Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [adv] giving " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cheapest rate I came across was right down at the southern tip of the country where Invercargill 's Southland Aero Club were virtually giving a Tomahawk away for NZ$80 per hour solo ( £24.25 ) . |
| 2 | Well , those traffic lights on the Stratfield Break 's definitely giving us problems again this evening , of course , there 's road works going on there , traffic is still virtually bumper to bumper up there , very , very slow indeed . |
| 3 | Law was only giving credit where due when he said that these two groups ‘ have from the first been the main-props of the new National Free Church movement ’ . |
| 4 | The Community is already giving some of this : it set aside 500m ecus ( $685m ) from this year 's budget for the three ‘ front-line ’ states : Jordan , Egypt and Turkey . |
| 5 | Genetic counselling is basically giving advice to parents , including those who have already given birth to a mentally handicapped child , of risks of having a first or second child with mental handicap . |
| 6 | A shift to passive would indicate that the author is now giving a summary statement ’ . |
| 7 | Her Higher Self was literally giving her a ‘ kick up the backside ’ , encouraging her to move in any direction , but to move ! |
| 8 | The Queen has accepted a Sun newspaper apology over the premature publication of her Christmas broadcast.The paper is also giving £200,000 to charity . |
| 9 | Self-surrender is simply giving back to you what you have given me . |
| 10 | The purchaser of the bill is thus giving the issuer of the bill a loan from the date of purchase until the date of maturity . |
| 11 | These impostors reaped rich and abundant harvest among their dupes ; but by means of the wholesome instructions of the Gospel , superstition is fast giving way . |
| 12 | These impostors reaped rich and abundant harvest among their dupes ; but by means of the wholesome instructions of the Gospel , superstition is fast giving way . |
| 13 | The suggestion is often made that a couple should not be treated as if they were living as husband and wife unless the man is actually giving the woman financial support . |
| 14 | A new concept in movie-making is now giving cinemagoers the chance to decide how the plot should develop as they are watching . |
| 15 | ‘ I might have had a chance if the fates had n't conspired against me , but my left leg 's still giving me some stick . |
| 16 | The Government is rightly giving more responsibility to local authorities for planning and decision making , while still providing the necessary framework . |
| 17 | It was evident that in neither the ECSC nor EDC could the supranational agencies have powers commensurate with their responsibilities : the ECSC was already giving indications of the resilience of national governments . |
| 18 | ( It is a matter of some controversy whether the introduction of this name into the subject was essentially giving a new name to an older concept or whether it involved a significantly new point of view . |
| 19 | By 1987 the condition of the church was again giving cause for concern . |
| 20 | the thing is actually giving up |
| 21 | The election is also giving a green light for policies about the environment . |
| 22 | The Herbarium photocopier was still giving cause for concern in respect of a lack of information and instruction on its use . |
| 23 | The weight of the matching necklace was already giving her a headache . |
| 24 | To the Great House accordingly they went , to sit the full half hour in the oldfashioned square parlour , with a small carpet and a shining floor , to which the present daughters of the house were gradually giving the proper air of confusion by a grand piano forte and a harp , flower-stands and little tables placed in every direction . |
| 25 | His Quaker wife , the famous prison reformer Elizabeth Fry , felt members of her own family were also giving him the cold shoulder when they heard he was being ‘ investigated ’ by the Ratcliff and Barking monthly meeting . |
| 26 | The sense of balance is constantly giving our brains guidance about the way we are facing . |
| 27 | It seems that in Solihull schools recently , a considerable amount of thinking has gone into developing schemes for teacher-appraisal : perhaps SSE in the form taken by the Solihull booklet is gradually giving way to more personally focused types of staff appraisal . |
| 28 | The Hatter was still giving evidence , but nobody could understand a word of it . |