Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] to give [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As we come to the end of this Parliament , will the Secretary of State take this opportunity to give us some insight into the Government 's long-term policy which has been formulated during the past 13 years ?
2 that we should not have been asked to comment on … the way the curriculum would be affected by these materials and how the school itself would be looking at its way of using them , other than perhaps information skills where we could help them with commercial publications to give them some ideas .
3 If you wanted a thesaurus , you had to buy another program to give you that facility .
4 We will divide our people — some to the Rorim and the Circle , and some to the outer wall to give us advance warning . ’
5 To summarise , the problem was to build a machine that could examine enough positions in three minutes to give it some protection against the clumsiness of its evaluation functions .
6 The week-long camps are sponsored by Digital Equipment Company , and are open to students aged from 14 to 17 years to give them practical experience of the computer applications they will come across when they take up their careers .
7 It is also a good idea to give it some toys .
8 I do not enter upon the controversy as to what duty , if any , lay upon the medical advisers to give her that advice : that no explanation whatever was given is an accepted fact in the case .
9 If animals , particularly mature birds and the higher mammals , are taken as possessing more or less the full range of human capacities , with the exception perhaps of moral agency , and if the only dissimilarity is that the capacities are manifested in more limited ways , then there will be an almost irresistible temptation to give them moral status approaching that of recently discovered Stone Age tribes such as the Dani of Irian Jaya .
10 If ( as often happens ) you find that your pupilmaster does not have enough work in the smaller courts and in administrative tribunals to give you adequate experience , ask him if he will arrange with another member of chambers to enable you to see more of these courts and tribunals .
11 Have you got enough change to give her one pound fifty Jack ?
12 It is a pejorative conglomeration of selected perceptions that characterises the field and its practitioners as bizarre , irresponsible , and unscientific , lacking any reason to give them any credibility .
13 Here are a few of my own concoctions to give you some ideas :
14 ‘ As soon as I 've rung my Orderly Officer to give him certain instructions , I 'll have to get off back . ’
15 You need a new routine to give you more time .
16 The shaft needed to come through two bearings to give it that stability .
17 Nylon is crease-resistant and is often mixed with other fibres to give them this quality plus extra strength .
18 Your local ABTA travel agents are the HCI experts and in the best position to give you unbiased advice .
19 In some instances they will even transport each cub , one at a time , for as much as four miles to give them greater protection .
20 Will you tell that gaoler to give me some wine ? ’
21 The Gulf War showed that the Services must have the latest technology to give them maximum flexibility and mobility .
22 I 'd love a true professional to give me some tips , particularly on which brands are best .
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