Example sentences of "giving [pers pn] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are two reasons for giving them only the most tangential treatment here . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know how to thank you , ’ she said , giving him back the blanket . |
| 3 | His reddish-blond hair , slightly faded , evidently not clipped , was a little longer but still close to his head , already curling , giving him perhaps the youthful or angelic look of persons in Italian Renaissance paintings . |
| 4 | He had a flowing white mane , and an expression of vaguely inscrutable self-possession , giving him somewhat the air of a Nordic Chinese Mandarin . |
| 5 | In a general election on April 20 the largest of the four main parties , the conservative pro-European Communities Independence Party ( IP ) , recovered the votes which had gone to a breakaway liberal Citizens ' Party ( CP ) in the April 1987 elections [ see pp. 35138-39 ] , giving it twice the representation of the next-largest party . |
| 6 | It is in five movements , and is graced by a major role for the solo oboe , giving it almost the character of a concerto . |