Example sentences of "of [noun sg] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A foal requires about one pint of colostrum to give it sufficient antibiotics to help fight neonatal infections . |
| 2 | Implicit in these views was the fact that child abuse was considered to be only one of a range of problems that many families who come under the system 's microscope were experiencing , and that there was a need to respond to all the problems including child abuse , rather than of necessity giving it priority . |
| 3 | The Minotaur was finally slain by Theseus , who found his way out of the labyrinth by trailing a skein of thread given him by the king 's daughter , ARIADNE . |
| 4 | Volleyball : Chelmsford Partners women 's volleyball side are banking on a wealth of experience to give them the edge this Sunday in their first English Volleyball Association Cup Final.The team has an average age of nearly 34 , but they still fancy their chances of defeating a younger Sheffield Wednesday at Riverside ( start 1.30 pm ) . |
| 5 | It was held that the settlor had retained an interest in the accumulated income because the payments of income gave him the benefit of being able to withdraw his capital deposited at the bank . |
| 6 | Night Goblin shamans are allowed to gobble pieces of mushroom to give them extra power , while Forest Goblin shamans are immune to ‘ Eadbangin ’ thanks to the spider venom flowing through their veins . |
| 7 | She had struggled too hard for her independence and peace of mind to give it up so easily . |
| 8 | On the one hand , the onset of menstruation gives her immediately the status of young womanhood . |
| 9 | My geraniums ( pelargoniums if you must ) are making a brave show at last in spite of one or two early frosts , and I am delighted that a tiny sprig of gentian given me by a neighbour has four vivid blue flowers . |
| 10 | Apart from the counties a number of urban areas had grown up and many of these had been granted Charters of Incorporation giving them varying powers of local administration . |
| 11 | But ‘ For A Child ’ only has a slight tempo shift , a trumpet solo and a blast of flugelhorn to give it some extra zest , and it 's simply not enough . |
| 12 | In the last-named work he opened up lines of interpretation which , even if somewhat modified since , set firm foundations on which other scholars might build : the exuberant vigour and almost Niagara-like outpouring of scholarship gave it a memorable quality . |
| 13 | We must not only abide by a precise form , but also build up the right waves of emotion to give it full human significance . |
| 14 | Now that you are completing the preliminary studies and will shortly be embarking on the more complicated part of the syllabus , I feel that , at this stage , it would be of benefit to give you the following lessons in an endeavour to press home to you the importance and value of your continued perseverance . |
| 15 | The archers have a lighter corselets of scale mail and powerful bows constructed of alternating layers of wood to give them great power and range . |
| 16 | They were of some kind of fibre , painted glossy chestnut , now dimmed and dulled , with bands of wood to give them strength . |
| 17 | The great blocks of nineteenth-century neoclassical building which characterise this part of Pest give it a rather grand manner , though a century of knocks has rather frayed its hauteur . |
| 18 | ‘ residential occupier , ’ in relation to any premises , means a person occupying the premises as a residence , whether under a contract or by virtue of any enactment or rule of law giving him the right to remain in occupation or restricting the right of any other person to recover possession of the premises . |
| 19 | 1 ( 1 ) In this section " residential occupier " , in relation to any premises , means a person occupying the premises as a residence , whether under a contract or by virtue of any enactment or rule of law giving him the right to remain in occupation or restricting the right of any other person to recover possession of the premises . |
| 20 | But it is worthwhile to reiterate that , in a sense , every book published about recent history is of value as a source and the conventional ‘ official ’ documentation does not necessarily occupy in recent history the commanding place which its comparative isolation in a sea of illiteracy gives it in earlier epochs . |
| 21 | Just because Council is delegated in the matter of routine gives it no right to assume such a role when it proposes such a mammoth commitment . |
| 22 | The gentlemen in Virginia were in no position to do this ; they had very little money to spend in a gentlemanly way and no particular experience of colonization to give them any other claims to respect and obedience , as nothing got done and about 60 of the 100 initial settlers died in 1607 . |
| 23 | ( This explains the small amount of attention given them by contemporary theorists of enlightenment in contrast to the adulation lavished on the Prussian and Russian rulers . ) |
| 24 | ‘ Methinks its motion in this hush of nature Gives it dim sympathies with me who live Making it a companionable form , Whose puny flaps and freaks the idling spirit By its own moods interprets , everywhere Echo or mirror seeking of itself , And makes a toy of Thought . |
| 25 | DEF is well known to us and would be a different sort of purchaser giving you the German influence . |
| 26 | Our specialists can advise you on the type of cover you need — and our experience and understanding of business gives us a big advantage when it comes to identifying key persons and assessing the size and type of cover necessary . |
| 27 | Under his bed he had a complete medicine chest , full of stuff given him by a veterinary friend in Palm Beach . |
| 28 | It makes your body pour out masses of adrenalin to give you the strength to draw on your reserves to protect yourself and fight off the danger . |
| 29 | 5 You can take the Braun Plaque Remover on holiday — one night of recharging gives you a good 10 days of power if you brush your teeth twice a day for two minutes . |
| 30 | On the programme , she commented that her excursions into the world of night give her some very special insights and material which she is then able to use in her novels . |