Example sentences of "[adv] gave [pers pn] the [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Television also gave her the opportunity to stage a bravura farewell to the nation , not just to fellow MPs , in her last speech as Prime Minister . |
| 2 | As Granpa Charlie and I always had an apple for breakfast , the arrangement sorted out our own needs and also gave me the chance to sample what we were selling to the customers . |
| 3 | They simply gave me the means to share some sad , courageous and beautiful things . |
| 4 | The most important was the right to prevent any single investor from owning more than 15 per cent of the shares , which effectively gave them the right to veto a takeover bid . |
| 5 | She had to make sure that she avoided him in the future and never gave him the chance to pull any more stunts like that ! |
| 6 | She feels that the experience of being a childminder helped her to get the job and certainly gave her the confidence to apply in the first place . |
| 7 | Graham 's father actually gave him the money to buy it from Brixton , after we 'd been there to see it . |