Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [pron] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , the tribunal may have been motivated by resentment at a particular member 's share of the market , or have suspended the member , not for bona fide reasons , but because of the opportunity it gave their firms to acquire some of the suspended member 's customers . |
| 2 | In his later years he recalled with pride the opportunity it gave him to lecture such eminent men as Sir Henry Stanley on the correct procedure for expedition photography . |
| 3 | I am writing to thank you for the coverage you gave my launch as the No More Pylons candidate ( Echo March 26 ) . |
| 4 | would like to thank managers and staff at the branch for the support they gave him during his recent illness . |
| 5 | I mean , after all the shit I gave them they 've really stood by me and me girlfriend as well . |
| 6 | What with all those steaks I get with the money they give me here ! ’ |
| 7 | I 'm also returning the money you gave me . |
| 8 | But I said I am the money I gave him his first flying lesson , I paid for it , like I bought his first three cars . |
| 9 | ‘ An' where 's the money I gave yer fer the pictures ? ’ he demanded . |
| 10 | ‘ The police assumed that the money he gave her was his bonus for the Madrid Open and the Italian Championship . ’ |
| 11 | The money he gave them they had meant to use for the Greek trip but it was more than they expected and they had gone on a shopping , then a drinking , spree with it . |
| 12 | When the customer is satisfied that the change is correct , put the money he gave you into the till . |
| 13 | She said , " I gave Bert the money he gave you for your fine . " |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm surprised that has n't self-destructed after the damage you gave it yesterday . |
| 15 | Alec Stewart 's charge has a stiffer task here , but is getting 6lbs from the favourite which gives her a sporting chance of stopping Daru 's unbeaten run of four victories . |
| 16 | The bit they give you marks for . |
| 17 | The look she gave me changed from fear to disgust . |
| 18 | From the look he gave her she thought that must n't happen often . |
| 19 | The look he gave her was angry and he stirred restlessly . |
| 20 | Let him pick the bones out of that , she thought with satisfaction , but the look he gave her was oddly enigmatic . |
| 21 | She saw the look he gave her . |
| 22 | The look he gave her made her feel extremely stupid — and disappointed . |
| 23 | The look he gave her decided her not to press him . |
| 24 | Nikos smiled and said something softly in Greek , and for some reason Lindsey found herself blushing at the sudden contact of Niall 's hand against her arm , but she could n't interpret the look he gave her as they were ushered towards one of the few empty tables overlooking the harbour . |
| 25 | I had offended him , and the look he gave me was positively frightening . |
| 26 | His face was without the offensively avuncular smile that usually accompanies such trite statements ; and something intent about the look he gave me made it clear he did not mean it tritely . |
| 27 | the look he gave me and jumped out as quick as anything , I thought |
| 28 | On the submarine they give us film badges to wear , but when they turn black they just give you new badges . |
| 29 | ‘ We are not for having any man turn sceptic , and disbelieve his senses ; on the contrary we give them all the stress and assurance imaginable ; nor are there any principles more opposite to scepticism , than those we have laid down . ’ |
| 30 | Well , in the first place obviously the size of the sex cell Er , er its genes , the size of the sex cell , the food it gives its offspring , the protection it gives it , the transportation , education , instruction , protection , er you name it erm whatever the parent does , in the case of birds , warmth is a major factor , incubating the eggs . |