Example sentences of "give [pers pn] the " in BNC.

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1 Give them the confidence that comes from knowing that you care , and will help if they have problems of any sort .
2 The key issues for the future are how to sustain the number of voluntary welfare workers and their helpers , and give them the support they need to deal with both increasing and more complex welfare needs .
3 If we want to keep the best scientists and the best engineers in this country , we 'd better do two things : we 'd better attract them with good pay and we 'd better train them right and give them the proper facilities .
4 Our new world industry correspondent , Richard Feast , casts a critical eye over recent motor show offerings , and concludes that Japan 's ‘ lean ’ production methods give them the opportunity to offer imaginative and stimulating new models
5 Little red leaflets headed Herzlich Wilkommen ! are pressed into their cold hands ; the leaflets give them the deeply resistible news that they that they can get discounts on all burgers at the BurgerKing shops across West Berlin .
6 You give them the time of day .
7 Fixture congestion may well nullify that advantage but Leeds ' real hope must be that yesterday 's scoring flourish will settle their nerves and give them the confidence to believe they are fully capable of winning all of their remaining four League matches .
8 ‘ we pour cold water on the natural loving feelings of their parents , and give them the impression they have produced something monstrous .
9 After being swamped by people demanding that we give them the freebie SEAL course , we have , after long and difficult nights of deliberation , come to a decision .
10 Some political activists concluded from this that what was needed was to ‘ empower the poor ’ , encourage their civic and political participation as a way to redress the balance , give them the strength to organize in such a way as to make effective claims on society , to receive those citizen 's rights to which they were said to be entitled .
11 Give them the direction of ‘ 1-2-3 stand ’ .
12 Also give them the opportunity to wash their bottom , but be prepared to do this for them if they are unable to .
13 It would , he said , give them the chance to see how the bike performed on a bit of decent road .
14 Dr Tournier comments : ‘ It is true that grandparents can often understand their children better than the parents do , and give them the acceptance they need in order to grow up . ’
15 Their front wings give them the protection of camouflage but they can be pulled forward rapidly when the moths are attacked , to flash the startling false eyes .
16 Many of the coarse fish are spawning in the vegetation at the side of the waterways from February through to July and April is the first full month that the fishermen give them the peace and quiet to do this .
17 If possible have an alternative date available and give them the option of telephoning to change their original appointment .
18 To achieve their objective , they have to rely on the efficient working of the price mechanism such that prices give them the appropriate ‘ signals ’ .
19 When they arrive give them the name of an animal and ask them to make the noise the animal makes to find similar animals .
20 One is to give all the children obstacles such as sacks , boxes , old tyres , ladders and ropes and give them the opportunity to make up their own course .
21 When the children arrive give them the end of a piece of coloured wool .
22 I think that 's probably come down through the years and things are still that way for musicians : get them as cheap as you can and never give them the credit that they deserve . ’
23 Things are still that way for musicians : get them as cheap as you can and never give them the credit that they deserve
24 Arsenal are believed to be watching the situation closely and are set to make their move as soon as Sampdoria give them the signal .
25 ‘ We are working very heavily with them to convert them and give them the business skills they may not have acquired to date , ’ says Mr Smaje .
26 We aim to recruit the best people , give them the best training , set the best standards , establish quality assurance and maintain a system of peer review within our firms and through our national institutes .
27 Many churches which have area-based house groups give them the task of contacting new arrivals .
28 And despite the suits , which give them the air of ex-cons , just out from a time-warping jail sentence , they also seem younger than their 50 years apiece .
29 Many hoteliers believe that leisure facilities give them the edge over their competitors in relation to conference business .
30 Instead , give them the reaction you 've chosen .
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