Example sentences of "their [adj] [noun sg] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody in their right mind gave up their holiday in favour of work ! |
| 2 | All three stores looked lighter and brighter after the dark blues and browns of their old decor gave way to pastel colours . |
| 3 | Their outward appearance gives no hint as to the wealth of amazing finds that have come from local beaches in the past . |
| 4 | Not only were they more cheaply remunerated — at the church 's expense , mainly — and far more experienced in the business and technicalities of administration and negotiation , but their clerical status gave them a weight which most laymen could only acquire by aristocratic connections or by ennoblement ; lay chancellors , to be of any consequence , needed political and dynastic links , which could also spell danger for the king . |
| 5 | But at that moment their creaking conveyance gave a sudden fearsome jerk and came to a dead stop . |
| 6 | Both wheels move easily , their large diameter giving plenty of turning moment . |
| 7 | Twelve healthy volunteers with no past medical history but weighing at least 10% more than their ideal weight gave written informed consent to the protocol which was approved by the ethics committee of the Ho 4pital Lariboisière . |
| 8 | Is it that we help publishers to clear their excess stock to give them more space and money to print something else ? |
| 9 | Although at first united , Nut and Geb were then separated by their father for ever , but their initial union gave rise to the births of their four children , two sons , Osiris and Seth , and two daughters , Isis and Nephthys . |
| 10 | At light-speed , however , their very velocity gives them the ability to exert pressure . |
| 11 | This was only partly explained by Gloucester 's territorial interests in the north , which by their very nature gave him authority only in defined areas . |
| 12 | This was only partly explained by Gloucester 's territorial interests in the north , which by their very nature gave him authority only in defined areas . |
| 13 | Once cast off from the submarine they began the steady rhythm of paddling that took them along their course with a mile and a half to the beach , their sweat-raising stroke giving 3 knots — equal to a steady walking pace . |
| 14 | Though outnumbered by 20 to one their heroic resistance gave American forces time to regroup . |
| 15 | The rediscovery of their Balkan hinterland gives the Greeks something new to do . |
| 16 | Boyle spoke yesterday of how delighted he was for the two athletes and the satisfaction their golden double gave him . |
| 17 | Architecturally , these churches reflected the impact of the Renaissance , and their internal lay-out gave physical expression to the doctrinal and liturgical changes of the Reformation . |
| 18 | All the cost-cutting tricks which the Reichmanns had learnt on warehouses served them well , as did their single-minded determination to give their customers what they wanted . |
| 19 | Thankfully the arrival of the waiter with their main course gave her time to treat his unwarranted reaction with the disdain it deserved . |
| 20 | They had just overwhelmingly repulsed an unprovoked attack by a European power , and their past history gave them little cause to regard Europeans with favour . |
| 21 | The Russian attachés in Sofia and Belgrade , Colonels Romanovskii and Artamonov , a good case in point , did much by their belligerent attitude to give the Balkan alliance of 1912 against the Ottoman empire a more aggressive and expansionist slant than it might otherwise have had . |