Example sentences of "[adv] giving [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , Yorkshire have some good players and if Tendulkar plays as well as he can , he will provide extra runs at a lively tempo , so giving Martyn Moxon more chances to be in control of the game . |
| 2 | Perhaps for this reason , Haig now extended the front of Second Army northward to include the crucial Menin Road area , thus giving Plumer the principal target : the Gheluvelt plateau due east of Ypres . |
| 3 | In 1987 Thomson sold GE-RCA its medical electronics operation and purchased GE-RCA 's television manufacturing activities , thus giving Thomson immediate leadership of the US television set market ; Thomson was also second ( to GM-Hughes ( in the world defence electronics league . |
| 4 | Persia paid a large indemnity and surrendered her Armenian provinces of Erevan and Nakhichevan , thus giving Russia a cushion against future threats from the south . |
| 5 | Thus giving Henry the chance to reply , ‘ In fact her name was Luce … perhaps I told you … ’ |
| 6 | Video re-runs hinted that Dowie had impeded a defender thus giving Quinn the necessary space but it seemed a harsh decision . |
| 7 | Joe ran to the kitchen , and was still giving Mary the order when his mother appeared in the doorway , saying , ‘ What is it ? ’ |
| 8 | some excerpts from norw. paper VG after norways 2–1 loss vs USA in the US ( USA actually has a very good home stat. — beating England ( you might remember ! ) , drawing 2–2 vs Denmark just after D. was crowned EuroChamps , and also giving Germany some hard resistance ) . |
| 9 | The umpires green-flagged the crash but penalised Stripes for hitting the mark , effectively giving Kanza the race . |
| 10 | Demonstrators were angered by a government announcement in February that King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV had agreed to amend the law , thereby giving Tongan citizenship to 426 foreigners who had bought Tongan passports . |
| 11 | The van , she supposed , had come in handy there , besides giving Rose Hilaire her nightmare vision . |
| 12 | Still fighting back , with Doyle tackling Athersmith , striking , and almost giving Scotland her second goal of the match , the final whistle went . |
| 13 | These were announced last autumn when the government reversed its commitment to a separate ringfenced fund to support misusers in the community , instead giving SSDs the purse strings without extra funding . |