Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] give [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sudden variation in sentence complexity may help to give this effect : Norman Page points out that at the beginning of Jane Austen 's Emma , the three-word sentence " Miss Taylor married " stands out momentously against a background of longer sentences ( the average sentence length for the first five paragraphs of the novel being 26.5 words ) . |
| 2 | Although the military may try to give each large corporation a turn in contracting , these two corporations are in competition and their corporate interests are not always the same . |
| 3 | An independent share valuation would have given these shares a total value of about £50,000 . |
| 4 | We hope to ensure that every candidate will have given some consideration to the issues which affect older people . |
| 5 | Indeed I hoped that this book might begin to give some clues about the origin of the tingle or the goose-pimples ; but I was disappointed . |
| 6 | But though Rolle 's sincerity is not in question , his account would have given many people cause for concern . |
| 7 | CORRECTION : Our June feature on redundancy may have given some readers the impression that redundancy pay is based on full pay , which is incorrect . |
| 8 | To help achieve this , the proposed Trust would aim to give all patients a date for admission to hospital when first placed on the waiting list . ’ |
| 9 | The dinner would have given many motoring journalists their first chance to see the new Mondeo model , which will replace the Sierra . |
| 10 | People are always asking why a particular village or farm is sited where it is and so , sooner or later , the landscape historian will have to give this question some consideration . |