Example sentences of "[noun sg] and give [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've got to go there tomorrow , so ’ — he took his hand from the wheel and gave her a quick pat — ‘ put your neb under your wing until after the holidays and see what transpires then . ’ |
| 2 | And we 're very grateful , you 've brought rural interest , you 've brought much wider interest , and you 've brought a great deal of warmth and compassion and interest and time , what more could we say , but to show a token of our appreciation and give you a few flowers to go with that . |
| 3 | They take hold of the club and give it a few waggles . |
| 4 | She had been a regular person once , but that had been before the voices started up in her head , before the dead woman got out of her rocking chair , before the preacherman reached into her mind and gave it a sharp twist … |
| 5 | The prominent white clasts are fragments of anorthosites — calcium and aluminium-rich rocks that make up the bulk of the lunar highlands crust and give it the light colour that is visible from Earth . |
| 6 | Suppose your neighbour 's tree grows into your garden , obscuring your light and giving you a harmful consumption externality . |
| 7 | We will concentrate on styling and giving them a different driving feel . |
| 8 | She cocked her head on one side and gave me a long scrutiny , almost as though she had never seen me before . |
| 9 | Just as we were about to leave , Frank Dick called me to one side and gave me a blistering reprimand . |
| 10 | As their eyes met , Yanto sensed a spart of recognition and gave her a broad smile to help her recollect . |
| 11 | It is avarice that enhances a jewel and gives it an artificial beauty , but the stones of the sea are valueless so their beauty is real . |
| 12 | Whereas , taking him taking one guy a week for a week , is putting no-one in jeopardy and giving somebody a decent wage for a week . |
| 13 | All I considered necessary was to simplify the design of the icon and give it a different colour scheme . |
| 14 | On Friday at school he passed Nutty in the corridor and gave her a fierce stare to remind her about their appointment and she said , ‘ I have n't forgotten , ’ in an aggrieved voice . |
| 15 | He straightens up his mac and gives me a real serious look . |
| 16 | I hired a karaoke machine , went down the pub and gave 'em a few numbers ; ‘ Girl From Ipanema ’ , ‘ I Write The Songs ’ . |
| 17 | The retort earned a laugh and gave me a split second to stop my heart from racing . |
| 18 | He slipped an arm around her waist and gave her an affectionate squeeze . |
| 19 | I unzipped the pouch round my waist and gave him the small jar of paint and the sawn-off paintbrush . |
| 20 | Struggling to hold back tears , Mr Parry added : ‘ If my son becomes a symbol for peace and gives everyone a new sense of hope after so much tragedy , then that will be Tim 's unique achievement . ’ |
| 21 | It was a very helpful preparation and gave her a first real taste of teaching . |
| 22 | Luke ignored the heavy sarcasm and gave her a cool look . |
| 23 | a thin transparent plastic coating applied to paper or board to provide protection and give it a glossy finish . |
| 24 | The board processes themselves often do not work , so one often hears the remark : the company policy is X , but of course I am not personally in support of this , I believe we should be doing Y. Since industrial success depends totally on getting the concentration of effort of widely differing groups of people with different skills to be applied at optimum effect to the achievement of the common goal , it is not difficult to see why such disparate messages strike at one 's heart and give one a more than usual dose of despair . |
| 25 | and this is your alternative route and gives you an alternative way to go round to get passed it |
| 26 | The most vociferously opposed union maintains that all the problems could be solved were the government to remove the PTT from the financial tutelage of the finance ministry and give it an independent budget . |
| 27 | It has been found that taking them away from the contamination and giving them a healthy diet for a month can boost their damaged immune systems for up to 18 months . |
| 28 | ‘ Under John 's leadership , the last three years have seen significant progress and given us a good start in tackling the challenges that lie ahead . ’ |
| 29 | For instance , Stravinsky 's Symphonies of Wind Instruments ends with nine bars based on the chord progressions E minor , D minor , and C major , but by adding foreign diatonic notes to each chord he forms small clusters which obscure the harmony and give it a mysterious fascination . |
| 30 | NEXT MONTH How to brighten up a dark hallway and give it a new lease of life |