Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv] to give " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are added here to give brightness and to enhance the contrast with the horns . |
| 2 | Indeed when in Opposition amendments had been moved unsuccessfully to give greater effect to reparation during the passage of the Criminal Justice Bill in 1966/7 . |
| 3 | For example , the side and back rails are made up to give a ‘ mitred ’ effect , which adds a lot of work , but also adds a lot of interest . |
| 4 | Livesey , who replaces Mike Hamlin of Gloucester , has been drafted in to give the West Countrymen greater control at half-back after their 21-9 defeat by the North in Bristol last Saturday . |
| 5 | To many his shrewdest move was to die , of brain cancer and pneumonia , in May 1987 , before he had been called on to give an account of the role he had played in the affair . |
| 6 | The pavements had been cobbled here to give it a quaint feel , and coach-loads of tourists were shuffling along with cameras dangling and guides chivvying . |
| 7 | Talking of shares , here is a reminder of the share helpline that has been set up to give you advice about your shares in Guinness . |
| 8 | The Blueprint Dance group has been set up to give young talent a chance to flourish away from the capital . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Both guitars have necks that are properly set to line up with the top of the bridges , and which are set up to give the correct amount of neck relief . |
| 11 | ‘ You 've been brought here to give a full account of Captain Meredith 's dealings . |
| 12 | Tricon Foodservice Consultants has been brought in to give advice , but the Cassons have had some difficulty in accepting the drastic measures needed to ensure survival . |
| 13 | The drawing suggests how resources are linked together to give the over-all thrust of the plan . |
| 14 | In my view , however , therein lies its strength ; it is a programme that can be relied on to give an unvarnished account of the proceedings of the House and its committees ; it has been called a mini-Hansard . |
| 15 | The graph of the cratering rate for the Moon ( Figure 8.1 ) can only be relied on to give a very general indication of the ages of the various cratered regions on the other terrestrial planets , even if considerable care is taken in adapting the data to these planets . |
| 16 | ‘ GENERAL PETER CAN BE TRUSTED NOT TO GIVE MUCH AWAY ’ |
| 17 | He can be trusted not to give too much away , ’ a former regimental commander says . |
| 18 | So if this stands for this year 's output at a hundred percent fifty percent of it has to be added on to give next year 's . |
| 19 | The following shows how chord shapes can be varied considerably to give a more fruitful harmonic language . |
| 20 | These pollutants are held in the mud at the bottom of the Broad and must be pumped out to give the Broad a chance to recover . |
| 21 | Thus , by selecting the right ‘ task ’ , we have constrained a system we know , because we designed it that way , to be organized redundantly to give a double dissociation . |
| 22 | Flip charts can be used either to give information , to describe a sequence of events , or to ask more searching questions for discussion later . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Both the border and the single motifs can also be used upside-down to give a solid edge at the bottom and an irregular edge at the top . |
| 25 | This traditional-style comfort room shows how plains , patterns and stripes can be used together to give a lived-in look . |
| 26 | The charge of rape against Michael Richardson , a homeless , former fairground worker , was dropped after Judge Blofeld ruled in Norwich Crown Court that the girl could not be sworn in to give evidence . |
| 27 | In the extreme case of abundant sediment and weak marine action , the levees on either side of the distributaries may be prolonged seawards to give a digitate delta , for example the Mississippi . |
| 28 | The latter does not like what he sees : ‘ ‘ Young men ought to be brought here to give them a horror of debauchery' ’ exclaimed the worthy man , bursting with disgust . ’ |
| 29 | It should always be set up to give maximum resolution . |
| 30 | This would be soiled over to give a better finish than presently shown . |