Example sentences of "[prep] give [noun] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After giving pupils a variety of tests , he was able to divide the pupils into two basic types : convergers and divergers . |
| 2 | At five o'clock , after giving Faye a foot massage to stimulate circulation , Belinda was free for the evening , and the unfinished painting was put away in Faye 's studio at the back of the house to dry over the weekend . |
| 3 | Any chance he had had of giving Meik a parting gift had slipped away . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's ridiculous , ’ he says , ‘ this system of giving writers a grant for a year . |
| 5 | Nor do they take lightly his abuse of Mitbestimmung , the hallowed German practice of giving workers a voice in public companies by setting aside for them nearly half the seats on supervisory boards . |
| 6 | Themes are a splendid way of giving exhibitors a bias ; it challenges them to put on their thinking caps and at times they can find material with only a subtle connection . |
| 7 | Is n't it worth giving Gazza a game to find out just what he can do — just what he is capable of producing ? |
| 8 | Oh it might be worth giving Nige a ring . |
| 9 | In the British edition a minister to whom Johanson spoke wonders if an ‘ official … acted improperly in any way ’ in giving Kalb a research permit . |
| 10 | ‘ Come on , Miss Pargeter , someone must have had an interest in giving Nicola a leg up ? ’ |
| 11 | the solution to the underclass lies in stricter enforcement of the criminal laws , in giving tenants a stake and a say in public housing , in educational innovation opposed by teachers ' unions , in changing welfare laws so that a baby is not a ticket for an apartment separate from mom 's . |
| 12 | He 's more interested in giving Beth a lecture ! |
| 13 | However , I was lucky enough to have joined a tolerant company that believed in giving people a chance . |
| 14 | We are n't a unit that believes in giving kids a lot of freedom . |
| 15 | If , on the other hand , from some consciousness of immaculate rectitude , we follow Allen Ginsberg in giving Pound a kiss of forgiveness — and it is in effect what David Heymann does towards the end of The Last Rower — it is poetry that we are presuming to forgive , not the man but ‘ the-man-as-poet ’ . |
| 16 | Really there 's nothing to stop me from giving Sally a ring is there this week end ? |
| 17 | He carried on speaking without giving Emily a chance to catch her breath . |
| 18 | Speed was substituted early on and Pemberton came on giving Fairclough a hand ( although neither Chapman or Morley tested them for pace — basically because they have n't got any ) . |
| 19 | Any programme of final drama school productions will present a variety of styles and the casting is aimed at giving students a chance to do well in suitable roles . |
| 20 | In Pao On v. Lau Yiu A threatened that unless B agreed to vary an existing contract between them by giving A a guarantee against loss , A would not fulfil his side of the agreement . |
| 21 | The extraordinary background of this veiled beauty is at first revealed only in hints and large generalisations as Ayesha woos Leo Vincey as her reincarnated lover , and the story was not extended significantly until thirty-six years later when Rider Haggard indulged his passion for Ancient Egypt and for the occult by giving Ayesha a family and a local habitation in Wisdom 's Daughter . |
| 22 | Successful operation is obviously the way to achieve that not by giving employees a veto as proposed in amendment No. 3 . |
| 23 | AT THE END of a week in which Eoin Jess 's splendid performance for Scotland against Malta turned the spotlight on the next generation of international footballers , Premier Division managers across the country yesterday indicated a willingness to add spice to this afternoon 's card by giving youth a fling . |