Example sentences of "[noun] give [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The finding of individual coins or of coin hoards can in some rather obvious respects give us the same sort of information , since the loss of a single coin or the deposit of a hoard is proof of some sort of direct or indirect contact between the place of mint and the place of deposit . |
| 2 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer , Kenneth Clarke tells the programme how she once asked : ‘ Why do I have to do everything in this Government ? ’ and no-one had the nerve to give her the obvious answer — she did n't have to do everything . |
| 3 | The Syrian foreign minister who , after meeting Douglas Hurd , evoked the Sykes-Picot agreement of 1916 in which the British and the French secretly carved up the Middle East between them ( later using the League of Nations to give them the so-called Mandates as a cover ) , was not making some arcane and irrelevant allusion . |
| 4 | Bracing the right side gives you the only opportunity to use the left side to start the forward swing smoothly and efficiently . |
| 5 | Dot gave her the violet-patterned hanky that used to belong to Henrietta Forbes-Read to wipe her eyes . |
| 6 | The pose of the bald egg-shaped heads , the jointed arms stiffly flexed in a parody of benediction , the staring eyes and curved arrow-like lips gave them the hieratic look of a couple of painted deities . |
| 7 | This long extract gives one the general flavour of Locke 's discourse , besides illustrating some of his main propositions . |
| 8 | But I have never forgotten advice that my research adviser gave me the first time that I was pursuing a dead end : ‘ It is important to recognise when to quit . ’ |
| 9 | Dennis gave me the vague smile of complicity that men exchange in lavatorial situations . |
| 10 | When asked which of all their various roles gave them the greatest satisfaction , 47% opted for being a mother , 22% simply being themselves , 15% being a partner/lover and just 10% being a working woman . |
| 11 | ‘ The brooch gave us the right clue — in fact it gave us two . |
| 12 | " The prosperity and technology of the developed countries give them the greater possibilities and the greater responsibility " . |
| 13 | The first flowering plant I saw was a familiar one — the purple mountain saxifrage , Saxafraga oppositifolia to give it the scientific name . |
| 14 | Now that you are completing the preliminary studies and will shortly be embarking on the more complicated part of the syllabus , I feel that , at this stage , it would be of benefit to give you the following lessons in an endeavour to press home to you the importance and value of your continued perseverance . |
| 15 | Because they are required by law to give you the best investment advice , and unless they find out your personal details they ca n't do that . |
| 16 | Runners are more conservative , instead of their heads they look to their shoes to give them the competitive edge . |
| 17 | To her relief , she was back to full fitness in time for the British Stroke-Play at Southerness where a 78 and 77 carved out of near gale-force winds gave her the half-way lead . |
| 18 | daft anyway and nine times out of ten you 've got to look at him and speak to him and that because he ca n't understand and er bloke gave him the verbal . |
| 19 | Wickham gave him the withering look of a man whose junior reads too many detective stories . |
| 20 | It was such a desultory question that Ruth gave him the filthiest look she could muster . |
| 21 | Azharuddin gave him the three-fours-in-an-over treatment , driving all three off the back foot . |
| 22 | The thought of the delicious lunch gave me the extra boost I needed to reach the summit . |
| 23 | It was said that Gertrude gave him the final result . |
| 24 | After all , days before the invasion surprised President Bush , his ambassador , presumably not speaking just for herself , told Saddam in so many words that Washington gave him the green light on Kuwait . |
| 25 | No give but his mark on his last test gave him the final average of fourteen marks for X plus two tests . |
| 26 | Saturday 's quintet gave him the remarkable tally of 15 wins from the 35 races run on the Flat in Ireland in 1992 . |
| 27 | Viva gives you the basic things too . |
| 28 | Its flattened face and its long , soft fur give it the rounded appearance of a ‘ super-baby ’ , appealing to many humans . |
| 29 | The bank or financial institution instruction form conforms to the strict requirements of the Association for Payment Clearing Services and in addition Eagle Star Group give you the following assurances : |
| 30 | Passage of the new measure ( which had already been approved by the Senate in September 1989 ) precipitated an unprecedented constitutional crisis because of King Baudouin 's refusal to give it the royal assent . |