Example sentences of "give [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of his displays have reminded me of Gerald Davies at his best — and I can give no-one a greater compliment . |
| 2 | Planting now will give them a damp season to get the roots established before next spring . |
| 3 | Do they give them a second thought ? |
| 4 | All the stores will be re-fitted with softer lighting and ash-coloured wood to ‘ give them a lighter and warmer feel ’ . |
| 5 | Do n't give them a sales pitch because there is nothing more irritating . |
| 6 | some members of a band could go out in the evening and pop into a whole bunch of places to ask if they will give them a gig . |
| 7 | Finally he got so used to me calling that he asked me to come down and give them a hand fixing it up . |
| 8 | As Engels noted , women contribute differentially to the processes of production in different types of society but the contribution of women in the production of the most important goods of the society does not necessarily give them a high status as he thought . |
| 9 | You can help give them a more self-reliant future . |
| 10 | For just £15 you can give them a set of springs that take just an hour or two to fit under each key and make the keyboard so much bouncier . |
| 11 | They have accepted a compromise deal which will give them a special allowance for working an extra hour in the morning and late at night under a new roster system . |
| 12 | They pass the ball sweetly , create space effortlessly , and in Alemao , Branco , Valdo , Dunga , Mozer and Jorginho possess players who should give them a formidable momentum next summer . |
| 13 | If he can convince the 19m north-easterners that he and his recently formed New Aspiration Party will give them a better deal , and he manages to form an electoral pact with the honest and popular governor of Bangkok , he could be on the way to becoming Thailand 's next prime minister . |
| 14 | Faced by the weakest bowling attack ever to leave Australia , the England batsmen had made hay , none more so than the captain , and some people felt that the confidence this built up would give them a lift in the Caribbean . |
| 15 | He had these weights — dumbells like — and he said if anybody could lift them over their heads , he 'd give them a gold watch . |
| 16 | A teaspoon of domestic antiseptic , like Savlon , in their water will give them a much longer life . |
| 17 | Their natural curiosity and concretization of ideas will often give them a certainty of their own that makes much more sense . |
| 18 | Additionally , a lot of poor quality hay or grass will only give them a huge belly , and little flesh over the ribs and along the spine . |
| 19 | I remember getting off the plane and being asked by the press photographers if I would give them a salute . |
| 20 | They might even give them a tip . |
| 21 | Enid : I would just give them a big hug and tell them not to be silly . |
| 22 | I 'll give them a torch . ’ |
| 23 | It can give them a chance — certainly often seized by widows in the past — to assert themselves with genuine dignity and authority in the public world . |
| 24 | You 'd just give them a real good biff . ’ |
| 25 | I think I will give them a Brandenburg Concerto . ’ |
| 26 | Ordinary mortals , however , can visit the area overland by a two-mile circular walk from Bullpot Farm that will give them a hint — but not more than a hint — of the marvels beneath their feet and an appreciation of the bravery of the adventurers who dare to descend from the safety and assurance of daylight into a nether world of total and perpetual blackness . |
| 27 | All you can do is give them a bit of comfort in that their letters have been read . |
| 28 | ‘ I have accepted a challenge laid down by Mr Plumpton of Greycoats School that this school will field a tetrathlon team against his own team , good enough to really give them a run for their money , if not to beat them . |
| 29 | I might just give them a glance . ’ |
| 30 | Or instead of washing them away down my mythical hillside , I could give them a decent burial in a sod of cancer graveyard , perhaps with a little cross over it . |