Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] giving [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within an hour hundreds of spadefoot males were bobbing like so many light balloons on the pool 's surface , each every second or less giving voice to a single loud ‘ Wah ! ’ . |
| 2 | He 'd once thought of asking one of the Venetz sisters out , but they were pretty well inseparable ; a turndown did n't worry him so much as the prospect of being accepted by one and so giving offence to the other . |
| 3 | Flu viruses are notorious for the ease in which they undergo such antigenic shifts , as they are called , and so giving rise to epidemics . |
| 4 | A tuberculin remains as a useful diagnostic agent for detecting the state of immunity to tuberculosis , and so giving evidence of the presence , or past presence , of the disease . |
| 5 | By the way , I am so very pleased that you are still giving patterns in your magazine for the ordinary standard punchcard knitting machine and not giving way entirely to the electronic . |
| 6 | ‘ And so everyone was happy , ’ said Julia , smiling again and not giving voice to her suspicion that perhaps the young homesick Italian might have been happier if her besotted husband had managed to forget his dislike of foreigners and their countries . |
| 7 | But spreading the work out though actually extended the administration costs and not giving start and finish times that were fairly tight , so the people doing the work allowed them to make their own judgments on when it was going to be done . |
| 8 | This creates opportunities for accountants to act as experts , preparing a report on the subject of the suit or prosecution and possibly giving evidence in court as an expert witness . |
| 9 | Team spirit was much in evidence though , with the fitter people helping the strugglers and always giving encouragement . |
| 10 | some excerpts from norw. paper VG after norways 2–1 loss vs USA in the US ( USA actually has a very good home stat. — beating England ( you might remember ! ) , drawing 2–2 vs Denmark just after D. was crowned EuroChamps , and also giving Germany some hard resistance ) . |
| 11 | Both Age Concern and the social services department have set up befriending schemes , sending volunteers or care assistants to spend time with elderly people at home and often giving carers a break . |
| 12 | An award for helping to improve the environment and simultaneously giving support to a local hospice , has been presented to Stoddard Carpets Ltd . |
| 13 | Erm Well not that I 've come across yet I 'd rather do something that 's getting the facts and then giving examples . |
| 14 | Still fighting back , with Doyle tackling Athersmith , striking , and almost giving Scotland her second goal of the match , the final whistle went . |
| 15 | He added : ‘ If Ian Lang is telling the truth in saying there is nothing political about the Government 's proposals then there is now good reason to think seriously about cancelling the reorganisation and instead giving consideration to setting up an independent commission . ’ |
| 16 | They must naturally be pursued , but always giving counsellees the opportunity to move on to other , more crucial issues . |
| 17 | Good health care is not just about treating you when you are ill , but also giving help and advice so that you stay fit and well . |
| 18 | At the Sollum Voe anchorage this 145 tons of sea water was pumped out and the ships patched up , causing a day 's delay but also giving time for Christmas dinner and a night 's sleep with everyone fully recovered from sea sickness , a malady with no respect for rank or courage . |
| 19 | A world of giving women and strong but equally giving men , a world of Bengali dancing , passionately held ideas and seventeen different kinds of psychoanalysis . |