Example sentences of "[noun pl] have give [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What the blustering and bullying of Henry VIII had failed to do in the 1540s , the gentler approach of Henri II had now achieved triumphantly ; the Scots had given the French king what they had refused to the English one , control of their queen and , it seemed , control of their country . |
| 2 | It quoted him as saying that " if the Iraqis had given a positive response to our call sooner , the situation would be different now " , but also as adding that it had become " evident " that " the USA and its allies are pursuing wider aims than Iraq 's withdrawal from Kuwait " . |
| 3 | Complaints sent from Malaysian businessmen to government officials have given an unprecedented insight into the extent of illegal rainforest logging in country . |
| 4 | Yes , those ladies had given a useful fillip to his prestige . |
| 5 | SCHOOL governors have given a cautious welcome to news that the go-ahead has been given to expand Darlington 's overcrowded Catholic schools . |
| 6 | The public outcry against young offenders has given a bumpy ride to the seven-month-old Criminal Justice Act . |
| 7 | An anglophile university professor who used his modest means to amass 322 British and continental drawings has given the entire lot to the National Gallery . |
| 8 | FOYLE Meats has given a big boost to the National Sheep Association , which holds its multi-breed ram sale at Antrim on September 21 . |