Example sentences of "[adv prt] to give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The faction led by the former party secretary-general , Shintaro Abe , had demanded that Mr Nakayama ( one of the faction 's own men ) must stand down to give another of the group some cabinet experience . |
| 2 | At this temperature some of the hydrocarbons break down to give hydro gen . |
| 3 | Most important to the user , carbon dioxide gets converted to carbon monoxide and water breaks down to give hydrogen . |
| 4 | A vet who wishes to examine a cat may approach it in this way before , for instance , holding it down to give it an injection . |
| 5 | Basically , that means maintaining quality work , but easing down to give my body time to recover and possibly even occasionally allowing myself the luxury of collapsing on the settee , falling asleep and dreaming of all those races I wish I could still win . |
| 6 | At that stage in his career no one was looking for a hit-machine : the longer heads realised that it was a difficult job to scale the face of Broadway — as it was in the West End — with so few footholds and even fewer helping ropes dangling down to give you a lift . |
| 7 | He looked at Carrie as he set the candle down to give himself two free hands for the goose . |
| 8 | In some circumstances it is desirable to refine the boundary description down to give a more detailed geometric description in terms of wireframe modelling ( in this case circles and boundary lines ) or surface and solid modelling ( to give cylindrical surfaces or rotational solids ) . |
| 9 | The bus driver threw the door open and a stream of passengers leapt down to give chase on foot , finally catching the taxi at a red light . |
| 10 | And so , when the sun 's rage had died away , they finished celebrating their wedding feast with great joy , and the sun himself came down to give away his little cousin to her bridegroom . |
| 11 | I went down to give Gregory and Lambert a hand with the timber , and Brother Richard called us in to help shift things within . |
| 12 | Louisa had been skidding unsteadily about the ice for the best part of an hour when a carriage came round the rear drive of the Hall and , after a moment 's debate , Edwin Frere sprang down to give a helping hand to his well-muffled wife . |
| 13 | well er , I went down to give him my book cos I do anything |
| 14 | When Rachel , Little Owl of the 1st Spalding Brownies got married , the Rainbows and Brownies went along to give her and her husband their best wishes . |
| 15 | For organizations and clubs first timing it in this area Kinloss Canoe Club can always provide an experienced canoeist guide ( usually an instructor ) to join your flotilla and paddle along to give up to the minute on the spot information , or if you wish , to lead on the water , all at not cost , especially on the Findhorn . |
| 16 | A defence lawyer said : ‘ It is apparent she was asked to go along to give the appearance of a young man and woman out for an evenings drive . |
| 17 | ‘ One of the nurses has been coming in to give me injections every day . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Brought in to give effect to EEC Directive 85/837 . |
| 22 | Then someone offered to adopt the cat and the local vet was called in to give the animal a clean bill of health before it was moved to its new , permanent home . |
| 23 | The wire leading to pin 3 is then dipped in to give a pulse . |
| 24 | Much individual attention is given to students by the tutors , and famous musicians call in to give seminars and advice on a regular basis , a policy adopted by Tony Muschamp at M.I. UK . |
| 25 | I brought you in to give you a present . |
| 26 | Former Welsh international Steve Lovell , on a month 's trial , slid in to give Bournemouth a 19th-minute lead from Kenny Rowlands ' cross , and Denny Mundee paddled in with the dexterity of a sculler to score their second after Mick Bodley 's back pass stuck in a puddle . |
| 27 | Drawcords at the waist and shoulders to close in to give a more snug fit — a novel and effective touch . |
| 28 | Hood : the hood is big but closes down well when the drawcord is pulled in to give a comfortable fit around the head . |
| 29 | In some instances I used opposite light colours in outline to the main colours to be blocked in to give more contrast . |
| 30 | Would er d d during that period af immediately after , would anyone else come in to give her a hand ? |