Example sentences of "a [noun sg] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they 're still children a mother or a whore gives them a piece of broken mirror in which they trap a ray of the sun and reflect it into one of the Palace windows . |
| 2 | Being a temp gives you a good chance to try out different types of work before committing yourself to a permanent job , and also to size up the different companies . |
| 3 | Angelo 's judgement on Claudio , a death sentence for having got his bride with child , is severe but consistent with his principles , and he can affirm without hypocrisy , although self-righteously , Yet the confrontation with Isabella , come to appeal on her brother 's behalf , fills Angelo with desire for the first time in his life , and a soliloquy gives us this crucial information about his new state : Shakespeare there presents Angelo in a soliloquy nearer the mode of tragedy than comedy . |
| 4 | That 's what I said to you , your dad when he did n't want to take Aspirins for his restrained back , and him , do n't believe in these drugs and I said look , if a monk gave you this he 'd , he 'd give you the bark of a birch tree , pound it up in a pestle and water and you 'd think it was magic and you 'd take it and you , relax your muscles , is that what it is ? , |
| 5 | A minor skirmish with the bank on a hairpin gave us a puncture [ and heart failure ! ] . |
| 6 | Some Arabs in a tent gave them a little water and then the exhausted men finally stumbled into an outpost of the King 's Dragoon Guards . |
| 7 | Finally , remember that fishing from a punt gives you a tremendous advantage . |
| 8 | He said , No Emma I ca n't there 's no way I can be at a wedding to give you away at nine o'clock . |
| 9 | He had already blown out in the first two matches yet still went for a practice to give me information on a different stretch for which I was grateful . |
| 10 | Henry was so infuriated by the childlike look of loss on his face he had half a mind to give him some . |
| 11 | It 's very hard to explain , but these people are all on the extreme left and were seeking a poet to give them some sort of standing . |
| 12 | A herb will protect them , says the disguised angel to the brothers ; a shepherd gave it to him : |
| 13 | I must say it 's a pleasure to give you that |
| 14 | Certain movements such as boys kicking a football gave me ideas tor the choreography . ’ |
| 15 | It was also decided that the Master , Wardens and Assistants should pay for a key giving them access to the Garden . |
| 16 | When I was twelve , and I got baptized , erm a lady gave me a little text and it was from Joshua chapter one and it was verse nine and it says have I not commanded you be strong and courageous do not be terrified , do not be discouraged for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go and that 's a verse that I 've been able to remember and to thank God for on so many different occasions all through my training as a doctor and it 's , all the promises in the bible are absolutely true and you can rely on them because it 's not a book written by men but it 's a book written by God . |
| 17 | She went for an hour and a half to give him a hot cooked dinner , which she had prepared in the morning , and to wash up afterwards . |
| 18 | A bloke give me one . |
| 19 | But the way he did it was with the same connections he defied , and to get into serious racing in his early days , he got a bank to give him credit and a sponsor to give him some backing : though he had n't , of his own , a sou in the world . |
| 20 | You do n't get 5,000 people in a gallery giving you a cheer . ’ |
| 21 | But if you 're religiously inclined , then clearly the universe looks a bit different , because the universe has a creator , and having a creator gives it some kind of meaning . |
| 22 | The fact that he was black and a Tory gave him a value out of proportion to his contribution to the local Party , so he was frequently trotted out at functions , and encouraged to ask questions of visiting speakers . |
| 23 | MERCY killing doctor Nigel Cox walked free yesterday when a judge gave him a suspended 12-month prison sentence . |
| 24 | When he was a young fighter , a doctor had to chase him around a desk to give him a shot , and chaotic mobility to him is at least as important as breathing . |
| 25 | ‘ It seemed to take less of a hit to give me a concussion and it 's taking me longer to recover , ’ he says . |
| 26 | However , for the third time this season , Wantage could not hold on to a lead given them in the last five minutes , and allowed Andy Martin to shoot home for the equaliser for Bicester . |
| 27 | Does a failure to give you a pay rise , say on an annual basis , amount to constructive dismissal ? |
| 28 | Having beaten the Royal Navy , who then defeated the RAF , the Army needed only a draw to give them their 29th outright title , but they seldom generated the cohesion necessary to trouble what was a disciplined RAF team . |
| 29 | Shower heads should be cleaned regularly with a nail brush ; every so often use a descaler to give them a good clean . |
| 30 | I thought when I first came here that I hated what she was trying to do to me and then I came to see that the clothes , the manners , the society , all those things were part of a process , a process to give me enough confidence to do what I liked , not to live in eternal dread of insignificance and error . |