Example sentences of "[art] [noun] give a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 More wounding than the question is the inability to give a coherent answer .
2 Out of the corner of his eye he saw the stretcher give a great jump .
3 Would it not help if the board gave a written assurance to the people who 've been complaining here that they will meet them on any occasion to discuss the problem in writing please because from Brenda it appears that it just does not happen .
4 In the garden scenes , the technique gives a tangible impression of organic growth , of nature recycling itself , now buds and shoots evolving out of the rotting vegetation of last year 's earthly fruits .
5 If , as is becoming increasingly common , the contract gives a female executive maternity leave rights which are more generous than the minimum legal requirement , the employer must of course comply with those terms .
6 The ICS gives a detailed picture of the incidence of assault in the area .
7 That time my father was on the deck giving a dramatic blow by blow account of Dunkirk , which was overheard by a family from Stoke-on-Trent who promptly dived for their life jackets .
8 The grant gives a significant boost to the National Park Authority 's Barns and Walls Conservation Scheme to protect drystone walls and scattered stone field barns in upper Swaledale and Arkengarthdale .
9 But to say that my experience is ‘ experience of God ’ is to move beyond the experience to give a particular interpretation of it .
10 However , as I said before , for tuck and slip one positions the point cams two stitches in from the edge of the knitting to give a neat edge .
11 The application still ran close to the user to give a crisp look and feel .
12 The usual dog-legs associated with a bomber raid were inserted into the route to give a false impression of the ultimate destination , and the Mosquito Light Night Striking Force carried out spoof attacks on either side of the main track with " Window " attacks and actually dropping T IS on probable targets along the route .
13 Although we could n't speak the language , there were enough ‘ … issimos ’ attached to the adjectives to give a good idea of what the locals thought of the route , and the frequent appearance of numbers like VIII , VII+ , A4 and A3 on the topo seemed more in keeping with our previous experience than the more modest gradings given by Ron James .
14 Camping on the floor of the Ngorongoro crater is much more exciting : there are all sorts of beasties roaming within its walls and the noises of the bush around the campfire give a true sense of the wild .
15 The light gives a honeyed sheen to the barley and wheat .
16 Robin Hood Quarry No 3 has seen Upping the Ante given a direct finish , traversing left at the second pair of pegs , and given the grade E5 6b b by Ian Parsons and Jim Ballard .
17 The figure gives a detailed breakdown of patients included and excluded from the study .
18 He gave her a cool smile just as the car gave a throaty growl and leaped forward .
19 Mr Wright 's solicitor , Mr Alasdair Pepper , yesterday told Mr Justice Michael Davies in the High Court that the programme gave a false impression of the resort , misrepresenting the quality and nature of the facilities .
20 The professor gave a gentle smile .
21 On Europe , the Leader of the Opposition gave a long answer during the Queen 's Speech debate on 31 October .
22 But Springbok officials and security officers at the club gave a different version of the incident which occurred just a few hours after the team had arrived .
23 The only person that she spoke to on the whole crossing was a young man who fell on top of her as she and he were going down the stairs : he was following her , two steps behind , when the boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing and crashed into her , and she too missed her footing , and they both sat down together upon the stairs .
24 In most cases of the conversion of schools that incorporate this feature , the owners have wisely left space between the edge of the added floor and the window to give a mezzanine platform overlooking a ‘ double-height ’ living-room , as in the arrangement adopted at the west end of the main wing of Airton school .
25 The degree gives a thorough understanding of the social , economic and environmental context of housing , focusing on Scottish housing policy , practice and law .
26 the degree gives a broad insight into retail operations , concentrating on all aspects of marketing , particularly in JS .
27 Press a sieve gently over the basket to give a textured effect .
28 This special art involves slightly fanning out and cramping the fore-edge to give a firm surface , and then painting on it , in very dry watercolours , a landscape or conversation piece .
29 The girl gave a worried glance over her shoulder , as if she might find the dinner guests all crowded inside the room with them .
30 The girl gave a tight grin , amused that she 'd been right .
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