Example sentences of "and [noun sg] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dad patted me on the head and Mum gives me this little kiss on the cheek and then they went off and left me with this old woman . |
| 2 | And Miss gives it to the student in n it ? |
| 3 | The children made lots of friends in the Mini-Club , under the watchful supervision of ‘ Animators ’ who organised activities in the morning and afternoon giving us some time to ourselves . |
| 4 | The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and Orchestra , conducted by John Pryce-Jones , are on hand with the Overture to The Yeoman of the Guard and selections of favourite numbers from The Mikado , The Pirates of Penzance , Iolanthe and The Gondoliers : and the New Sadler 's Wells Opera Orchestra with soloists and chorus give us items from Ruddigore and HMS Pinafore . |
| 5 | ‘ I came from a poor family in the countryside and communism gave me a chance for a better life . |
| 6 | By-employments such as basket-making , hemp-dressing and wild-fowling gave them additional security . |
| 7 | Voters depend much less on the cues and guidance given them by party workers and rely instead on television . |
| 8 | Nairn in Darkness and Light gives us Thomson set in his own history , a man observing his personal continuity in the context of his ancestral surroundings . |
| 9 | Controlling his own forces required more subtle tactics , for they could not be dismissed as " anti-Spain " and their part in his victory and elevation gave them a claim on his gratitude and on how post-war Spain would be shaped . |
| 10 | I will love him , Lily , like this , ’ and Pen gave her a strangling hug so that she gasped and laughed and begged to be released . |
| 11 | Merging into that vast , sweeping seascape of sky , waves and sand gave her no sense of calm . |
| 12 | The fact that the transfer of property rights was only partial and conditional gave them the guarantee of security in old age , and the people involved in such transactions were not necessarily children or even relatives . |
| 13 | Their praises and flattery gives you new heart and helps you feel top of the world on Sunday . |
| 14 | I 'd spent most of it with the other two , one bad and the other indifferent , now I 'd come across a good one and fate gave us four years together , that 's all . |
| 15 | ‘ Being involved as a competitor , administrator , and coach gave me a unique insight into the world of top international sport . |
| 16 | Acquired expertise and skill give her the confidence to make the choices that will shape her future . |
| 17 | Such abilities and equipment gave them the opportunity to make the big evolutionary breakthrough which eventually lead to Homo sapiens . |
| 18 | The city saw much conflict during El Cid 's campaigns , as the ebb and flow of conquest and recovery gave it first a Christian master and then a Moorish one . |
| 19 | Studying business management and marketing gives me the tools to ensure social work issues get positive publicity , ’ she said . |
| 20 | Money and generosity gave her a kindly power over Deer Forest . |
| 21 | The crowd called for 5 and Town gave them what they wanted . |
| 22 | I remember when I lost a fountain-pen Mummy and Daddy gave me for Christmas : I prayed and prayed , and I never found it . ’ |
| 23 | And daddy gave you the family . |
| 24 | His rank and title give him prior claims . |
| 25 | The fact that she has fought back to the level that she has now attained is a tribute to the loving care , encouragement and inspiration given her by her parents . |
| 26 | However , as with the similar topic of literacy , I would argue that it is important to separate out bilingualism and bilingual education because teachers ' personal experience and education gives them a particular view of the phenomenon . |
| 27 | The dragging breath and the bullet holes at front and back gave him an easy diagnosis . |
| 28 | He chewed his way through a large and over-greasy midday meal , drank more beer than he ought to have done , took some laudanum with his brandy and water to give him sleep and felt his brain ripped open by a nightmare which wolfed down his mind in the open bleeding mouths of women . |
| 29 | The food and rest gave me back my strength and I no longer felt ill . |
| 30 | His absolute conviction at that time , reinforced by an extraordinary personal charm and magnetism gave me just the right insight and guidance that I needed . |