Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] to give [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He admitted that Estella was his housekeeper 's daughter , adopted by Miss Havisham to give her the chance of a better life . |
| 2 | There is a theory that the Syrians favour the perpetuation of the Aoun regime to give them a pretext for keeping an undiminished presence in the country . |
| 3 | There is a theory that the Syrians favour the perpetuation of the Aoun regime to give them a pretext for keeping an undiminished presence in the country . |
| 4 | If only Clive Rice had not been dropped by South Africa , maybe I could have persuaded the England selectors to give me a chance … |
| 5 | Can I ask Mr can I ask Mr Davis to give us a bit more explanation , please , as to his rationale behind continuing resistance to the development of greenfield sites on the edge of York . |
| 6 | He earned his position by forcing Fox head Steve Roth to give him the lead in the much-touted The Good Son and $8 million in return for doing Home Alone 2 . |
| 7 | The woman detective had gone off with Roxie Farmer to give her a cup of tea and sit in her house keeping an eye on her . |
| 8 | It would only call fur a small diversion from the direct route from Stanley to McMurdo Sound to give him a glimpse of the Ice Shelf and the area where Shackleton 's Endurance was beset and finally sunk . ’ |
| 9 | I 've told the others I 'm going to get Chris Parker to give it a plug . ’ |
| 10 | Ranteallo simply looked sheepish when we first asked for an explanation the following morning , and it was left to Werner Meyer to give us an explanation , when he finally arrived to join us . |
| 11 | The group recorded three demo tapes and Gedge made two abortive trips to London to try to persuade John Peel to give them a session . |