Example sentences of "[noun sg] give [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surprise has been expressed in some quarters that Mr Zilligen has been allowed to stay on the Ferranti board given his key role at ISC during the £215m deception . |
| 2 | No doubt also the judges have been anxious further to limit the availability of judicial review given its tendency to ‘ overburden ’ the courts . |
| 3 | The four-year-old car looks in remarkably good condition given its mileage . |
| 4 | He criticized Bevin for lack of imagination — surely an inverted compliment given its implication of positive contributions in the past . |
| 5 | Not that all these concerns about pedigree matter a damn as far as the music is concerned — it 's jus tot give your ears a clue as to what to expect . |
| 6 | The naming of tunes in Gaelic dancing has as much to do with the whim of the moment as with anything portentous : ‘ Upstairs in a Tent ’ , or ‘ The Clock on the Dresser ’ , or ‘ The Walls of Limerick , owe more to whimsy in the kitchen on the night than to any attempt by the musician to give his tune immortality . |
| 7 | LEEDS are ready to put a snarl back on the face of football to give their title defence the kick-start it needs . |
| 8 | Yet Elizabeth had been a widow for over ten years , and her children were very nearly off her hands ; it is quite possible that her brief sojourn in the workhouse was part of an attempt to give her life a new direction and meaning — perhaps she was there as a helper , a visitor , a counsellor to those in need , or even as a missionary spreading the gospel of Christianity in general or that of the Lady Huntingdon 's Connexion in particular . |
| 9 | In what was widely seen as an attempt to give its efforts to improve relations with other countries greater domestic and international credibility , the Albanian government hosted a visit to Tirana by the Secretary-General of the United Nations , Javier Pérez de Cuéllar , on May 11-13 , when held talks with Alia and other senior officials and also visited other parts of the country . |
| 10 | President Carlos Saúl Menem reshuffled his Cabinet on Dec. 2 , bringing in three close associates in an attempt to give his government a new policy focus and halt its decline in popularity . |
| 11 | Meryl handed over the last of the spoils , a nail file and some kind of newspaper cutting , then settled in her seat to give her full attention to the lecture . |
| 12 | Two of the party , Katie Ball and Dorothy Smith also wrote and asked Air Mail to give their exploits a mention . |
| 13 | All but six Cabinet ministers were moved or replaced as Mr Major took the opportunity provided by winning his own mandate to give his senior team a personal stamp . |
| 14 | Left : Curly Top dryer , £15.95 , Carmen , for a gentle , diffuser-type drying effect to give your hair body |
| 15 | It is also AI 's practice to give its material to governments before publication for their views and additional information and the organization will publish these in its reports . |
| 16 | Tiny three-dimensional holograms formed and faded in the air above the set , each figure giving its brief report before it vanished . |
| 17 | A computerized control room alters the direction and output of the lines of windmills , and each one is numbered with a figure giving its output in kilowatts . |
| 18 | This er , the labour giving their oh dear |
| 19 | Clement wrote a pamphlet giving his reasons for the split and accusing Wilson of mismanagement , irresponsible militancy and the encouragement of foreign seamen into Britain , presumably because of his refusal to accept a rule which would debar them from membership . |
| 20 | Can I mention er that I 'm very disappointed that C P O's are n't coming back under the fold I understand the arguments for and against , but when you look at erm the knowledge that two of our new recruits have got , in relation , one in relation to fraud and one in relation to terrorism , it seems ironical that they 're divisional staff and ca n't go round the force giving their expertise force-wide rather than just on er a basic divisional |
| 21 | The ringisho ( request for a decision ) goes back and forth and eventually a consensus is achieved among the interested parties , with the president giving his final approval . |
| 22 | The beseeching grin around the slightly lop-sided mouth gave his face an almost schoolboyish look . |
| 23 | The bead of blood gave her pleasure , she took it to her mouth and sucked upon it . |
| 24 | The badges of honour he sports on his veteran 's beret when he goes dining for the old soldiers ' vote gave his plea a sort of authority . |
| 25 | The educational psychologist gave his report . |
| 26 | Rhythm gives your playing focus . |
| 27 | That day the Brigade gave their first public display , and these events , with the rescue from a burning building as the highlight , were to continue into the 1930s . |
| 28 | A WOUNDED British woman told yesterday how her lover gave his own life to save her from death in the claws of a crazed grizzly bear . |
| 29 | A married 27-yearold estate agent gave his vote to Gabriella Sabatini : ‘ I love the Mediterranean look . |
| 30 | In April 1989 a United States drug enforcement agent gave his personal guarantee that in two years time the United Kingdom would have a serious crack problem . |