Example sentences of "giving them the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're giving them the perfect opportunity to cut in again . ’ |
| 2 | And at only 70 calories per generous serving of plain boiled rice , you know you are giving them the healthy option . |
| 3 | But I just hope Rugby League bosses will help the rest of the British talent by giving them the right set-up in which to play and train . ’ |
| 4 | As Lord Hailsham of St. Marylebone L.C. put it in In re B. ( A Minor ) ( Wardship : Sterilisation ) [ 1988 ] A.C. 199 , 202 , the ‘ first and paramount consideration [ of the court ] is the well being , welfare or interests [ of the minor ] ’ and I regard it as self-evident that this involves giving them the maximum degree of decision-making which is prudent . |
| 5 | When Italo started making big fish fingers in the chip shop he called them ‘ fingeronis ’ — giving them the Italian ending for ‘ big ’ . |
| 6 | Its ears were erect and it was evidently giving them the full attention of sight , smell and hearing . |
| 7 | Who do you think was making the audience laugh while you were giving them the full force of your personality ? |
| 8 | Postal clerks and refrigeration engineers became passable guerrillas , giving them the added confidence they needed when men from this camp faced Japanese attack . |