Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [vb mod] give [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A referendum would give the membership views but Council , whilst spending madly on the Hay Report , would no doubt object to spending money on a democratic exercise which might upset cherished opinion . |
| 2 | Those expecting a parcel should give the sender a precise address in Las Palmas , such as the small boat harbour ( Oficiana del Puerto , Muelle Deportivo , Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ) . |
| 3 | A creditor may give a proxy to any person of full age ( who himself need not be a creditor or contributory ) ( r 8.1(3) ) requiring the proxy holder to use his discretion on voting ( a general proxy ) or requiring him to vote for or against any specified resolution ( a special proxy ) . |
| 4 | By section 11 of the Public Order Act 1986 , anyone organising a march must give the police six days notice otherwise he may commit an offence . |
| 5 | The introduction of a telephone will give the railway more opportunities to advise visitors of steam dates ( every Sunday until the end of October ) and forthcoming special events like the Santa Special trains running this year on December 8th , 15th and 22nd from 12 until 5pm . |
| 6 | In addition , the Cabinet in approving a proposal may give a higher or lower degree of priority to it . |
| 7 | One sees it occasionally in , in a , in school lessons where a teacher will give a straight factual lesson for thirty-five minutes , and then say , ‘ Sit up , get your rulers out , imagine you 're a Saxon peasant . ’ |
| 8 | Such a right would give a monopoly in the program , thus protecting the underlying ideas more effectively than copyright , but the right would last for a shorter period than a patent , say 5 or 7 years maximum . |
| 9 | In such a case a seller will give a separate receipt , on completion of the sale , in such words as these : re … |
| 10 | The quantity of finds on a site can give an idea of the wealth of the people living there , although since most possessions would have been removed if people left the site , this too can give a distorted view . |
| 11 | It is fairly easy to see how such a notion might give the behaviour of randomly decaying atoms . |
| 12 | Fifty guaranteed seats once a week will give the advance bookings a most healthy look . |
| 13 | After each paragraph of information , which is introduced by a dash , the sentence written in italics gives the kind of explanation a supervisor would give the new assistant . |
| 14 | Just £10 a month could give a child and family a chance to overcome desperate poverty . |
| 15 | Such a debate would give the hon. Members who have raised those points of order an opportunity to participate , and for a Minister to respond . |
| 16 | Such a theory should give a consistent and complete explanation of the object it studies . |
| 17 | The one sets off and contrasts with the other , and a choir should give a lead as much to the spoken as to the sung parts . |
| 18 | A floodlight will give a wider , less intense , cone-shaped light . |
| 19 | There had been something predatory about it ; the sort of smile a fox might give the remaining chickens when he left the hen-house . |
| 20 | Interlinking raised beds , each built to a different height , look interesting , and a raised bed that runs along the side of a path will give a strong design line — if the wall curves round with the path , the effect will be even more striking . |
| 21 | In contrast , the synergy of four individuals working on a problem should give the group an advantage over the individuals working on their own . |
| 22 | Cystic fibrosis consultant nurse Fran DuncanSkingle said : ‘ A transplant can give a new lease of life because the cystic fibrosis does not reappear in the new lung . ’ |
| 23 | One was configuration — that is , the right size with the right payload from the routes on which a jet would give an airline the greatest advantage . |
| 24 | Only an expert may give an opinion in evidence , although a witness as to fact , who is also an expert in the relevant field , may be asked to express an opinion . |
| 25 | If the senior invigilator considers that annotation of prescribed texts used in an examination could give a candidate an unfair advantage , the texts may be retained at the end of the examination . |
| 26 | Viral cultures during an attack will give the diagnosis in cases such as these . |
| 27 | The minimum length of notice an employer must give an employee under Section 49 of the Employment Protection Act 1978 is one week when the employee has been employed between one month and two years . |
| 28 | Even if high prices are not charged , an innovation may give an investment bank an advantage in gaining mandates , which may enable losses to be converted into " normal " profits . |
| 29 | Such an invitation should give an indication of what pictures could be taken or which parts of the event lend themselves to photographs . |
| 30 | An option may give the holder either the right to buy or sell a share at a predetermined price from or to the issuer of the option , which is another individual rather than the firm underlying the security . |