Example sentences of "be [vb pp] give a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The heater had been adjusted to give a temperature of 76°F , and the filter was bubbling away nicely . |
| 2 | A new dance company has been formed to give a boost to the performing arts outside London . |
| 3 | Lastly , Group III shares have the highest systematic risk and are expected to give a return of 14 per cent . |
| 4 | Booksellers are permitted to give a 10% discount to such libraries , which must first be licensed for this purpose by the Publishers ' Association . |
| 5 | finally , the densely populated areas , POP490 , are deleted to give a set of feasible areas for site investigation ( ERASRGCP ) . |
| 6 | All the hotel 's pleasant bedrooms are positioned to give a view of the lake . |
| 7 | You are requested to give a talk to the members of your group on a topic of your choice . |
| 8 | At delivery the shares are sold to give a profit ( relative to that obtained by immediately selling the portfolio of shares ) before transactions costs of 20 [ F - ( S - D ) ( 1 + r ) ] = £40 000 . |
| 9 | For the last two years Bob Mayhew has given demonstrations at the Horse and Rider Show which have proved very popular , and this year has been requested to give a teach-in at the Olympia Christmas Show . |
| 10 | Frequently catalogues are supplied giving a range of merchandise for the salesman or his family to choose from . |
| 11 | This was the first time a company had been invited to give a product demonstration at the centre and were keen to present the merits of their product . |
| 12 | On power-up , all outputs are initialized to give a pulse width of 1.5mS . |
| 13 | A very early one is by Donald Munro , Dean of the Isles , who travelled through them and in 1594 published a " Description of the Western Isles " which is almost literally just that , with a full list of the small islands round the coast , but an edition by R. W. Munro in 1961 after a further manuscript had been found gives a description of Finlaggan , a photograph not previously published and a list of those who constituted the council of the Lords of the Isles . |
| 14 | A very early one is by Donald Munro , Dean of the Isles , who travelled through them and in 1594 published a " Description of the Western Isles " which is almost literally just that , with a full list of the small islands round the coast , but an edition by R. W. Munro in 1961 after a further manuscript had been found gives a description of Finlaggan , a photograph not previously published and a list of those who constituted the council of the Lords of the Isles . |
| 15 | The above procedure gives a flavour of how the assumption of rational expectations can be used to give a model of the term structure of interest rates which can be tested . |
| 16 | He said under Labour the money would be used to give a boost to the local construction trade and help many of the town 's homeless families . |
| 17 | Another alternative for a very natural look with no effort is Clinique 's new Allover Face Lustre ( £8 ) , which gives skin radiance and can also be used to give a gleam to browbones and lips . |
| 18 | This column allows a comment to be provided giving a reason for the rejection , which can be up to 48 printing characters long , including spaces . |
| 19 | Here too the legatee would be asked to give a guarantee that he would make over the property as requested . |
| 20 | If your client knows the defendant 's witnesses they should be asked to give a character sketch of them . |
| 21 | Everyone here is going to be asked to give a statement . |
| 22 | Many of these problems can be overcome given a modicum of sympathy and consideration by those in authority but , unfortunately , ignorance of these diseases and their consequences is still widespread , even among health professionals . |
| 23 | In an informal planting , willows , ferns and rhododendrons can be combined to give a series of displays , changing the mood through the season . |
| 24 | Models too can be constructed to give a view of both the interior and exterior of a structure . |
| 25 | There is still £6 billion from the sale of council homes locked away that could be released to give a boost to the construction industry . |
| 26 | Under the 1988 Road Traffic Act , a driver can be required to give a blood or urine sample only if breath tests prove impossible or inappropriate . |
| 27 | ‘ You know that I have been asked to give a course of sermons at St Basil 's ? |
| 28 | Flirtations is made up of four separate ranges where colours are co-ordinated to give a mix and match choice across the various types . |
| 29 | Helicopter blades were designed to give a minimum of bending stress in all directions of flight ie straight blades ! |
| 30 | To refine this even more , random strokes of Polychromos pastel No. 176 , Van Dyke brown , were added to give a colour and tonal variation . |