Example sentences of "[noun prp] is [adv] give " in BNC.
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1 | Since the exposure of Iraq as having consistently , to quote United Nations ' reports , ’ obstructed and cheated on ’ divulging information on its nuclear programme , North Korea is now giving rise to the greatest concern , as the hon. Member for Clackmannan ( Mr. O'Neill ) said . |
2 | and as Martin is still giving out |
3 | Atkinson is also giving a trial to Canadian striker Alex Bunbury . |
4 | But Mr Ratner is clearly giving customers what they want . |
5 | The population of Hong Kong is officially given as 5.7 million , however it is probably around 6 million . |
6 | The goddess Hathor is thus given an uncharacteristic fierce role , but one which she fulfilled with great zeal . |
7 | Peter is also given an appointment with the dietician for advice and an appointment at the Outpatient clinic to enable the medical staff to monitor his progress . |
8 | Yet as the responsibilities of public life invade Hal 's apprenticeship to pleasure , the distinction — prose with Falstaff/verse without him — breaks down , as we see when he addresses his fat friend in verse to urge him to the wars ( III.iii.199ff. ) , a change of tone so marked that Shakespeare makes Falstaff reply in a couplet — as Milton Crane noted , Falstaff is only given verse for mockery . |
9 | The humble screen saver , which cause electric toasters to fly across the screen , or turns the tube into a virtual aquarium in order to prevent the WordStar menu getting burned into the phosphor when the machine is left on but unattended for long periods , is the latest battleground for the advertisers according to the Wall Street Journal , which reports that PC Dynamics Inc of Westlake Village , California is actually giving Everready free publicity for its Energizer Bunny because it wanted an animated character to spur interest in its program — so users are expected to pay $25 not only to advertise Everready batteries but to suffer the exasperating experience of having the damn rodent make special appearances , popping on screen in the middle of their work , so that they have to press a key to zap it . |
10 | A total of 250 troops from France 's 4,200-strong local garrison took up position around the town of Dikhil in the south-west of the country , the scene of recent fighting between the government and the FRUD rebels [ see p. 38711 , where Dikhil is wrongly given as Kikhil ] . |
11 | Elsewhere , in Coronation Street Catherine Cusack is presently giving her role as the nanny from hell some considerable welly , using it as a showcase for what promises to be her considerable talent . |
12 | a mate of mine actually worked out in Russia and he said you know , piece of discussions about when , where the Russian 's sort of appear first and this sort of he said he said erm , this , he said that , that kids running around on the streets of Moscow is actually given a working permit and so he could actual work there and sort of like er |