Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] give a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two cameras , switched to give an almost negative image that enhances the metallic quality of the foliage ( and presaging the Dalek gunfire effect mentioned earlier ) , pan across the ashen forest in sweeping arcs , their pictures mixed together giving a greater impression of size to the dense , white foliage . |
| 2 | The following shows how chord shapes can be varied considerably to give a more fruitful harmonic language . |
| 3 | That was prepared merely to give a general picture of the Business in order to help potential Purchasers decide whether or not they wished to enter into more detailed negotiations to acquire the Business . |
| 4 | What is said above gives a background to what follows . |
| 5 | Thus , by selecting the right ‘ task ’ , we have constrained a system we know , because we designed it that way , to be organized redundantly to give a double dissociation . |
| 6 | This traditional-style comfort room shows how plains , patterns and stripes can be used together to give a lived-in look . |
| 7 | Both the border and the single motifs can also be used upside-down to give a solid edge at the bottom and an irregular edge at the top . |
| 8 | In the extreme case of abundant sediment and weak marine action , the levees on either side of the distributaries may be prolonged seawards to give a digitate delta , for example the Mississippi . |
| 9 | ‘ You 've been brought here to give a full account of Captain Meredith 's dealings . |
| 10 | The line numbers given here give a better sense of the preponderance of dialogue over narrative in the Shipman 's Tale , a ratio of about 2:1 . |
| 11 | The answer to these doubts is that not one of these three measures is adequate on its own , and that all three should be taken together to give a proper guide to costs . |
| 12 | It is meant primarily to give a final reminder that English spoken at something like full conversational speed is very different from the slow , careful pronunciation of the early Tape Units . |
| 13 | These three publications , and their extracts , have been chosen deliberately to give a flavour of the planning viewpoint of the time , from very different perspectives . |
| 14 | In these conditions , too , the mount required either to give a force mobility or to approach a battlefield could be of inferior breed , and consequently cheaper , than a cavalry horse capable of carrying a fully armoured knight , in addition to its own armour . |