Example sentences of "[adj] and give a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But those keen to dial a sex show face problems — the screen is a mere three inches high and gives a poor image . |
| 2 | It 's menu-driven , easy to use , comes on a single floppy and gives a clear indication of what 's going on . |
| 3 | This imparts a rhythm to the neck even when it is straight and gives a sense of alertness and tensile strength . |
| 4 | These pigments are more stable and give a brighter key when mixed with the gum or size solution . |
| 5 | If you have had any experience of Aids-like illnesses in dogs , please write to us enclosing as many details as possible and giving a daytime telephone number . |
| 6 | But by formulating the central questions ( sometimes subconsciously ) the production is made coherent and given a focus . |
| 7 | The moon , a half moon polished thin at the edges , swam low and gave a little light . |
| 8 | Inert , mute , untouchable , she seemed uncanny and prodigious to Rosa , who wanted her to protest the hectic fury all around her , to come alive and give a sign , as , below her , the volunteers hauling the lumbering shrine on their backs on poles criss-crossed and tethered grew more obstreperous and howled and the crowd pressed up and obstructed their laborious way ahead ; after three turns around the piazza they at last reached the platform in the middle , only a little distance from the Duomo they had left , and the sweat-streaked bearers put down the skewed tower on which the Madonna stood , and tumbled to their knees . |
| 9 | The woman , who can not be named for legal reasons , denied assault but was found guilty and given a conditional discharge . |
| 10 | The fish are n't large and you are unlikely to return home with one that you could pop straight into a glass case , although you might well do so ; but they fight hard and give a good account of themselves . |
| 11 | They also need to be reasonably labour intensive and give a high level of added value which can be retained by the production unit or community involved . |
| 12 | Er there 's another book which is similar to the other one in the sense that it made up of some papers by Phillips , Steel and Tants and that has some information about Mexicano in it , er and you find that some people er were giving Mexican language a low a low prestige rate whereas other group in the community were doing the opposite and giving a high prestige rate or certainly a less low one , er in favour of spanish a lot of the Because it was in I think it 's in South America I guess , er you find that a lot of the locals were switching to spanish because it was coming the dominant language er because of societal pressures and constraints and so on . |
| 13 | ‘ Today 's fatigues are lighter but warmer , showerproof and give a limited protection against flames also . |
| 14 | Hilda Lodge welcomed the group of 50 qualified and student teachers present and gave a special welcome to Peggy Secord who had come along to share our day . |
| 15 | Hilda Lodge welcomed the group of 50 qualified and student teachers present and gave a special welcome to Peggy Secord who had come along to share our day . |
| 16 | Water was considered most important and given a weighting of 10 . |
| 17 | Patrick first cut her hair into a soft convex bob before Kerry , using a spatula and slide technique , coloured the hair with a selection of blonde and soft brown shades from Wella 's Koleston 2000 range to help disguise the grey and give a variegated effect . |
| 18 | I took Tim to the match one Easter Monday they played Luton in league match , and Ted played , the old Ipswich player , and we go absolutely , it rained , hailed , blew , and we got home soaked to the skin you know , and er it seems to make you feel better if they win you know , but if you sort of put up with those sort of things and they , they lose it 's makes you feel right down in the dumps , but when they get promoted like they did last time it 's remarkable , it 's been remarked about this aspect , that people in local industry seem to work harder , and it seems to be a boost in general local traders make shop window displays and it seems to be a boost to the town in general and give a lift to the town if you like |
| 19 | A CENTENARIAN 'S recollection of a long past event makes it immediate and gives a human perspective not matched by any written account , or artifact . |
| 20 | Both she and Jasminder are funny , attractive , happy and successful and give a convincing impression of loving life and making their different spiritual quests seem like an endless adventure . |
| 21 | Well roasted coffee beans are always brown — black beans are over roasted and will have a bitter flavour and insufficiently roasted beans are pale and give a colourless , tasteless drink . |
| 22 | I 'd only been there about five minutes when they came to escort me off down to Bleak House , where I was stripped naked and given a blanket and put into a cell . |
| 23 | Boots which have been factory-treated and given a waterproof finish should not normally be given a wax treatment when new , but should be treated with ordinary shoe polish . |
| 24 | Internationally , this did no harm whatever , relieving as it did part of the burden on the social services , leaving prices unaffected and giving a better standard of living to existing residents and the newly-employed alike . |
| 25 | And among the many more who were overall satisfied and gave a specific comment , only eight per cent mentioned charges being too high ( see table 2 ) . |
| 26 | Andrew Warren , Director of the Association for the Conservation of Energy , said that : " The fall is largely due to nuclear energy being ring-fenced and given a guaranteed market while coal declines . |
| 27 | From the 1670s and 1680s onwards the colourful and varied light-weight fabrics known as ‘ Norwich Stuffs ’ became fashionable and gave a new stimulus to an old industry . |
| 28 | The graphics are mean and moody , allowing freedom of exploration with the minimum of mapping , the setting is realistic and gives a real feeling of being there , and the puzzles — you 'll be scratching you head for weeks . |