Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] giving " in BNC.
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| 1 | The group will also be linked to other related Canadian research thus giving the project an international perspective . |
| 2 | Video re-runs hinted that Dowie had impeded a defender thus giving Quinn the necessary space but it seemed a harsh decision . |
| 3 | In consequence , for such minds — your Convocation for example — I have prepared an illustrated talk lightly giving the background of the life of this outwardly ordinary Englishman — including human failings besides brilliance — and how eventually , he was able to produce such literary work . |
| 4 | The end point can vary between the parent just giving in for a peaceful life , the whole event fizzling out with the child still not having done what was asked or the parent having smacked the child and walked away . |
| 5 | Helping women to stay at home yet giving them an occupation , some money and a branch held out towards the wider community were all worthy goals in Laura 's eyes . |
| 6 | This may have come about as a result of a phase of shifting settlement gradually giving way to greater stability , so that when land boundaries ( some of which may have also become parish boundaries ) were formed the earlier settlements may , purely by chance , occur at a distance to later ones and are therefore more likely to lie near boundaries ( see also , Welch 1985 , pp. 18–21 ) . |
| 7 | Prometheus tried to rival a God called Zeus by stealing fire from heaven then giving it to Earth which is similar to Frankenstein 's actions because he stole the secret of life and proposed to give this to humans until it went disastrously wrong . |
| 8 | That section is in the following terms : ( 1 ) Every one who by words spoken or written or by conduct represents himself , or who knowingly suffers himself to be represented , as a partner in a particular firm , is liable as a partner to any one who has on the faith of any such representation given credit to the firm , whether the representation has or has not been made or communicated to the person so giving credit by or with the knowledge of the apparent partner making the representation or suffering it to be made . |
| 9 | His face remained when the others had gone , sharp-boned and predatory , his eyes hungry , his smile still giving her the creeps . |
| 10 | Mother would n't have anything to do with it whatsoever , do n't you bring anything , any of that stuff into our house , I mean of course it be this New Zealand lamb had just arrived on the scene before the First Word War , I mean nobody was , anybody dare have it I mean they 'd be standing on the pavement at eleven o'clock at night almost giving it away on Saturday night , but anyway that 's all changed now , we all eat it . |
| 11 | If trustees make a payment of monies to a beneficiary this may comprise income in the hands of the beneficiary thus giving rise to a tax charge . |
| 12 | If the pieman win the toss , he receives a penny without giving a pie ; if he lose , he hands it over for nothing' ( Mayhew , London Labour and the London Poor , vol. i , 1861 ) . |
| 13 | They are expected to be issued with a writ tomorrow giving them two weeks to leave the premises . |
| 14 | But the sergeant knew he was not , it was simply the effect of a quiet man suddenly giving vent to his anger . |
| 15 | Nothing was heard from him after he faxed a message home giving arrangements for his mother to meet him to celebrate her 40th birthday . |
| 16 | As dusk fell they all piled back into the ‘ Blitz Buggy ’ and , with the track rod end still giving forth its loud protesting wail , drove down to where the torpedo boats were moored . |
| 17 | the result of superimposing half-tone screens at the wrong angle thereby giving a chequered effect on the printed half-tone . |
| 18 | Chemistry used for film can go on to process paper and conversely paper used to process paper can again be used to process film thus giving maximum flexibility . |
| 19 | Chemistry used for film can go on to process paper and conversely paper used to process paper can again be used to process film thus giving maximum flexibility . |
| 20 | The trio will make contact via radios , with the men in the middle physically giving the final decision . |
| 21 | The front bellend uses an extra hooped pole which extends the flysheet forward giving ample room for storage . |
| 22 | After only half an hour we can tack left and right — a must in general , as going downwind puts the canopy between you and the way ahead giving you no chance of avoiding rocks and ruts — so that we can move almost anywhere in an arc that is up to 45 degrees on either side of the wind . |
| 23 | This four frame sequence is equivalent to 20 seconds real time thus giving a contractile frequency of 3 per minute , the reported maximum rate in man . |
| 24 | His Spanish ADC , General Alava , however , remembered to his dying day the way his heart sank on hearing his Commander cheerfully giving orders for ‘ cold meat at dawn ’ before a long day 's reconnaissance , or perhaps a day 's hunting in Portugal with his ‘ family ’ . |
| 25 | one chap feeding the mill and one the other chap then giving him the and the other chap was working below taking away the straw and looking after the grain . |