Example sentences of "have given a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one has given a completely convincing explanation of what Mazzocchi may have meant by ‘ mezz'Arie ’ . |
| 2 | Well if you asked me that ten or fifteen years ago I think I could have given a rather easy answer erm namely that development studies was concerned with the problems of countries in Africa , Asia and Latin America , and how they could erm accelerate their economic , social and political development to provide better living standards for all their population . |
| 3 | Election experts could legitimately point to the fact that a system of proportional voting could have given a very different result . |
| 4 | But , while the main survey showed that men in general tended to be better informed about credit than women , that difference was too small to suggest that Asian women would have given a very different impression if they had been included in the groups . |
| 5 | For example , this selection of flowers could have been framed in a pale green mount , or the entire design could have been created on a very pale blue-grey background with no mount at all , both of which would have given a very different emphasis to the pink roses . |
| 6 | He got off the mark with an uppish straight drive for four , which might have given a less myopic bowler than Malcolm a return catch , and in Malcolm 's next over , he attempted a square slash which , if he had got an edge , might have prevented him ever setting foot in India again . |
| 7 | And then immediately wondered if she should have given a more positive reply . |
| 8 | Dr Thomas Arnold in 1836 described him as a man of incomparably greater genius than any of the Anglican divines and theologians , and to have given a far truer and more edifying picture of Christianity . |
| 9 | All the same , when he had finished stubbing the cigarette out he had given a very shrewd and pertinent answer … |
| 10 | Francis Pym , who had given a somewhat hesitant performance at the Foreign Office in the Prime Minister 's view , was removed from his post immediately after the election . |
| 11 | The Opposition have given a pitifully embarrassing performance today by refusing to tell the House whether they support the programme . |
| 12 | Until this wretched point in my narrative , I believe I have given a fairly good account of myself . |