Example sentences of "give [indef pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The camcorder has given everyone the chance to star in their own home movies . |
| 2 | The call would have given someone the chance to replace the spare set in the security cupboard here . |
| 3 | She was sure that at some point she 'd given someone the cold shoulder and hurt them badly without noticing . |
| 4 | A referendum on Maastricht would give everyone the opportunity both to understand it and to debate its implications themselves . |
| 5 | I understand the problems , but an armed intervention force would give everyone the opportunity to seek a political solution . |
| 6 | ‘ We do n't like anything that might give someone the idea to stick a poor fish in beer . |
| 7 | Is n't it usual to at least give someone the benefit of a hearing before passing judgement , Dr Grant ? ’ |
| 8 | She was off into the scullery to stir the stew ; she was one of those women who will never give anybody the satisfaction of her undivided attention . |
| 9 | He did give everybody the run-around , but was wonderfully attractive and , indeed , still is . |
| 10 | Christopher Pitchford , QC , prosecuting , told the jury : ‘ Whatever their feelings were on the home of an elderly woman being broken into by a gang of drug-crazed teenagers , it did not give anyone the excuse to take the law into their own hands . ’ |
| 11 | Every cabin is fitted with private facilities and ample wardrobes , and the onboard activities give everyone the opportunity to take part in as much or as little as they want . |
| 12 | If you wish to comment on the paper , I give everyone the opportunity , and believe you me , I 'm being as very , as fair as I can . |
| 13 | WE must be prepared to be flexible ; grasp opportunity ; recognise that we all have customers [ internal and external ] ; give everyone the service that we 'd expect every time ; ask for what we need to get the job done quickly and effectively well in advance of the start date . |
| 14 | Erm ha having gone through that you moved on er and gave out your business card fi first and then the buyer 's guide erm do n't know whether you 're happy doing it that way or whether it 's better round the other way , I I , you , you tend to think if you give somebody the buyer 's guide first when they start to look at it you give them your business card and take it away , perhaps if you do it the other way round they might s start reading the buyer 's guide |
| 15 | Inside , the oak beams ( some of which are 1000 years old ) , wood panelling and inglenook fireplaces , give one the impression of stepping back in time — although today , with central heating and electric blankets , guests will not experience the full flavour of Tudor life ! |
| 16 | I know that many others share this natural affinity , for the remote hill regions give one the same sense of independence and adventure as the sea . |
| 17 | And I think one might go on to argue that far from saving labour it creates it — that its function is to give one the task of understanding it . |
| 18 | It is enough to give anybody the World Cup willies . |
| 19 | It has to bring everybody to know God , and to give everybody the chance of the everlasting happiness with God that we call heaven . |
| 20 | She just did n't want to give anyone the chance to put her down . |
| 21 | One of the real achievements of the revolutionary government has been to reform land-ownership , in theory giving everyone the right to farm . |
| 22 | It was also good to have our ‘ old ’ general manager with us for the day giving everyone the chance to bring him up to date with their news . |
| 23 | Would we , for example , be happy with giving someone the right to administer corporal punishment to us ( in public ) ? |
| 24 | And like half way through it they said ehm , they 've giving somebody the wrong prize money or something , they 've giving somebody fifty pounds , they should off giving it to this other coloured women right , and apparently this women was giving it all wow man yeah man , and all this you , you know they give it to them in the end and then she won the twelve hundred pounds . |
| 25 | This is that , in my view , if a decision-making body is to exercise powers such as those of serving an intervention notice without giving anybody the opportunity to make representations beforehand , its procedures should provide that those who might otherwise expect to have been allowed to make representations should at least be allowed to make immediate application to set the decision aside and to appeal against it . |
| 26 | Accompanied by Manuel Garcia Morante , she sang superbly for over an hour , and gave everyone the greatest joy . |
| 27 | She gave everyone the time and space they needed , all of creation was welcome to the oasis of her home . |
| 28 | Gigolo Aunts ' casual tenacity has been rewarded with a deal with Fire Records over here , which gives everyone the opportunity to catch ‘ Cope ’ and its maudlin lyrical concerns . |
| 29 | This gives everyone the chance to find out what 's going on and voice their views . |
| 30 | Beccaria uses just such an argument against capital punishment ( in addition to his rational , effectiveness arguments ) ; we simply would not enter into a social contract that gave someone the right to kill us . |