Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foreman agreed to link up with Stafford to give him the chance to attract another League club . |
| 2 | But when he had leapt off his horse to approach it the chest had sprouted legs and had gone trotting off into the forest , stopping again a few hundred yards away . |
| 3 | Daisy said , ‘ He told Sister he 'd like our Charlie to stay in the Hall to give him the chance to get his nerve back in easy stages . |
| 4 | I 've been on the other side of things often enough — guitar in hand , waiting for someone behind a mixing desk to give me the word to start playing — but they 'd never actually let me touch anything ! |
| 5 | But the men from the Midlands had enjoyed themselves so well , they decided the engraved glass trophy should stay in Scotland to give them the excuse to come back and play for it again ! |
| 6 | Having assessed the responses to that paper , we concluded that the best way forward was to strengthen the 1979 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act to make it an offence to remove finds from scheduled sites whether or not they were discovered by means of a metal detector . |
| 7 | Their views should be sought on the issues to be raised prior to a case conference to afford them the opportunity to seek advice and prepare their representations . |
| 8 | A wife whose husband had had multiple sclerosis and went to a holiday home for the disabled for two weeks to give her a rest said : |
| 9 | Promising to pay more when he received cheques from his insurance company , he added : ‘ It might be sensible for us to have a meeting to give you an opportunity to justify and explain , item by item , the reason for the variation between the price agreed in April 1990 and the final bill . ’ |
| 10 | We made a team to give them the opportunity to work together … to give them the respect … to give them the idea that they could be in the top 50 , not by talking but by working together . |
| 11 | But skipper Gary McAllister is backing ‘ Lucky ’ Lukic to give them the foundation to reach the last eight , and its lucrative mini-leagues , with a display which will restore his reputation . |
| 12 | It makes your body pour out masses of adrenalin to give you the strength to draw on your reserves to protect yourself and fight off the danger . |
| 13 | This neatly matches the region 's external debt and , says David Forrest — underwriting director of the London-based political risk insurer EIGA — ‘ we have to encourage investors to give it the ability to earn the foreign exchange to repay that debt . ’ |
| 14 | Despite all her efforts to ignore it the sensation lingered on to torment her long after the contact had been broken . |
| 15 | That night , North telephoned Poindexter to tell him the memo had been found . |
| 16 | With no television to distract them the family formed their own orchestra , and often visited jails for services and concerts . |
| 17 | I just want people to give me a chance to help others . ’ |
| 18 | Luckily , I had that stubborn streak to give me the determination to do it . |
| 19 | Hanson was let out of Leyhill to give him a chance to get used to life outside prior to release . |
| 20 | I challenge Councillor to bring me the evidence saying otherwise . |
| 21 | I challenge Councillor to bring me the evidence saying otherwise . |
| 22 | How should one estimate the faults of those who offered incense without any torture , those who gave way only after cruel torture by rack and fire , and those who had not actually offered incense at all but had bribed a friendly official to sell them a certificate to say they had done so ? |
| 23 | They will not lend any further sums unless they hold jewels as security , and more , unless they may have letters patent to give them the right to sell if they do not get repayment by the date appointed . |
| 24 | The Complete Page Scanner works with The Complete Communicator to give you the ability to scan in text and graphics quickly into your PC . |
| 25 | The Complete Page Scanner works with The Complete Communicator to give you the ability to scan in text and graphics quickly into your PC . |
| 26 | In the absence of a member of the Scottish National party in the House , may I ask the Minister to write me a letter setting out , in terms of computer programming and related difficulties , the problems of collecting national insurance in the event of an independent Scottish Parliament ? |
| 27 | We put him back in the sling-hammock to give him a chance to heal . |
| 28 | Of course ! she could see it all now : Luke had suggested this date to give him the opportunity to warn her off Rob ! |
| 29 | Blanche waited for his shaking to give him the momentum to carry on . |
| 30 | The directors of one company , Lakeside Canning Co Ltd , induced certain shareholders in that company to give them the option to sell their shares . |