Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] to give the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fish must have come forward to give the line some slack . |
| 2 | Every one of the Pack was firmly resolved never to give the new farmer cause for taking away their wonderful meeting-place from them . |
| 3 | It may be used just to give the researcher a feel for what is being studied ; as a resource to back up or complement evidence produced from other sources ; or as evidence in itself , as the topic of the research . |
| 4 | The drawing suggests how resources are linked together to give the over-all thrust of the plan . |
| 5 | This year September and 12 , have been set aside to give the public a chance to visit important buildings that are usually private , and take part in guided tours , exhibitions and demonstrations throughout the province . |
| 6 | Moments earlier a well-wisher in the crowd had stepped forward to give the Queen Mum a bottle of her favourite tipple — gin . |
| 7 | They may be planned deliberately to give the undergraduate a good general education , for example by sampling or balancing a number of types of knowledge , or they may he planned in terms of an applied , problem focus such as environmental control , or a broad theme such as modern urban society , or in terms of some concept of individual development . |