Example sentences of "give they the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Given them the negative polarity item I give a damn . |
| 3 | An anonymous businessman has given them the remaining amount . |
| 4 | Three thousand members of the British Shops and Stores Association ( which , since last Autumn has incorporated NARF ) , were invited to nominate the flooring manufacturer who has given them the best service . |
| 5 | Willi had given them the briefest of explanations for their presence being required but they were becoming as alarmed as Gesner by this talk of lawsuits and the resignation of Franz Busacher . |
| 6 | When readers have written in , worried about whether to tell about a secret lover , you 've so often given them the excellent advice : ‘ Keep mum ’ . |
| 7 | as if he read Wickham 's mind , Shildon wrapped up the discussion , said he had given them the important stuff and the rest could wait . |
| 8 | I mean erm and sometimes of course you ca n't give them the practical help they need , you know , |
| 9 | First , the merger of two large firms will give them the immediate monopoly power that derives from a large market share . |
| 10 | ‘ I expect another visit this night , ’ he reported to General Cope , ‘ but I shall give them the warmest reception my weak party can afford . ’ |
| 11 | Business fliers fly with the airline that will most quickly give them the necessary coupons to go to , say , Hawaii with the family . |
| 12 | He explained that children came to Cedars when their own school could not give them the individual help with basic skills which they needed . |
| 13 | I 'll give them the real Henry Farr , and he wo n't just be making witty little remarks about the London orbital motorway either . |
| 14 | Damned if the foundation could have this picture ; she 'd give them the nameless three condemned as undisciplined talent . |
| 15 | All of them would live more happily if they and the world remained in ignorance , and to try to achieve that I would give them the one gift I could . |
| 16 | ‘ These stores will give them the best of both worlds and could prove a major rival to the big store chains . ’ |
| 17 | The method of advertising used will depend largely on the ‘ advertising or marketing budget ’ , but the product can be advertised using several different types of media and the hotel or hotel group will select the method that will give them the best coverage within their financial means . |
| 18 | And they were grown apiece while he was away and they were better than ever and the deal was been that he had was gon na give them the best two cattle you see and this was this was the best two animals he had . |
| 19 | We guarantee nothing — wild birds are free to go where they wish and , though we can give them the best possible conditions , we can never be certain that they will stand in front of a hide ! |
| 20 | And if parents try to pass the buck by instructing childminders to ‘ give them the odd slap ’ they will be disappointed . |
| 21 | Admittedly the referee was a foolish fellow who kept re-penalising Swansea for failing to retreat 10 yards when he did not give them the remotest chance to do so . |
| 22 | If the Commonwealth War Commission do n't know how to get hold of the War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission can give us the information we want provided we can give them the christian name of the person and the regiment . |
| 23 | that 's the perfect time and I had this sort of doubt in my mind erm then I was fortunate I learnt a co a very good scripted presentation for getting referred leads and once I started to actually ask , cos that 's all it comes down to , erm then I was getting three , four , in the end I was being quite clever and saying look if you just restrict them to three then I 'll give them the same good service I reckon I 've given you this service |
| 24 | Oh yeah , I , I 'd give them the same options but |
| 25 | They are scarcely free to shop around for the officer who would give them the easiest time . |
| 26 | Notice also that Peter and John did not pray that God would give them the Holy Spirit they prayed that they might receive the Holy Spirit . |
| 27 | We 'll give them the full commission on the full ticket |
| 28 | ‘ And now we 'll give them the unique burn of a lifetime . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've threatened to shut the hotel down before I 'll give them the 12 per cent they 're asking for . |
| 30 | We could give 'em a bit more , we could give , we could give 'em the four hundred pounds . |