Example sentences of "have [adv] given a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This book is intended as a concise account of the principles of peptide chemistry for upper-level undergraduates studying chemistry and biochemistry and the author has obviously given a great deal of thought to the needs of his readers . |
| 2 | Nuttall has elsewhere given a mischievous account of an academic occasion in which a speaker insisted on asserting , ‘ It is a truth that the workers are oppressed . ’ |
| 3 | In either March or April 1994 we hope to welcome our first lady speaker ( apart from Janet Preshous , who has already given a joint talk with her husband . |
| 4 | No one has ever given a satisfactory explanation of why Mr Ford said what he said — and it has gone down in the history books as just another Ford pratfall . |
| 5 | ( 3 ) If the buyer is to give the seller an indemnity against breach of covenants under which the seller might have continuing liability ( eg the original lessee under a lease or a seller who has previously given a personal covenant not limited to his or her period of ownership ) , then again , to bind the buyer to the covenant , the buyer must execute the document . |
| 6 | But his reservations outweigh his praise : ‘ They may have done some good in creating interest in two people who 've made major innovations in twentieth-century music , but they 've also given a negative impression : that the people involved in this music have serious flaws in their personalities . |
| 7 | Five of the ladies have already given a public display , at a keep fit rally in Drayton , and Wendy anticipates that they 'll put their skills behind the association 's new fund-raising campaign to buy a Sunshine Coach for use in Hampshire . |
| 8 | In their efforts to master Congress , presidents have normally given a high priority to working through their party 's legislative leaders , but it is clear that an amicable and productive relationship with such leaders was not established during the Nixon years . |
| 9 | For new home-owners , some builders have now given a 20-year guarantee against structural defects , but the NHBC has not followed suit . |
| 10 | Official statements of UK and EEC environmental policy have recently given a high profile to the need to incorporate an environmental dimension into areas of public policy which up until now have been largely unaffected by such considerations . |