Example sentences of "give they a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I 'd like to bet there 's quite a few of the blokes down there ’ — she jerked her head to the side — ‘ look upon this war as a godsend because it 's given them a legitimate excuse to leave their shanties . |
| 2 | A life of saving had , by 1985 , given them a small nest-egg of £15,000 on which the interest would help supplement their pensions . |
| 3 | Despite reservations , America has given them a new lease of life ; a new challenge . |
| 4 | For some — especially Jane — Henry 's presence had given them a new role , a new meaning ! |
| 5 | You 'll given them a new target to go for a ? |
| 6 | I think coming together after all these years has given them a new lease of life |
| 7 | They may be bottom of the table but their latest signings have given them a new lease of life . |
| 8 | More than one of them remarked on how pleasant it was to return to base in the early hours , cold , cramped and tired out , to see our welcoming smiles as they called in at the office on their way down to the Mess , even though they had probably only called in to tear us off a strip for having given them a rotten weather forecast . |
| 9 | Herefordshire Friends of the Earth have looked into the Green Cone Scheme … and given them a guarded welcome : |
| 10 | Nutty had given them a thorough grounding in the process , and put out the evening feeds ready , not trusting them to get the quantities right . |
| 11 | The somewhat bitter though minty flavour of hyssop leaves has given them a mixed reception amongst cooks and gourmets. so it is not surprising that hyssop 's original use was medicinal , as suggested by the specific name — officinalis ( from the Latin officina , workshop ) indicates that the plant was authorized for use by the medical profession and could be sold in pharmacies . |
| 12 | Their shared interests and their long , friendly relationship had given them a complete understanding of each other 's character , and this finally developed , after their wedding , into a love that nothing could destroy . |
| 13 | ‘ I bet that 's given them a real sense of purpose . |
| 14 | In the early stages England had given them a certain amount of help , partly out of sympathy for their Protestant religious beliefs and partly to check the power of Spain — it was this war in the Netherlands , more than the troubles in South America , which convinced Philip that he should try to invade England . |
| 15 | Erm you 've given them a good start in life , it 's your money , enjoy yourselves with it . |
| 16 | ‘ And they 've let the Bravoes in given them a potential scandal that … |
| 17 | Trying to escape by going to the only other bar in Woodstock , where I was chased around a table by The Psychedelic Furs because I had given them a bad review in a music paper . |
| 18 | There is no doubt that some worksheets are simply banal , and it may be these that have given them a bad name — especially the quiz type that simply ask " How many ? " or " What ? " |
| 19 | It 's given them a flying start ahead of their Japenese competitors , who until now were the traditional market leaders in electronics . |
| 20 | In theory , during this period their potential to adapt technology to source inputs locally ( as had occurred in Biafra during the civil war ) , rather than to import them might have given them a competitive edge over the large manufacturing companies managed and partly owned from overseas . |
| 21 | Empirical research in the 1960s demonstrated that even in the cases where the middle class had been initially progressive , success had given them a conservative outlook and led them to join forces with the traditional elite rather than with the working class ( Ratinoff 1967 , Sunkel 1965 ) . |
| 22 | Addressing the Institute of Housing in 1989 , the Junior Minister of Housing said of housing associations : ‘ We have given them a vital job to do . |
| 23 | Is it because we 've given them a different have we already used a pot up ? |
| 24 | Under the energetic leadership of H. L. Dowbiggin , Inspector-General from 1913 to 1937 , the police gained sophistication which may have given them a relative advantage over some lawbreakers . |
| 25 | In so doing they will be building on their earlier writing experiences which should have given them a positive view of themselves as writers who are capable of making and receiving meanings using a variety of forms depending on audience and purpose . |
| 26 | She could have passed by without rumbling the Josephites , or just given them a light pasting and taken their food and fuel . |
| 27 | We 're so sure about the reliability of our washing machines that we 've given them a full 5-year parts guarantee . |
| 28 | On and off the pitch United 's decade under the Maxwells has given them a brief but all too short taste of glory . |
| 29 | Their great rarity has given them a special value in times past , so that they have often escaped the indifference and persecution that has befallen the commonplace moggies . |
| 30 | Although Mikhailichenko should have given them a 15th-minute lead , Marseille increasingly controlled the game . |