Example sentences of "[adv] give [noun prp] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that was not enough to give Mussolini the bargaining leverage he wanted . |
| 2 | It was worth saving for its own sake , not just to give Jenny the peace she deserved . |
| 3 | Thus giving Henry the chance to reply , ‘ In fact her name was Luce … perhaps I told you … ’ |
| 4 | But it was such an inspired run the selectors could still give Matthew the nod for the English Schools . |
| 5 | I still give Morrissey the benefit of the doubt on this , even through his backward looking ‘ patriotism ’ makes me stop and rethink . |
| 6 | With the match looking as though it would end goalless at the interval David Tate broke down the right and from his cross Ged Kennedy forced the ball home to give Eppleton the lead . |
| 7 | Joe ran to the kitchen , and was still giving Mary the order when his mother appeared in the doorway , saying , ‘ What is it ? ’ |
| 8 | Mrs Eckersley had also given Joyce the telephone number of a German Foreign Office department which required English translators . |
| 9 | Doing the same calculations today would probably give America the world 's biggest trade surplus . |
| 10 | The old story of the supernatural hound probably gave Stapleton the idea of using phosphorus . |
| 11 | While this proves a very happy marriage , it also gives Eleonora the influence she desires . |
| 12 | Frank also gave Crawford the opportunity to dream up stunts that would put his previous daredevilry in the shade . |
| 13 | The agreement also gave CODESA the power to draft legislation . |
| 14 | This little side-play caused Peggy to stop and wonder , and it also gave Lizzie the opportunity to try to bring a smile to her daughter 's face and perhaps ease the tension she saw there . |
| 15 | A bad snap on a Colts ' punt attempt later gave Pittsburgh the ball on the Indianapolis 34 and Malone connected with Brenberg for the final Steelers ' first half score with 1:03 remaining . |
| 16 | The umpires green-flagged the crash but penalised Stripes for hitting the mark , effectively giving Kanza the race . |
| 17 | ‘ To this day I have not played much Chinese music , and certainly not a concerto , and so I thought that this would be a good opportunity to explore that — a least to give Hsiao the encouragement to write one . ’ |
| 18 | He is obviously eager to overturn Dr. Kumar 's small majority and once again give Langbaurgh the reputation of being a Conservative area . |
| 19 | These were announced last autumn when the government reversed its commitment to a separate ringfenced fund to support misusers in the community , instead giving SSDs the purse strings without extra funding . |
| 20 | A penalty goal by Smith after a lineout barge and a goal nicely dropped by Matthews from the short side of the scrum , briefly gave Gloucester the lead . |
| 21 | Although whether her mother-in-law would actually give Ross the letter she 'd left for him , she had no idea . |