Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] to give [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was just enough slope in the field to give him a decent run , though she felt sure it must be frustrating for someone so skilled to be stuck on what was little better than a nursery area . |
| 2 | A finish applied to the fabric to give it a watermarked appearance . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | We started many years ago by believing that innovation and uniqueness would provide the revenue to give us a good return , and for a time it did . |
| 5 | Turn off the water , drain down and bale out the cistern to give it a good clean . |
| 6 | Fortunately the visibility was excellent , and so we could fly at 3,000 feet above the terrain to give us a larger cone of vision as well as options in the event of engine failure . |
| 7 | This has certainly led to a freeing of the body to give it a greater range of movement . |
| 8 | If you 're the first correct entry out of the hat we 'll be straight on the phone to give you the good news and arrange the presentation . |
| 9 | There was time when they had to bribe er , give some sort of er incentive to the foreman to give them a good time , then it was the shop stewards who would give the workers to the management who will do the o overtime . |
| 10 | De Soto and his researchers , which include economists , sociologists and anthropologists and lawyers , have worked out some of the stark costs of formality in Peru : if a group of humble families gather and ask the government to give them an empty plot of land to live on , they must fill out a maze of forms and go to scores of ministry , municipal and other government offices , a process that averages six years and 11 months . |
| 11 | Add hazy ‘ moonbeams ’ by adding circular rows of running-stitch round the shape to give it a hazy halo for added interest — a beautifully simple motif on a very simple exquisitely knitted sweater or jacket in beautiful yarns — or just try a little one near the shoulder . |
| 12 | And get someone who has not been involved in the production to give you an honest opinion of the end product . |
| 13 | It will be on every player 's mind when he stands on the tee to give himself the best chance of an uphill putt , whether it be from that tee shot or a subsequent approach . |
| 14 | So , with flight planning filed , mostly mentally , I sat back and waited for the weather to give me a perfect day . |
| 15 | She went for an hour and a half to give him a hot cooked dinner , which she had prepared in the morning , and to wash up afterwards . |
| 16 | Shower heads should be cleaned regularly with a nail brush ; every so often use a descaler to give them a good clean . |
| 17 | After a few days she even left the cubs for a while to give him a reassuring lick . |
| 18 | I make his bed once a week to give it a good puff up in the sheets . |
| 19 | As a result , he continued , ‘ It is quite impossible for me in a letter to give you a detailed account of my proceedings my time being at present fully occupied in unpacking arrangements and other matters . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I want to keep playing well , and if I ca n't make the team then I want to be in a position to give myself a real chance in America in two years time . ’ |
| 21 | Bracewell , 29 , claimed the directors backed out of a promise to give him a two-year contract by offering him only a 12-month deal to stay . |
| 22 | The inspiration for the scheme in this bedroom ( left ) comes from many sources , but the elements combine in such a way to give it a universal appeal . |
| 23 | Engineering a time delayed ‘ lethal gene ’ into a GEM to give it a finite life — making it sensitive to low air temperatures so that frost kills it — is one way . |
| 24 | He 'd poked at the soil with a hoe to give it a fresh look . |
| 25 | And what happens to them , again , through the Occupational Health Centre , th they arra arrange for an optician to give them a full , full eye test and then we get a report back on that situation . |
| 26 | Tonight Rebekah Ashford should be in hospital in London preparing for an operation to give her a new lease of life . |
| 27 | Woodworm and beetle infestation makes much of it unsuitable for structural work but treated and cleaned up with an adze to give it the right period look , much of it could be put to good decorative effect . |
| 28 | She moved with natural grace , gliding between the tables , approaching customers who showed an interest to give them an extra twirl , unbuttoning the little figure-hugging jacket and posing with her hand on her waist , rucking up the jacket slightly to display the blouse underneath as she had seen the professional models do . |