Example sentences of "and give [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have initiated him into the ‘ Secret Doctrine ’ , opened his centres of vision and given him the means to communicate with the Powers . |
| 2 | A great looker , and he may have shown his admiration because she had ducked her dark head in mock embarrassment and given him the slowest smile as she had moved away . |
| 3 | Wonderful Members of Parliament , who , little more than twenty years before , had made themselves merry with the wild railroad theories of engineers , and given them the liveliest rubs in cross-examination , went down into the north with their watches in their hands , and sent on messages before by the electric telegraph , to say that they were coming Night and day the conquering engines rumbled at their distant work , or advancing smoothly to their journey 's end , and gliding like tame dragons into the allotted corners grooved out to the inch for their reception , stood bubbling and trembling there , making the walls quake , as if they were dilating with the secret knowledge of great powers yet unsuspected in them , and strong purposes not yet achieved . |
| 4 | ‘ We 've called up the PR firm we normally liaise with and given them the name of the hotel you 're booked into . |
| 5 | See people at San Carlos hungry and given them the rest . |
| 6 | ‘ My hosts have driven me down the avenue and given me the figures . |
| 7 | He had encouraged and praised her , bullied her a little when she needed bullying , and given her the love and support that had made her feel , even in the darkest moments of self-doubt , that she could rise above all the problems and emerge triumphant . |
| 8 | Porter , one of the country 's most respected authorities on paediatrics , had taken a shy Puerto Rican intern called Carmen Rodriguez under his wing twenty years ago and given her the confidence to start up her own practice soon after graduating from medical school , and she was now one of New York 's most popular and in demand paediatricians . |
| 9 | We have enforced questionable criteria , appealed to divine authority and given ourselves the right to make our own interpretation of it . |
| 10 | Responding to criticism from environmentalists , the government has increased the Inspectorate 's staff and budget , and given it the status of an independent agency . |
| 11 | Erm we 've done mileage and expenses claim forms and given you the bits and pieces . |
| 12 | Yes , it uses eight watts against a hundred , well I say probably against seventy five , eight watts instead of seventy five and given us the same amount of light out . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll go and give her the good news . ’ |
| 14 | I asked erm Ian yesterday to try and give me the dates so I , I 'm , I expect him to come back to me today with some idea on that . |
| 15 | All I can do , Father Poole thought despairingly , is to try and give him the spiritual strength to resist such a temptation . |
| 16 | You 've got to give them a very specific task to do and give them the support and the materials to do it with and make sure it happens so that when they turn up at 3 o ’ clock , it 's set up to go . |
| 17 | To vanish and give herself the chance to rebuild her life . |
| 18 | Show us what you want us to do and give us the strength to submit our will to yours . |
| 19 | And they used to come and give us the pattern , what the butler got to lay on the table ; the tea-service would be the same pattern as the tablecloth was . |
| 20 | If the lord abbot agrees , I hope you will stay and give us the benefit of your judgement . |
| 21 | Explain to him how you feel and chat to his parents , who may rally round and give you the support he refuses to give you . |
| 22 | Ma'am , sir I should say , erm Mr makes certain comments about there are doubts about whether this scheme will go forward , we have been in contact with Department of Transport , again to try and give you the correct factual position . |
| 23 | When you call him out , describe what you think the fault is , and give him the make and model number of your boiler if possible . |
| 24 | After a large crusade the Jeffreys would appoint a leader and give him the task of planting a new church with the fruits of the crusade . |
| 25 | When they had gone , Cramer used the phone in the garage to put through a call to Sir Harry Marriott at his home and give him the news — the phone was more secure than a police radio band . |
| 26 | But Chelsea boss Ian Porterfield defended Fleck , saying : ‘ We 've got to stick by him and give him the confidence to bring a change of luck . ’ |
| 27 | Try and give him the benefit of the doubt . |
| 28 | If this is not practicable , phone the Area Manager or a senior member of his team , and give him the details of your complaint . |
| 29 | He never mentioned Nordhausen or the involvement of the Russians , but knew that if he could commit the British Secret Service , it would keep the CIA off his back and give him the time he needed . |
| 30 | So you will walk into that store and give him the haughtiest stare you are capable of — and you can do it , ’ he promised . |