Example sentences of "given [noun prp] the [noun] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | Wright struck just 52 seconds after Kevin Campbell had given Arsenal the lead in a dismal match at Highfield Road . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | For twenty years Floridablanca 's ‘ system ’ — the French alliance — had given Spain the appearance of a first-class naval , military , and colonial power . |
| 6 | A MERGER between Cromadex and general industrial coatings has given Courtaulds the platform to become the major player in industrial coatings in Europe . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It was director Joseph L Mankiewicz who had given Brando the chance to prove he was more than just a mumbling slob by casting him as Mark Antony in Julius Caesar . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Because this policy existed , and the government was democratic , both the United States and the International Monetary Fund have given Argentina the benefit of the doubt and lent it money to tide it over . |
| 12 | Before they had parted on the Flamingo she had given Ernest the name of the boardinghouse where the Carsons had made arrangements to stay , and he had promised to write to her the minute he and Charlotte arrived at their destination . |
| 13 | She had given Victor the night off , and got Martin a beer and herself a glass of juice from the fridge . |
| 14 | She hoped she had given Peter the chance to cry , if he had wanted to , but he had not taken it . |
| 15 | It was the plane considered to have given Britain the edge at the Battle of Britain . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The clinic has given Tracey the confidence to take another big step in her life — saving time , saving money and most importantly saving worry ! |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | It was in December 1511 that the King of Spain had given Balboa the job of Captain-General of the fledgling colony of Darién . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Mrs Eckersley had also given Joyce the telephone number of a German Foreign Office department which required English translators . |
| 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 | Riches : until she had given Luke the money she owed him , paid a month 's rent in advance , redeemed a few things from the pawnshop , bought extra coal for the cold weather , taken Liam to a doctor because something had to be done about his cough ; looked down the bleak distance of the weeks ahead with no work promised . |
| 24 | 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 . |