Example sentences of "gave this [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This had been Baxter 's privilege until , one day , Mr. Owen gave this position to his rival . |
| 2 | It was the opposition of the clergy that gave this resistance of the privileged orders a country-wide leadership and a cause equal in emotive appeal to the myth of the sovereign people . |
| 3 | One of his friends gave this description of one of his typical escapades : |
| 4 | ‘ Whoever gave this drug to Rachel is evil and must be stopped before they kill someone . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Whoever gave this drug to Rachel is evil and must be stopped before they kill someone , ’ he said . |
| 6 | We were told that this money was being collected for the families and we gave this money through the official trade union for that purpose . |
| 7 | for example , the Act says that governors are to be responsible for disciplinary procedures for staff , and a collective agreement which gave this function to the LEA could therefore not apply . |
| 8 | We have seen that Jesus gave this Spirit to his disciples in virtue of , and subsequent to , his death and resurrection . |
| 9 | David Goodman , son of Monty and also a director , gave this account in an interview ( conducted by the staff of Canning Town Community Development Project ) in January 1975 . |
| 10 | The German co-producers were shocked when they found that the contract for Melancholia gave this right to the BFI , since in Germany final cut is almost always given to the director . |
| 11 | Scotland Yard press bureau gave this information to a journalist ; he deduced who had been arrested and printed a libellous story . |
| 12 | After rubbing down and applying a one-step primer and undercoat we gave this set of drawers a modernist look by painting different sections in a variety of bright , matt colours . |
| 13 | He was the only subject who gave this pattern of judgments . |
| 14 | Graham gave this reminder to Graham after seeing his £2.5 million striker score in the 1-0 win over Manchester City at Highbury . |