Example sentences of "[prep] be [adj] give [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Bosanquet might also have mentioned , without stretching the point too far , the wonderful convenience of being able to give these troublesome boys the sack at a moment 's notice . |
| 2 | It appears to be worthwhile to give some historical background to the statutes to be considered . |
| 3 | When one hears and sees the grids and axes within which the teachers are being encouraged to monitor the progress of each child , it ought to be sufficient to give any sane person pause for thought ! |
| 4 | It might suggest that all bets were off on the release stakes or , ever hopeful , it might be that they were planning on letting us go and did n't want us to be able to give any hint , however vague , as to the whereabouts of the Yanks . |
| 5 | At least I 'll have to be able to give some reason why I suspected him . ’ |
| 6 | Margaret denied herself , dressing in modest clothes and eating plain food , in order to be able to give more help to others . |
| 7 | But as with Althusser 's modes of production , so Foucault 's attempt to elaborate a ‘ positive unconscious ’ of knowledge was criticized by Sartre , and subsequently by many others , for being unable to give any account of change and for implying a total discontinuity between periods . |