Example sentences of "give [noun] [noun prp] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would tie down a lot of troops and would also give Phnom Penh the opportunity to raise international alarm at the spectre of the return of the Khmer Rouge . |
| 2 | I 'm certain forging will have no difficulty copying it and it would give Mr Devlin the photo he wanted . ’ |
| 3 | The Supreme Court has , in effect , given President Barco the go-ahead to wage all-out war in reply . |
| 4 | He 's given Beattie Johnson the push , which is a shame . |
| 5 | The three latest surveys — the third , by Audience Selection gave Labour 38 per cent , the Tories 35 and the Liberal Democrats 23 — give Mr Ashdown the support of more than 20 per cent of the electorate and suggest that his party is continuing to take support almost equally from Labour and the Conservatives , writes Anthony King . |
| 6 | Will you come back with me and give Jack Owen the benefit of your opinion ? ’ |
| 7 | Give Shaun Campbell the column . |
| 8 | One of the reasons Shine On is running at York is to give Ibn Fayoud the chance to take a table at the bail . |
| 9 | Play was halted after six overs but when play resumed Philip Stonehouse hit a quick half century to give South Shields the bonus point . |
| 10 | This was not strictly true but she was not going to give Matthew Preston the satisfaction of knowing that Jenny still yearned after him . |
| 11 | I noticed that the panel of ordinary people you gathered together recently to give Norman Lamont the benefit of their wisdom recommended ploughing more cash into public services . |
| 12 | Platt has become an integral part of a midfield unit which has been designed by Taylor to give Paul Gascoigne the freedom to display his full repertoire of skills . |
| 13 | When the alternative seemed to be squabbles and point-scoring , many of these people decided at the last minute to give John Major the benefit of the doubt . |
| 14 | Thompson , meanwhile , is giving King William the chance to redeem himself after the disappointments of Badminton in May , when a last day showjumping flop led to him being dropped from European Championship reckoning . |
| 15 | Although the policy review will be endorsed by the conference , giving Neil Kinnock the freedom to go on to the offensive against the Conservatives in the run-up to the next general election , there are a number of areas of potential conflict . |
| 16 | Mr Gorbachev endorsed the letter , giving Mr Yavlinsky the authority to negotiate a new reform plan with western aid . |
| 17 | Blanche noticed that both Jozef Taczek and Marek seemed very sensitive about giving Mrs Nowak the news of Mills ' death . |
| 18 | Having spoken to various Glens fans the problem seems to be that the Board who made a fortune in the Marseilles game , are n't giving Tommy Jackson the money to spend on quality players , thus the lack of success on the playing field . |
| 19 | A simple free outside the circle gave Ian Murphy the chance to put the home side ahead . |
| 20 | And their hopes died on the hour when Hateley 's dummy gave Ian Durrant the space to release him on the left . |
| 21 | Stewart , who has 26 knockout wins in 29 fights , gave Evander Holyfield the fright of his boxing life in 1989 and also wobbled Michael Moorer last year before Moorer knocked him out . |
| 22 | Penson gave David Davies the job of preparing the foundations , embankment and approach road for the iron bridge over the Severn in the ‘ top sawyer 's ’ home town of Llandinam and was so pleased with his work that he recommended payment of an additional £15 over and above the contract price agreed . |
| 23 | Glenda Grower gave Corbett Farraday the look old pros give when confronted by the naîvetés of fresh-faced amateurs . |
| 24 | He gave Tottenham Hotspur the title , I think , of the greatest club side ever in erm , British football , and they won erm , the double as everyone knows , in nineteen sixty one , the first English team to have won it this century . |
| 25 | But things turned Oxford 's way after sub Gary Bannisetr came on and in the 71st minute solid tackling gave Mickey Lewis the chance to put Joey Beauchamp through . |
| 26 | But Lions manager Geoff Cooke said he was disappointed that two crucial decisions went against his side the disputed second minute try and the penalty which gave Grant Fox the chance to kick his last-minute winner . |
| 27 | And next day Mayor John Hughes gave Mr Rees the boot . |
| 28 | ‘ However the document granting the Licence gave Mr Manners the right to exclusive occupation of the land and it was this that persuaded the High Court that occupation rights under Licence are no different from those under tenancy , ’ explained Mr Hewitt . |
| 29 | Then he 's to get her to admit that she gave Phyllis Henley the key to No. 22 . |
| 30 | In addition her action outside the assessment procedures also gave Mrs Jones the power to negotiate with other participants . |