Example sentences of "[adv] give [noun] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The third major group to be settled were the Burgundians , who were apparently given Sapaudia a year after the grant of Gallia Ulterior to the Alans . |
| 2 | Adam turned his attention to Miranda 's other tender places and casually added , ‘ Perhaps you 'd better give Annabel a call , to reassure her that you 're keeping a watchful eye on the accounts . |
| 3 | If you 're ticklish on the feet , perhaps you 'd better give reflexology a miss , but if you love a little footsie , read on . |
| 4 | Only as the men left did he relax sufficiently to give Constance a glance of bitter complicity and move his lips soundlessly . |
| 5 | The score was 288 when Smith departed for 57 , and if the last wickets did not pile on the pressure they did enough to give England a lead of exactly 200 . |
| 6 | The films were thus split into sections of five seconds each , this interval appeared to be long enough to give subjects a feeling for what was going on while still allowing them to give fairly comprehensive descriptions of the objects and events contained within each film section . |
| 7 | But that was not enough to give Mussolini the bargaining leverage he wanted . |
| 8 | If we had not given investors the chance to bid for Ballylumford and taken steps towards privatisation , that vital option would not have been made available to us . |
| 9 | While the pair are still finding their feet — ‘ It 's like a big dream , ’ says Miss Pinguli — they have already given classmates a taste of Albanian high-life . |
| 10 | Now , however , it struck her that she 'd better not give Patrice an opening , though she was n't quite sure why . |
| 11 | We are the only male dancers in the whole of the school and we feel that your statement does not give boys the encouragement they need to participate . |
| 12 | We are the only male dancers in the whole of the school and we feel that your statement does not give boys the encouragement they need to participate . |
| 13 | Why not give sex a rest for a bit , and pay a bit of attention to yourself ? |
| 14 | Dr Shankar admitted he did not give Alison a drug to counteract the possible effect on her heart . |
| 15 | As one who was in the vanguard of the battle to halt and then reverse the ratchet of socialism , I appeal to all who really care for their country and their children 's future : do not give history an opportunity to repeat itself . |
| 16 | Hailed by Sir David Wilson , the Governor of Hong Kong , as " a good agreement for Hong Kong " , the memorandum was widely seen as the UK acceding to China 's demands for a greater say in Hong Kong 's affairs , although Sir David claimed that it would not give China a veto over the Hong Kong government . |
| 17 | Prices start at around £45 so why not give Dave a ring and get your favourite guitar made in miniature . |
| 18 | He spoke not because he felt that the denomination was threatened or was losing ground but because the status quo did not give Congregationalism the dignity its growing wealth and membership had earned for it . |
| 19 | However , the opposition , which controlled the Senate , warned that the result did not give Aylwin a mandate to " steamroller the country into political reforms " and threatened to resist the government 's package of proposed reforms of the 1980 Constitution ( in force since 1981 ) presented in March with the primary purpose of further distancing the government from the previous military regime [ see p. 38810 ] . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll just give Cassie a hand … ’ |
| 21 | Why do n't we just give Napoleon the keys to Berlin and have done with it ? |
| 22 | Jonathan just give nanny the pen darling . |
| 23 | The firm ‘ would n't have done this just to give employees the benefit of a tax rate differential , ’ says William Montgoris , the finance director . |
| 24 | It was worth saving for its own sake , not just to give Jenny the peace she deserved . |
| 25 | She was determined not to give Richmann the satisfaction of seeing her cry , beg or show fear . |
| 26 | ‘ However , ’ he continued smoothly , not giving Rachel a chance to say anything , ‘ if we are to create a harmonious atmosphere , not only for ourselves but for everyone else on this unit , then I think we have to agree not to discuss the past . |
| 27 | Tell you what , ’ he went on , not giving Rachel a chance to speak , ‘ I have to go this evening ; why do n't you come with me ? ’ |
| 28 | Persia paid a large indemnity and surrendered her Armenian provinces of Erevan and Nakhichevan , thus giving Russia a cushion against future threats from the south . |
| 29 | Voluntary bodies could provide alternatives to local council or NHS provision , thus giving clients a choice of some kind . |
| 30 | The theory is put over in lectures thus giving pupils a foretaste of ‘ university-style ’ teaching . |