Example sentences of "[noun prp] gave [noun prp] the " in BNC.

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1 Adding to the Socialists ' embarrassment , the prosecutor 's report said Boublil gave Pelat the key tip-off at a lunch in a Paris restaurant celebrating Mr Beregovoy 's 40th wedding anniversary .
2 ‘ It would be a dreadful abuse of the sacrament , ’ she said , ‘ but I wonder if it might explain why Dersingham gave Hereward the living , which ’ — she concluded — ‘ everyone seems to agree , needs some explanation .
3 After John Wark gave Ipswich the lead Town fired back … and thoroughly deserved their equaliser … it came from new striker Keith Scott … and on this showing he could be the bargain of the season …
4 Cornelius gave Tuppe the photograph .
5 His manager Barney Eastwood gave Hodkinson the option of taking his career in another direction , rather than fight the Mexican .
6 Frank gave Norway the lead after 11 minutes and Norway had a spell of chances and a goal wrongfully disallowed ( attack on keeper according to the ref — but the slow-mo showed he was clearly wrong as Jostein Flo 's little brother Tore-Andre outjumped turk goalie for a high ball in the field ) .
7 McCreery gave Keightley the authorization he had asked for , and at 1450 hrs that afternoon he sent a further signal to Gen Clark at 15th Army Group , AC/190 [ KP 102 ] , reporting " Approx 300,000 Germans and 200,000 Croats moving towards area Villach-Klagenfurt .
8 At least one Leeds player scored a goal this weekend , as Frank Strandli gave Norway the lead against USA a minute before half time .
9 It was therefore an important moment when Tolkien gave Lewis the Lay of Leithian to read in manuscript .
10 Wright burrowed busily in the loose and he and Andy Vincent gave Boro the solid platform in the scrum which produced their victory .
11 Shirley gave Jenna the sort of suspicious look she gave her children when they sniffed with an approaching cold .
12 The Italian Serie B side had defender Carlo Pascucci sent off after Aspinall gave Portsmouth the lead with a 75th-minute strike from outside the area .
13 Brian Carr gave Herrington the lead when he chipped the ball over the Wolviston keeper , with Malcolm Nugent rounding off the scoring after the break .
14 Graham Chapman gave Wingate the lead only for David Appleby to equalise for Cleadon to take the tie into extra time and a replay .
15 Armstrong gave Sunderland the lead after twelve minutes and Gabiadini increased their lead five minutes later .
16 Les Armstrong gave Gretna the lead with a shot from the edge of the box midway through the first half , but Shildon levelled fifteen minutes from time through Micky Taylor after being set up by Colin Blackburn .
17 Gary Blissett gave Brentford the lead midway through the first half , which was a bad one for the Town defence .
18 Cambridge United and Middlesbrough were unable to break the deadlock in the first half of their match , but Taylor gave Cambridge the lead after sixty seven minutes and it was Taylor who made it two nil fifteen minutes from time to give Cambridge a memorable victory .
19 Newman gave Tweed the name of the hotel he 'd stayed at during his earlier visit , said yes , he was phoning from a call box when Tweed posed the question .
20 Jack Charlton gave Stewart the chance to star alongside Gazza and Peter Beardsley when he signed him for Newcastle from QPR .
21 David Manderson gave Scarborough the lead after six minutes when he intercepted an off-target Dave Logan shot and clipped the ball over keeper Andy Collett .
22 Then a powerful run through four tackles and a brave finish by Frampton gave Hindhead the lead .
23 Stark gave Izzard the warmest of welcomes and seems to have put no obstacle in the way of a biography .
24 Steve Winn gave Marske the lead early in the game , with Archie Stephens equalising midway through the second half .
25 Rather than punish him for the attempted rebellion , Henry gave Richard the task of quelling the very Aquitainian rebels from whom he had so recently looked for support .
26 Clark gave Allison the information .
27 Two touchdowns in a five-minute spell early in the second-half from Tony Smith gave Castleford the cushion they needed as Northern came back with four late tries .
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