Example sentences of "[vb base] [noun pl] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kendall 's new Blues give fans a raw deal |
| 2 | Mr. Wilson : As the Minister reiterates his enthusiasm for bids that give workers a substantial say , does he consider that there is any conflict between that and what he has told us about the SDA investing £500,000 to ensure that such bids do not succeed ? |
| 3 | Similarly , ideas of self-interest or of ‘ real interests ’ often give explanations a teleological character . |
| 4 | Numbers not only give managers a better sense of their company 's impact on the environment ; they provide a baseline against which to judge waste reduction . |
| 5 | Without question , open systems give users a great deal more leverage when negotiating with their suppliers , as Wendler observes , ‘ the keys to a successful migration process are as much political as they are technical . |
| 6 | Second , they give users a microcomputer-style interface while leaving the applications , and the host computers on which they are running , in the control of the data processing department . |
| 7 | Give radiators a periodic check to ensure that no air or gas is trapped |
| 8 | Unfortunately , some teachers , because of the obvious security it gives , give children a total diet of this kind of thing , which is a bit like English teachers giving children continual practice in punctuation or sentence structure without the chance to write creatively . |
| 9 | The three-year project is designed to overcome prejudice about the construction industry and give children a realistic insight into its many occupations . |
| 10 | The 1977 US survey also shows that most people give APRs a lower place in their actual shopping than in the more abstract terms of what they say is important with regard to disclosure . |
| 11 | Oxford University Press offers young learners an attractive range of bright , imaginative readers , all of which give pupils a strong incentive to read in English for pleasure . |
| 12 | High home ownership and heavy borrowing give voters a vested interest in inflation , and exacerbate the economy 's cycles . |
| 13 | Give lilies a well-drained site with a cool root run and you 'll be rewarded by a fantastic summer show |
| 14 | The first and second years of the course give students a thorough grounding in basic musicianship and develop their practical skills . |
| 15 | The hyperconscious Double Act in which Svidrigailov 's terminal boredom plays opposite the greedy , theoretical self-assertion of Raskolnikov 's wanting ‘ something more ’ than ‘ mere existence ’ , becomes grounded in suicide and murder ; and the Petersburg where these things happen gains a fuzzy-edged documentary aspect which never comes anywhere near dominating the novel , but which is there . |
| 16 | Now obviously this can happen a bit , but I do n't think , on the whole it happens very much , at least certainly not in a way that matters erm I do n't think it does matter if people change things a little bit , because erm but on the whole people are doing things in the way that they 're doing them erm because they 've got accustomed to doing them that way and that 's the way that they 've planned it , and that 's the way that it comes out as a result of all of those pressures that there are on them . |
| 17 | When entry text is returned to the Main and Copy Databases a single copy is made to tape of the changed text table , the entry table and the version table . |
| 18 | A son Cynehelm was evidently buried at Winchcombe , and may be the ealdorman Cynehelm who last witnesses a genuine charter in 811 . |
| 19 | The children 's charity is issuing leaflets which advise harassed parents : ‘ Cool down and set children a good example rather than overreact . |
| 20 | This is an affect well known in some domesticated animals like sheep , it 's well known that if sheep are , if , if , if , if ewes are well fed just before they mate , they 're much more likely to er to twin than if they 're er not given extra food supplement and nowadays erm farmers wh wh who , who breed sheep for lambing er frequently feed , feed ewes a special diet just before er conception for that very reason , the rate of twinning increases . |
| 21 | The two positive requirements are that the agreement must first contribute to improving the production or distribution of goods or to promoting technical or economic progress and second allow consumers a fair share of the resulting benefit . |
| 22 | There are certain upper class journals that use photographs a great deal , so if you can get a good photograph of something , that will already begin to sell it , in a sense . |
| 23 | The salons , formerly known as Toni & Guy , offer clients a complete hair care service and have been completely refurbished . |
| 24 | Iraqis traditionally offer guests a small glass of very hot tea and drink it three or four times a day themselves . |
| 25 | The former are organized around the activities of work that give individuals and work communities a specialized knowledge not available or necessary in everyday fife . |
| 26 | The one I have needs a new connector which screws onto the gas cylinder . |
| 27 | The privilege of addressing the House on a Friday morning and of winning the ballot to present a private Member 's motion is , however , something of a mixed blessing for hon. Members like myself who represent constituencies a long way from London . |