962 ) were by now over . |
| 10 | Anthemius intended to acknowledge his achievements by giving him the title of patricius , but the emperor was himself killed by Gundobad . |
| 11 | Also , while he is paying and after he has paid , do n't add to your worries by giving him more credit . |
| 12 | Britain can not get the best performance from our employees by giving them the worst treatment . |