Example sentences of "have give [noun] the " in BNC.

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1 The clinic has given Tracey the confidence to take another big step in her life — saving time , saving money and most importantly saving worry !
2 The parliament , he said , had " acknowledged that Iran as a colony ; it has given America the next .
3 The problem position , of course , is fly-half — the berth that has given Ireland the greatest of difficulties over the past few seasons .
4 Relative peace has given loggers the security to operate , as well as producing something of a construction boom , creating an internal market for timber products .
5 The Supreme Court 's ruling … has given politicians the power to intrude on the most personal decision an American can make — whether or not to have an abortion .
6 Parliament has given journalists the right to be present , even though the rest of the public is excluded , in the case of juvenile courts and domestic proceedings in magistrates ' courts .
7 A MERGER between Cromadex and general industrial coatings has given Courtaulds the platform to become the major player in industrial coatings in Europe .
8 Earlier , Mark Hartline , recently selected for the England Youth Squad , should have given Bicester the lead when he was through twice on the keeper , but put the ball wide .
9 However , a free-kick from Nevin nearly brought them a goal immediately before Pearce should have given Forest the lead .
10 There was every reason , apart from the unexpectedness of the news , why this should have given Eliot the greatest distress .
11 The pottery figures show the smiths wearing the conical cap ( pilleus ) , also worn by Dolichenus , and this may have given Richmond the idea that the Corbridge figures were of this eastern god .
12 If Whizzo had been any good Jazz could have transferred but Biddy , having given Whizzo the thumbs down , had found him a good home with a nervous lady in the suburbs and he was no longer available .
13 You 'll have to give Glen the money though .
14 It was the plane considered to have given Britain the edge at the Battle of Britain .
15 Sophie had given Pascoe the bare details as they ran back from the restaurant ; now she told the rest .
16 For twenty years Floridablanca 's ‘ system ’ — the French alliance — had given Spain the appearance of a first-class naval , military , and colonial power .
17 Brian had given Scarlet the impression that , if it had not been for his first wife and her child , and his second wife and her child , he would have been living a life of carefree splendour in a house adjacent to the park .
18 It was William who had given Preston the first believable explanation of how you made babies .
19 She hoped she had given Peter the chance to cry , if he had wanted to , but he had not taken it .
20 A classic Trevor Morley effort was sandwiched between Allen 's double after Ian Rodgerson had given Blues the lead .
21 She seemed embarrassed and muttered that her mother had given Terry the photograph , but before she said any more Mrs Redmond began to ask Joe about the war news .
22 It had been her cousin 's whole-hearted approval — and her joy at the thought of her children returning to the old family home — that had given Laura the courage to leave her mother-in-law 's house in Knightsbridge .
23 Northern Ireland international Magilton , who had given Oxford the lead from the penalty spot , went after 58 minutes for retaliation after being fouled by Paul Raynor .
24 He tells how the Holy Spirit fell on Cornelius , and points out that God had given Cornelius the same gift as the Jewish believers .
25 She had given Victor the night off , and got Martin a beer and herself a glass of juice from the fridge .
26 Joe Carr had given Jarrow the lead at half time , with Michael Taylor levelling the scores before Norman Platts shot home Silksworth 's winner in the 87th minute .
27 It reminded him of his own inadequacy ; it made Arabella 's betrayal all the worse ; it had given Newley the courage to think of divorcing Georgina .
28 Wright struck just 52 seconds after Kevin Campbell had given Arsenal the lead in a dismal match at Highfield Road .
29 It was in December 1511 that the King of Spain had given Balboa the job of Captain-General of the fledgling colony of Darién .
30 He replied that there was no substance in the allegation of French unpreparedness in the Verdun sector and asked for the names of those who had given Galliéni the information so that they might be admonished .
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