Example sentences of "[noun prp] give a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eachus on Saturday gave a panic-stricken display against Glenavon , eventual winners by 6–1 . |
| 2 | Gordon Greenidge gives a perfect demonstration of the square cut , generating power with the right leg as the body goes to met the ball . |
| 3 | Delia Sutherland gave a short blast on her nose and stuffed the handkerchief back up her sleeve . |
| 4 | Holroyd gives a brisk account of the legal battles that followed . |
| 5 | Travis gave a wry smile of acknowledgement . |
| 6 | The book by award winning journalist Tim Walker gives a rare insight into the strains on the Majors ' marriage and describes Norma 's battle to preserve a normal family life as her husband advanced through the ranks of the Tory Government . |
| 7 | Mr Lang gave a passing nod to enhanced status for vocational education , but he will not find the feedstock for economic dynamism in gilded memories . |
| 8 | Peter Cremer gave a graphic account of being depth-charged , with the protective glass on the gauges shattering all round them and cables falling from the roof . |
| 9 | But Millie gave a little cry of disappointment , and that 's what I felt , too . |
| 10 | From then on , the references to pre-capitalist systems become more and more numerous in the work of Marx and Engels , but it was really from 1880 on , when Marx was shown the work of the American anthropologist Lewis Henry Morgan that he and Engels gave a major place to the study of tribal societies . |
| 11 | The walk round the lake is a good place to start off with , while the path over the ‘ Mozartblick ’ to St Gilgen gives a fantastic view over the Wolfgangsee . |
| 12 | During the 01.00 and the 00.00 Rex gave a whole lot of things a whole lot of thought . |
| 13 | Lever gave a small nod of satisfaction . |
| 14 | In the village of Thornton Hough in Cheshire , W. H. Lever gave a Congregational chapel in 1907 . |
| 15 | Meanwhile , Marco Van Basten gave a devastating display for unstoppable AC Milan . |
| 16 | Roberts gave a brief bark of laughter . |
| 17 | The Purbeck Hills in south Dorset give a good contrast to the coastal scenery . |
| 18 | This year the Chancellor has been insisting that the pound can not be allowed to go any lower , because of the dangers of inflation ; and he has allowed the Bank of England to give a strong endorsement of his argument . |
| 19 | However , as the busloads of pilgrims trudged up the muddy paths to the whispered prayers ( ’ Our Lady of Ballinspittle sway for us ’ ) of the local inn keepers , the Bishop of Cork gave a lukewarm endorsement to the extent that it WIS no bad thing to see people praying . |
| 20 | Wickham gave a jaundiced look at the cooling pizza and followed him down the stairs . |
| 21 | The Historic Building Council for Scotland gave a major grant of £1.1 million so that the spire could be dismantled and rebuilt . |
| 22 | Duroc gave a brief account of his doings in Paris , and of his important visit to Berlin . |
| 23 | The Communist Party daily Neues Deutschland gave a dismal report on the economy yesterday , against the backdrop of a visit by West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl for talks focusing on emergency aid for East Germany . |
| 24 | The next moment Mrs Bennet arrived and Anne was glad that Sarah had come before her as Mrs Bennet gave a graphic description of the damage in Egremont Street . |
| 25 | In 1922 , the year that Sherlock 's book was published , H.H. Barrows gave a presidential address to the Association of American Geographers ( Barrows , 1923 ) entitled Geography as Human Ecology . |
| 26 | Nicholas Woodeson combines high comedy with cold menace as Berlin Bertie , the secret policeman who follows Rosa to England ; Kevin Allen is stubbornly endearing as Alice 's dim , foul-mouthed and devoted toy boy ; and Susan Lynch gives a touching performance as a waif-like Gothette who wants to be a mime artist , poor thing . |
| 27 | Ross gave a short bark of grim laughter . |
| 28 | Pat Keen gave a short talk on the history and work of MRM , with Vanessa Forbes , Janice Hewitt and Chris Jones as class members in a practical demonstration , ending with a performance of Vanessa 's Surrey item which was first seen at the Crystal Palace Rally . |
| 29 | To that end , will my right hon. Friend tell the Irish Government that their constitutional claim to Northern Ireland gives a spurious justification to the IRA 's expressed determination to drive the British out of the island of Ireland ? |
| 30 | WITH their top five players absent , Hampshire gave a first-team chance to Lee Booth , 18 , a finalist in last year 's Daily Telegraph Junior Golfer of the Year competition . |