Example sentences of "and gave they the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | They overwhelmed their poor owners and gave them the air of refugees , caught between the darkness and the high wire fence . |
2 | Paddy returned , took the tarpaulin off the trailer , and gave them the engine oil . |
3 | In a related way , the religious morality of repealers was not merely a passive vehicle for feminist politics ; it actively empowered women and gave them the confidence to develop critical concepts . |
4 | However , the first legislation , the Crofters ' Holdings ( Scotland ) Act of 1886 , guaranteed security of tenure to crofters as defined above , enabled them to bequeath their holding to a family member , and gave them the right , on relinquishing a holding , to compensation for improvements . |
5 | Moreover , the pressure for regional aid was reduced by the effect of the export drive which stimulated even older industrial areas facing long-term decline and gave them the appearance of recovery . |