Example sentences of "[noun pl] giving [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oddly , if the P M risks giving him one in the next reshuffle , it might be a sign that his own confidence is returning . |
| 2 | Bangkok is well supplied with ‘ shooting galleries ’ where pushers go down lines of addicts giving them all a fix with the same needle . |
| 3 | Tolonen was getting to his feet , one of the guards giving him a hand . |
| 4 | He may also have obtained from Popes Leo III and Paschal I privileges giving him control of all the monasteries he had acquired . |
| 5 | Thankfully the recent revival has generated a new enthusiasm for the use of LM potencies giving us a feeling that , at last , their time has come . |
| 6 | For maximum volume and root lift , turn your head upside down — the special ‘ fingers ’ inside the cup will help life and separate curls giving them a fuller look . |
| 7 | Craig ran his hand through his hair so that it sprung into small curls giving him a rakish appearance . |
| 8 | Thus far I have , in the main , been looking at the problem in the context of a conflict between parents and the minor , either the minor consenting and the parents refusing consent or the minor refusing consent and the parents giving it . |
| 9 | You 're paying them starvation wages , and someone else therefore is keeping them alive , might be their husbands , it might be the state giving them charity , it might be the state giving them pensions or unemployment benefits , it might be charities giving them clothes and food just to keep them alive , and that that 's immoral . |
| 10 | At a real start , there will be lots of other boats giving you dirty wind and undoubtedly , you will not be able to sail as fast as you would on your own . |
| 11 | Back on the country roads there was more time to play with the switches , and wonder how we might stop the heated seats giving us sticky shirts ( no luck , though Swedish efficiency doubtless means that this was our fault ) . |
| 12 | We wondered how we might stop the heated seats giving us sticky shirts . |
| 13 | Unless the new land is farmed by well-trained black farmers , and unless they have ownership rights giving them incentives to invest , this may happen again . |
| 14 | He was the only Ryan to wear glasses , which he was forever pushing higher on his nose , the thick lenses giving him an owlish appearance . |
| 15 | So much so , that practices of any size will usually need to recruit their own in-house accountants , not infrequently in larger firms giving them partner status as " directors of finance " or similarly impressive titles . |
| 16 | He smiled benignly at Matthew , his quiff of white hair and heavy black-framed glasses giving him the air of a learned cockatoo . |
| 17 | It may in perfect good faith have misconstrued the provisions giving it power to act so that it failed to deal with the question remitted to it and decided some question which was not remitted to it . |
| 18 | erm Your comment on wards , I think this is a way of the officers giving us something to work on and take a decision on . |
| 19 | Stress is caused not only by chemical imperfections , but by ponds that are too shallow to give the Koi a sense of security ; or by excessive netting out and handling ( paradoxically , by over-anxious owners giving them the once over ) . |
| 20 | One of the best features of modern gas cooking is convenience , so the ‘ Heatflo ’ oven of the Leisure 220 offers a choice of five shelf positions giving you the flexibility of cooking several different dishes simultaneously . |
| 21 | She formed a instinctive rapport with many patients , her efforts giving her a real sense of achievement . |
| 22 | Guarantees are , however , only as good as the people or businesses giving them . |
| 23 | M. longifolia 's leaves are long and narrow , prickly teeth giving them a suspiciously thistle-like appearance until acanthus-like flower spikes appear in June . |
| 24 | The colour left her skin , her pale face showing a deep fear at the way he was crushing her to his body , the whipcord strength of his arms and the determination of his roaming fingers giving her an idea of the violence with which he would take her . |
| 25 | In what many observers regarded as a further example of the new censorship , Gosteleradio on Feb. 1 withdrew from Radio Russia two frequencies giving it an audience throughout the Soviet Union , and assigned to it instead a frequency on which it could reach only 60 per cent of the population and which reduced the quality of reception . |
| 26 | For it had obviously been a palace once , the high Gothic arches of the medieval windows and the carved stone Romeo-and-Juliet balconies giving it a fairy-tale air . |
| 27 | Just how successful Reagan was as governor of California has , not surprisingly , been the subject of dispute , with his supporters exaggerating his achievements and his opponents giving him less than his due . |
| 28 | No wonder that we cheer when we see older generations giving it just one more go , not because they expect to hear bells ringing or lights flashing , but because they want to reach out and feel that reassuring touch or see that reaffirming glance which means they have an ally in the world who uniquely cares that they thrive . |
| 29 | Sociolinguists may be somewhat surprised to note that Language and Disadvantage remains one of the most popular topics , with almost all courses at all levels giving it special emphasis . |
| 30 | There we would see about 30 pissed-up shaggers giving it some behind the piled-high sun loungers ( no standards ) . |