Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] give a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Actually if you 've a complete number of repeats , it does n't matter too much whether it a full repeat or a half repeat at the edges , as both can be mattress stitched to give a continuous unbroken pattern effect . |
| 2 | Each writer sought to give an overall biblical interpretation of his subject , but to do so in such a way as to be of practical value to modern Christians who found themselves perplexed by controversy on the subject . |
| 3 | The lawyer had given a gloomy shake of his head . |
| 4 | It is also a moment of generalisation for the twenty-one-year-old second mate who on this voyage from Australia , carrying grain and bent on winning the famous gain-race , had had to contend with an arrogant and hostile captain and who had cast off his boat , after a collision in the dark had given a mortal blow to the Blackgauntlet and he had waited in vain for orders . |
| 5 | Juliet 's heart seemed to give a little flutter as she answered , ‘ Half-day . |
| 6 | The taxi-driver had given a rude sign to Myeloski 's disappearing back before turning to a bemused Duncan for support . |
| 7 | Courtney 's canoeists with ten Folbots ( see diagram p. 25 ) were the first of what became the Special Boat Section , formed after their leader had given a practical demonstration of the canoe 's military potential , a potential doubted by even the adventurous characters in Combined Operations headquarters until Courtney paddled out one summer night in 1940 to a carrier ship moored in the Clyde . |
| 8 | To that , also , the King had given a great part of his attention , but when , late in the spring , word came of the sighting of ships from Normandy in the Clyde , he left his wife and household at Perth , where they had stayed a full week , and rode with a small retinue westwards to meet them . |
| 9 | When the lone passenger rose to give a Scots woman his seat her husband pulled her back saying , ‘ Do n't you know who he is ? |
| 10 | Mr Neville Chamberlain , in his Housing Act of 1923 , changed the subsidy arrangement to one by which the Government undertook to give a definite and limited contribution of £6 per annum per house for a period of twenty years . |
| 11 | Birmingham-based BSA Tools boss Keith Bailey , 57 , claimed outside court that the Government had given a clear message it wanted to trade with Saddam 's regime . |
| 12 | Hire purchase , credit sale and conditional sale advertising had to give a comprehensive picture of costs ( if it mentioned any financial terms ) , and any interest rate it quoted had to approximate to a true annual rate of interest , but the formula used was different from the one in the Moneylenders Acts . |
| 13 | The Saar settlement had given a strong boost to Franco-German relations , while those with Britain had deteriorated because of the failure of the Suez venture . |
| 14 | For the grandchildren of the Cornish Earl of St Germans , house and family memory combined to give an unforgettable magic to their long seaside summer and autumn visits to Port Eliot . |
| 15 | In response Lúder had given a disciplinary " warning " to Cáceres which Menem , in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces , had refused formally to endorse . |
| 16 | Walls need to be mellow : dark creams , possibly sponged or rag rolled to give a textured effect . |
| 17 | Held : Upon an appeal by Mr Stone 's widow it was held that an occupier who intended to permit another person to enter and use the premises for a limited period of time had to give a clear indication to the other that the permission was subject to a time limit . |
| 18 | Those who believe goalkeepers are overprotected will be happy , but the referee had given a free kick earlier for a less demanding challenge on Mimms . |