Example sentences of "give [pron] [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So all together given me about five pounds . |
| 2 | My preference is for the bigger man yet Andy Robinson has given me more difficult games that any other opponent . |
| 3 | She has given me so much happiness . |
| 4 | He has remarked , ‘ No other phase of my academic life has given me so much pleasure and instruction . ’ |
| 5 | My wife , Jane , and close friends were all at Manchester Airport to meet me on my return from France and waiting at home were my mother , more friends , half of Sheffield United FC and Willie Thorne , whose friendship has given me so much confidence . |
| 6 | ‘ At the time , you remember , you 'd given me very little information to go on . |
| 7 | Despite the December 1990 agreement on the division of powers between the federal government and the country 's two constituent republics [ see p. 37922 ] , calls for greater autonomy and independence had continued to grow in Slovakia , and Meciar had given them increasingly explicit support , setting up an office of foreign affairs ( headed by his close ally Milan Knazno ) and leading Slovak delegations abroad . |
| 8 | Given its immediately appealing lyricism and lucid textures , it is extraordinary to report that Nagano 's is the first recording since the composer 's own ( made in 1966 and part of the Sony Classical Complete Edition ) . |
| 9 | Given its rather élitist duties , it is not surprising to note that the PSBC would be funded out of taxpayers ' money and rents paid by ITV contractors and not by the ( few ) consumers of its products . |
| 10 | Thus , it is utterly vital to the well-being of humanity that the child-training element of human liability is given its overwhelmingly important position . |
| 11 | In this respect , my analysis can be located close to the ‘ Alternative Economic Strategy ’ ( AES ) — which has been given its most lucid expression by the CSE London Working Group ( 1980 ) — in its acceptance of the need for socialists to offer constructive and credible proposals for regenerating economic growth and reducing unemployment even if these appear to fall short of ‘ true socialism ’ . |
| 12 | Such intervention was given its most potent fillip in July 1916 with the first National Conference on Old Age Pensions ( NCOAP ) . |
| 13 | Within months Murdoch had revamped Collins and given its most important author the full hype . |
| 14 | In corpore sano was given its most expansive expression in the broad general pronouncements from the profession . |
| 15 | For instance , with lower household size , a fully built-up town must decline in population , given its essentially fixed stock of dwellings . |
| 16 | Personal equity plans , for example , have not until now commanded the following that their tax-exempt status would justify , whereas scrip dividend facilities have enjoyed a high take-up rate given their generally modest benefits and administrative inconvenience . . |
| 17 | Given their virtually unlimited powers to dictate what a dissenting group may or may not be allowed to do , there is a danger that police will prove less willing to negotiate arrangements with protest organisers , preferring to impose conditions as the law allows . |
| 18 | If there are any cancer cells not yet being attended to , I will give them just one minute to stand up . ’ |
| 19 | If traffic lights are used they should have embedded loops to detect approaching cyclists and should give them longer green phases . |
| 20 | So we thought , No if we can stop them to speak to them cos at the end of the day we ca n't actually stop them going up , we can give them as much harassment as we can yes er and keep within the law . |
| 21 | erm And I think erm we 've got to obviously give them as much respect as possible , because for them to reach the semi-final , the same as us erm they obviously erm have got some useful players . |
| 22 | ‘ In reporting a problem to the highway authority , ’ the booklet advises , ‘ you should give them as much information as possible about what is wrong and where — give a grid reference if you can . ’ |
| 23 | While Eva was at Usher the political situation did not give them too much pause for thought . |
| 24 | Do n't give them too much time . |
| 25 | it certainly does give them very little coverage . |
| 26 | On the other hand , employers who value the services of key individual employees and are dependent on them accepting a transfer may give them more generous relocation packages . |
| 27 | okay cos they 'll all want some , they 'll all give me about ten P which is n't much |
| 28 | ‘ I am not concerned about Moore because he did not give me too many problems . |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't think anything could give me as much pleasure as watching a horse I 've bred and brought on myself performing at the top of his form . ’ |
| 30 | It 'd always give you just enough help , and no more . |