Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] gave the " in BNC.

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1 In the Foreign Office the central block was adjacent to the park , while with the War Department he gave the judges alternative layouts .
2 Though their controller of programmes in Scotland indicated , in an interview he gave The Scotsman earlier this year , that many of the aims and aspirations of the Scottish task force had been incorporated , in his view , in the final version of ‘ Extending Choice ’ , John Birt 's mission statement for the future of the BBC .
3 In effect it gave the UK all the frequencies needed for a nationwide Carfax service on a dedicated lattice .
4 With a skilful lurch he gave the bent hydrant on the sidewalk a crunchy shouldercheck and we were off , weaving at speed back up the street .
5 In the hall he gave the dog a command which saw Azor trot off somewhere , and then Ven was striding towards the drawing-room door .
6 By way of assistance he gave the following example :
7 It was Eliot 's belief that if Christianity disappeared our civilization would disappear with it , and in his letters to friends during this period he gave the impression that this process was already far advanced .
8 Next day she gave the bag to the City Mission who gave all the clothes away !
9 The entire thing was entirely trumped up and she was absolved because of the publicity we gave the case .
10 The project team think that they could carry out the further research in an additional year at an estimated cost of £20 000 , but that the chances of solving all the problems are only 30:70 as opposed to the 50:50 chance they gave the initial phase .
11 The project team think that they could carry out the further research in an additional year at an estimated cost of £20 000 , but that the chances of solving all the problems are only 30 : 70 as opposed to the 50 : 50 chance they gave the initial phase .
12 Nightside was the name he gave the side of the school with all the dormitories on because most people only went there at night .
13 But the Jews did not receive him , yet to all That 's Jews and Gentiles , who received him to those who believed in his name he gave the right to become the children of God .
14 On the first occasion he gave the King the result of the consultations with the Cabinet and the Dominions .
15 With increased availability , pricing has dropped to a street price of $999 apiece for the 36MHz and $1,399 apiece for the 40MHz in quantities of 1,000 — quite different from the $1,900 price it gave The Microprocessor Report for the 40MHz back in December ( UX No 419 ) .
16 ‘ The advice I gave the bench and the decision they rightly came to was for a re-trial . ’
17 In old age he gave the impression of a scholarly recluse , with a snow-white beard , and mild blue eyes gazing benignly from behind spectacles .
18 Set to guitar mode it gave the sound bags of depth while remaining well up front .
19 One of the first bits of advice he gave the First Church was , ‘ Bend the knee , but not unwisely . ’
20 In the case of the treaty it gave the opportunity for the Red Army to be created , which at a later date was able to go on to the offensive .
21 There was little apology in Luke 's voice or in the look he gave the other man , and Fred laughed .
22 When satisfied with his progress he gave the products away to any whom the doctors thought would benefit from them .
23 Well when and he was n't on he was n't on , but he he at the towards the end they gave the three of them thirty seconds to describe the go , you know , the qualities of of the
24 These were small victories , but in those days of darkness they gave the High Elves some hope .
25 To test the idea they gave the opiate blocking drug naloxone to two of their patients .
26 In this way it gave the predator hope of an easy catch , something it could not resist .
27 Last year it gave the award to Island Graphics Inc which then was n't on SCO .
28 The external shell gives the crustaceans the problem it gave the trilobites .
29 I dared not even glance at " Happy " , but to add insult to injury I gave the order " About turn ! " and they repeated the gazelle-like jump even better than the first time .
30 Matilda , sitting in the second row about ten feet away from Miss Honey , put her.elbows on the desk and cupped her face in her hands , and this time she gave the order right at the beginning .
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