Example sentences of "give [noun prp] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Roger Alwen , the club 's joint owner , said : ‘ We have given Greenwich the opportunity to lead British football into the 21st century .
2 His two long walks have given Murray a taste for the sport .
3 The President had given Mueller an inch , but he had already taken a mile .
4 ‘ They should have given Gary a chance .
5 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 .
6 A £500,000 investment in an additional production line has given Colchester a capacity of 60 million all-plastic laminate tubes a year .
7 Wright struck just 52 seconds after Kevin Campbell had given Arsenal the lead in a dismal match at Highfield Road .
8 Hannele had given Edward a sheet of paper with names and numbers on it , which now lay on the desk .
9 For twenty years Floridablanca 's ‘ system ’ — the French alliance — had given Spain the appearance of a first-class naval , military , and colonial power .
10 It is not surprising either to find that English visitors were hostile ; the notable point is that their real venom was unleashed not in the period before 1560 , when England and Scotland were nourishing their long-standing enmity , but afterwards , when they were officially allies , and particularly once the unthinkable and shameful had happened , and Scotland had given England a king , in the person of James VI in 1603 .
11 For Ruth 's eleventh birthday , a week or so before , Rachaela had given Ruth a dress she wanted , scarlet and apple green , and Ruth wore it on Christmas Day .
12 Having given Moses a glimpse of that through the fingers of his hand , God commands him to cut two tablets of stone to replace those which were broken .
13 Now , however , it struck her that she 'd better not give Patrice an opening , though she was n't quite sure why .
14 Two injury-ravaged sides understandably lacked precision and poise but Gabbiadini was always direct in his approach and it was appropriate that he should give Sunderland the lead six minutes before the interval .
15 Dr Shankar admitted he did not give Alison a drug to counteract the possible effect on her heart .
16 That is Ian , I 'll give Ian a ring cos Ian r rings direct .
17 Russell can you give Lisa a picture of ya ?
18 I pointed out that Abu Tariq was an older man who deserved respect and that his desire for a quiet life did n't give Mazzin the right to abuse him .
19 I wonder if you might give Becky a hand to sort it out while you 're here ?
20 ‘ By the way , Chief Inspector , can you give Ken a ring and think about giving him a hand with that robbery case ?
21 no I mean I I do really feel sorry Neil because people wa it it it makes me cross because people wo n't give Neil the benefit of the doubt .
22 Wimbledon could give Arsenal a lift by continuing their jinx on Liverpool .
23 If he wo n't give Rocky a chance why should he even consider giving St-wart a chance ?
24 I 'd give Rocky a chance on the right or if not move Kelly forward with Bardsley in behind ( kind of like the way Jack Charlton plays Terry Phelan behind Steve Staunton ) and probably go for a new left winger to help Dorigo ( sorry Mrs. Dorigo Anthony ) .
25 So , she says , will you give Steven a message ?
26 This may give NCM the edge in certain trades where credit insurance has been traditionally well used .
27 I must give Kim a ring .
28 I 'd give Frank a chance .
29 They did , however , give England an advantage over Flanders , where windmills were more common than water-mills .
30 Yes , he would give Ebert the lookalike as an early wedding gift .
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