Example sentences of "the [noun] and give [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were engaged before the relocation and given their induction training in a nearby hotel . |
| 2 | He balanced the empty whisky glass on the window-sill and gave his nose a last wipe , pocketing his hanky . |
| 3 | This production , which updates the play and sets it in the sixties , toured the Continent and gave our company the reputation it now enjoys there . |
| 4 | There was no evidence of actual impropriety , you see , but Puddephat admitted he 'd been friendly with the girl and given her extra coaching . |
| 5 | Journalists then get their hands on the beasts , spend an hour or so flying the aeroplane and give their readers and potential customers a definitive report on the aeroplane . |
| 6 | Leading journalists covering the particular sport were invited to attend the lunch and to give their views on how the sponsorship could best benefit the sport and on how they would like to be kept in the picture . |
| 7 | ‘ Whenever I see Clare , she always gives me a big kiss on the cheek and gives my back a little rub and says , ‘ How are you ? ’ |
| 8 | Soon she will come out of the shed and give her orders . |
| 9 | Professor Lapworth of Birmingham had also examined the problems and given his interpretation . |
| 10 | From the penalty spot , Rook drove into the corner for his second of the game and give his side a passage into the next round , a defeat that sees City 's interest in Cup games at an end for this season . |
| 11 | She went to the counter and gave her order , then as she sat down again , she said , ‘ I mean it , Sophie . |
| 12 | On a celebrated occasion in Wales a county court judge sitting in a civil case in Bridgend had not completed the case when the train was due to leave , so he continued it on the train and gave his final judgement in the station-master 's office at Llantrisant . |
| 13 | ‘ So you want me in just for the plaster and to give your student laddies additional geriatric experience ? |
| 14 | Camille fell to her knees from the sofa and gave her mother 's leg a patronizing pat . |
| 15 | They 'd got changed in the Ladies and given their outfits to Kim , who was still wearing hers , as she 'd borrowed them from Simon 's wardrobe . |
| 16 | Yeah , he comes round to give me a clip round the ear and give me hassle . |
| 17 | But Felix Road was n't in the main town , nor yet on the outskirts ; it was situated to the north of the city and gave its name to the acres of housing that was home to the poor , the destitute , and the dregs of humanity . |
| 18 | She came to the hospital and gave her details . |
| 19 | As he had nothing to do , he tried to melt into the background and give his own eyes a chance . |
| 20 | He was not wise in the affairs of the world , nor did he wish to be : he simply challenged the normal assumptions of the world and gave his attention to eternal truths and individual souls . |
| 21 | If a witness is reluctant to come to court you need to consider whether their enforced presence will be counterproductive , but most witnesses will accept the situation in the end and give their evidence in good faith . |
| 22 | Helen would n't hold on to anything properly in case mosquitoes jumped out of the suitcases and gave her malaria . |
| 23 | The case is straightforward : the testator left his office ( in the civil service , for example ) or its value to a certain person , but changed his plan before death , sold the office and gave its value to that person . |
| 24 | Seeing how low she was , Anthony decided that she needed to get out of the house and gave her reluctant permission to spend half of each day in court . |