Example sentences of "give their [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which reminds me that the Jocks — I mean the real guardsmen who arrived from England this morning to make up the complement , not you phoney chaps , are going to be given their first lesson this afternoon . |
| 2 | In 1979 , British voters were given their first opportunity to elect representatives . |
| 3 | Two movements of the Mass in C minor were also given their first hearing in Salzburg cathedral , probably with Constanze singing the soprano part . |
| 4 | At these concerts many of Bach 's symphonies , concertos , cantatas , chamber works , and keyboard sonatas were given their first performances . |
| 5 | These were given their first test run and enthused about by the audiences for Wuthering Heights a very worthwhile investment . |
| 6 | The instruments are made of old oil drums , and after months of practice , they 've given their first concert . |
| 7 | Worrell had achieved any captain 's dream of knowing that his players would give their last drop of sweat just for him . |
| 8 | The great majority of voters give their first vote either to the CDU/CSU or to the SPD in much the same way as most British voters give their only vote to the Conservatives or Labour : that is where their basic loyalty lies . |
| 9 | After Schmidt 's fall , the SDP chose a moderate candidate , Hans-Jochen Vogel , for Chancellor , but the party was very divided , Vogel was uninspiring , and Kohl was so confident of CDU success that he even advised electors to give their second votes to FDP candidates . |
| 10 | Supporters in the west were asked to give their first preference to Harry West and their second to John Taylor ; those in the east , vice versa . |
| 11 | Mr Maginnis 's 12 years as a councillor ended when he advised voters to give their first preferences to his two party colleagues . |
| 12 | Subjects generally found the judgment tasks relatively easy to perform and were able to give their first rating immediately upon hearing the tone in almost all cases . |
| 13 | That day the Brigade gave their first public display , and these events , with the rescue from a burning building as the highlight , were to continue into the 1930s . |
| 14 | It was no comfort to the church that many of the king 's judges were themselves clerics , for in Edward 's reign they clearly gave their first loyalty to the king who was employing them ; they seem seldom to have challenged his interests . |