Example sentences of "[noun] gave [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Be that as it may , the local kids gave that poor old man a helluva time . |
| 2 | PRIMO LEVI gave each chapter of his autobiographical ‘ micro-history ’ , The Periodic Table , the title of a chemical element . |
| 3 | Thousands died but neither side gave any ground . |
| 4 | Neither side gave any details , apart from the fact that it had been decided to disregard the existing agreement and formulate a new one . |
| 5 | He remembered that at his formal entry ( matriculation ) the praelector of the college gave all the new undergraduates advice on their deportment : ‘ If a Fellow asks you to lunch , leave at 2.15 p.m. ; unless the general conversation is particularly interesting when you may leave at 2.25 p.m . ’ |
| 6 | Besides their attendances at fires and competitions the Halling Brigade gave many exhibitions of their fire fighting skills , and were always prominent in local functions . |
| 7 | ‘ If DJs gave either side enough spins and all curry eaters bought it , I believe I could really hit the big time , ’ said Peter , who lives in Bargoed , Mid-Glamorgan . |
| 8 | The grapheme is the dominant unit ( since , although most — ead words do not have ‘ ee ’ pronunciation , a large majority of the subjects gave this pronunciation ) but not the only one . |
| 9 | Richard Branson gave some hundred press interviews , sipping discreetly at his champagne , acutely conscious of being , in his own phrase , ‘ on duty ’ , while the majority of passengers , blissfully unaware of the dramas of the last forty-eight hours — or the last four months — drank themselves into a condition of happy oblivion . |
| 10 | Alejandro gave another bellow of laughter . |
| 11 | Decisions such as these show that the courts inclined to the view that in a conflict between the common law property right of an individual and the statutory powers of a local authority to interfere with those rights , the benefit of any doubt in statute was to be given to the individual — and that this was particularly so if the statute gave less than full compensation to the individual . |
| 12 | The tightness of the competition programme gave little scope to all , except the most imaginative of architects , for great variations in the layout of the two offices , and even the block plans tended towards similar solutions . |
| 13 | One standing at the entrance gave each one of us a little push at the right moment for the walk across in front of the platform to another gentleman standing in the middle . |
| 14 | The German co-producers were shocked when they found that the contract for Melancholia gave this right to the BFI , since in Germany final cut is almost always given to the director . |
| 15 | Yet I think the borough council gave some clear hints they 're maybe looking for additional land allocation . |
| 16 | Caledor gave this great honour to the Reaver Knights for their loyalty and to this day , over five thousand years later , the Reaver Knights still rigorously patrol Ulthuan and a place in their ranks is much sought after . |
| 17 | Their numerical expansion , elaboration of denominational and educational institutions and practice of evangelical united front philanthropy gave many of them the confidence to undertake an increasingly militant struggle for equality of religious status under the law , culminating in the case of a growing number of advocacy of disestablishment as the logical end of the voluntaryist principle . |
| 18 | To illustrate the possible pattern in England and Wales , Mr Rees gave some figures , taken from the Scottish Law Commission report , of sequestrations in Scotland since recent changes in the law there . |
| 19 | A basic group of about thirty singers swelled on some orchestral occasions to 240 , and over three decades gave several London concerts each year , prepared with a care for detail unique in Britain at the time , though its effects were later attacked as too calculated , even ‘ effeminate ’ , and many regretted the drift from a pure part-song repertoire to grandiose ‘ mixed concerts ’ with popular soloists . |
| 20 | The stunts gave Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em a visual comedy that has not been seen on television before or since . |
| 21 | Following closely on the heels of the micro-mainframe link , the LAN gave many organisations their first management information system ( MIS ) . |
| 22 | The head waiter came towards them , and Anthony gave another name , not his , and they were ushered to a table in the window , overlooking the terrasse where a few customers were sitting in the open , a glass or two in front of them in the freshening air . |
| 23 | Pete gave another look over the Princess , and wondered what Ted would have thought of the berthing arrangements had he been here to see them . |
| 24 | ‘ That 's the diabetic lady whose urine test gave some cause for concern . ’ |
| 25 | Anglo-American relations therefore early in the Wilson–Johnson era gave little hint of the extent of the decline that was about to take place . |
| 26 | Oh I think an electric drill it was in the sixties so with the twenty five pounds off it brought it down a bit and I , I paid for it with one cheque so I was n't having it on the weekly er er it worked out I think Vicki gave some of it towards it . |
| 27 | In practice , Kramer argues , the older traditional voluntary organisations gave little or no place to the consumer . |
| 28 | Take advantage of the new law : Until recently , crossed cheques issued by banks gave little protection . |
| 29 | The exchange of letters in The Freewoman gave this debate a public airing . |
| 30 | FitzAlan gave another short laugh . |