Example sentences of "[noun pl] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All hens give me asthma , ’ said Mrs Totteridge with finality . |
| 2 | Our new world industry correspondent , Richard Feast , casts a critical eye over recent motor show offerings , and concludes that Japan 's ‘ lean ’ production methods give them the opportunity to offer imaginative and stimulating new models |
| 3 | That , that 's open to the general public but where I stand you have to have a membership card to go in there now , and er you pay two pound before the season started and er local traders give you a discount and things erm it 's just one way of er segregating the supporters if you like , but there does n't seem to be so much trouble since they 've done this , but at the same time there does n't seem to be as much atmosphere |
| 4 | Goldfish ca n't turn their heads around but their slightly bulging eyes give them a wide field of vision . |
| 5 | But the eyes give him away : sometimes they are all-seeing , giving the impression that he is quietly dissecting one 's soul . |
| 6 | Upon closer inspection , only her eyes give her away , quick with the flicker of paranoia , scanning the room like marbles . |
| 7 | His Etonian vowels give him a peculiar aural resemblance to Brian Johnston of Test Match Special ( imagine Johnners talking about what an axe can do to the flesh and you will have some idea of just how disorienting this is ) . |
| 8 | Wella 's high quality , creamy formulations give you a look you never dreamed you could achieve at home . |
| 9 | We have already pointed out that clarinets in unison with high trumpets give them increased roundness of tone and certainty of attack . |
| 10 | Sumptuous public rooms , marble floors and rugs give it a style of its own , and the restaurant opens onto a splendid waterfront terrace . |
| 11 | Words give us power over every other creature and thing in the natural world . |
| 12 | OUR super EXCLUSIVE Wallchart features 14 of the terrible tearaways and the dramatic full-colour pictures give you just a hint of what it must be like to meet them in the ring . |
| 13 | The subject of art has for too long been considered by many teachers as a frill , — there it is on the time-table , a compulsory subject ; some schools give it a period a week , some a double period , and some even more . |
| 14 | fair point , its still er , I mean its a considerable number , I mean you can see why the insurance company 's are doing quite well , but your willing to put up with that as well for the , for the good points of a car , for the freedom that er , that cars give you and the safety someone has said , the individual safety as a woman , yes . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm very glad that my books give you such pleasure , ’ responded Melissa with total sincerity . |
| 16 | We 're all really close to each other , so if the lads give me a good track with some good bits that turn me on , I want to do well for them , I wan na get some lyrics out they 'd like . |
| 17 | We 're in the finale now lads give it all you 've got . |
| 18 | kids give it a shove , pushed it on the street |
| 19 | Tennis rackets give you a lot of power but the most power you get from the body . |
| 20 | Finally , both Biddulph and Music and Arts give us Weber 's A flat Sonata ( played with inimitable brio and wit ) , and Mendelssohn and Liszt respectively . |
| 21 | The finding of individual coins or of coin hoards can in some rather obvious respects give us the same sort of information , since the loss of a single coin or the deposit of a hoard is proof of some sort of direct or indirect contact between the place of mint and the place of deposit . |
| 22 | Poirot , Maigret , Miss Marple and the new BBC1 series The Alleyn Mysteries give us all the thrill of but in a kinder , gentler Britain . |
| 23 | The Gospels give us many stories of his encounters with women among his group of special friends . |
| 24 | Subtly rounded corners give it that added touch of class , while the slimmer and lighter size adds to a smoother profile in your pocket . |
| 25 | Such meteorites give us few clues as to the prevalence of life on other worlds ; however , members of a different class of meteorites — the carbonaceous chondritescontain organic chemicals , leading us to believe that the building blocks of life must be fairly commonplace . |
| 26 | Boys do not have the same pressures as we do , they are not taught that image is so important ; the media , society , and especially parents give them this impression . |
| 27 | Consequences , Parents give her what she wants . |
| 28 | On his first night back , his parents give him a party , to which they invite their circle of middle-class , middle-aged friends . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , it 's up to you , of course , but I think curls give you a bit of sparkle . |
| 30 | That 's one thing , at least the Provies give us credit for doing this job . |