Example sentences of "[noun pl] gave [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It protected their backs , and protruding flanges gave them some cover on both sides . |
| 2 | Results indicated that the ‘ houseplant group ’ lived significantly longer than a matched control group , perhaps simply because the plants gave them some extra purpose in life . |
| 3 | We needed to test our resources and Jets gave us that chance . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Those weekends gave us more problems than they solved , ’ Ryan conceded . |
| 5 | Gardening and agricultural production , unlike trading , were safe from government intervention , and his mixture of activities gave him some security should his job or his shop come under threat . |
| 6 | These courses gave me enough enthusiasm for the sport to want to join a club . |
| 7 | On the contrary , well-rounded performances ( especially from mild-mannered Kevin Whateley of future Morse fame and lovable brick shithouse Jimmy Nail ) and gently interweaving domestic plotlines gave it much long-term potential . |
| 8 | Though teaching was so wretchedly paid , he was beginning to think that it was the only possible profession for him — passing on information to others gave him such profound pleasure . |
| 9 | Nicholson will be glad when he can remove for the last time the putty nose , hairpiece and false front tooth the make-up wizards gave him each day to make him a mirror-image of bully-boy Hoffa . |
| 10 | Their closely cropped hair and the drawn pale look of hunger in their faces gave them that terrifying animal uniformity which falls over all human beings in permanent physical distress . |
| 11 | The weapons systems gave him some readiness read-outs . |
| 12 | I have n't thought of Victoria , whose sexual peccadilloes gave me such pain , for days . |
| 13 | Dukakis 's television performance and interviews gave it all away , as did those of his supporters . |