Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] give a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you take a facial expression anyone of the seven dwarfs and you want to try and give a dramatic idea how to present that face or that attitude to do it just by standing there without curtains opening on you and all that sort of thing it 's quite diffi , it 's quite difficult ! |
| 2 | We have erred I think in several instances to try and give a margin of flexibility er I think if we 'd really tried hard to follow a policy of restraint within the assumptions of this model , we could have produced even lower figures than we have . |
| 3 | maybe , maybe , people could just be thinking or , you know if they hear of somebody who might be able to come and give a talk like your friend who , who was very good , erm , you know , we could make a note of it and , or ask people , you know , could talk to talk or something that sort . |
| 4 | Having asked Jane Pargeter to come and give a formal statement at Chester Row , Blanche halted just outside the open door to the flat . |
| 5 | Ah well , you know when the , they used to come and give a , give a hand . |
| 6 | It 's to do with the Government housing policy at national level , but there are certain things we can do , and I remember about two and a half years ago I arranged for a group of people to come and give a seminar to the Housing Committee . |
| 7 | ‘ The role of the theatre in times like today is to elucidate and give a positive lead . ’ |
| 8 | In his own teaching ( as Margaret suggests ) he could always find something to praise and give a student added confidence . |
| 9 | Most test kits are quick and easy to use and give a good indication of the quality of your water . |
| 10 | If a mass of hot and a mass of cold gas were brought together , then it was very highly improbable that they would not mix and give a uniformly warm mixture ; but there was a small probability , and Maxwell imagined a demon who might assist the process , that the warm gas might separate out into a hot and a cold portion , in defiance of the Second Law . |
| 11 | As a guide , the NI has chosen its ten best novels — the ones which are both enjoyable to read and give a vivid impression of life in developing countries . |
| 12 | ‘ Perhaps you 'd come and give a hand . ’ |
| 13 | Does the horse come to investigate and give a friendly nuzzle ? |
| 14 | The things in the ‘ outside world ’ which we use to embody or give a shape to our feelings are our metaphors . |
| 15 | Bands usually look better if a few needles at the edges are knitted in stocking stitch which will roll and give a neat firm edge . |
| 16 | A ‘ ginger group ’ within a congregation , specially formed for the learning of new material , can be a useful way to introduce and give a lead in singing it . |