Example sentences of "[noun sg] and give " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've got to go there tomorrow , so ’ — he took his hand from the wheel and gave her a quick pat — ‘ put your neb under your wing until after the holidays and see what transpires then . ’ |
| 2 | " Besides all this Tristan learned to ride nimbly with shield and lance , to spur his mount skilfully on either flank , put it to the gallop with dash , wheel and give it free rein and urge it on with his knees , in strict accordance with the chivalric art . |
| 3 | teachers see it as natural justice ( comparison with colleagues reduces isolation and gives them a yardstick ) ; |
| 4 | It is important that the whole family can recognise their grief and give each other emotional support . |
| 5 | The computer asks you a question via a sound card and gives you a choice of options on screen , and you respond by pressing the relevant button . |
| 6 | Findlay , is due in today and providing he overcomes his jetlag , he could again prove the trump card and give his team a rare victory over Bury , who have already beaten them on all four occasions the two teams have met this season . |
| 7 | A better hood , on this type of bag anyway , will be shaped to avoid the extra bulk and give a close fit around the head . |
| 8 | I was wearing the King 's ring , but I took off my Rassendyll family ring and gave it to her . |
| 9 | She went into the bedroom and gave way to a burst of weeping . |
| 10 | The Labour councillors voted to overturn the officers ' recommendation and give permission for the works to be demolished . |
| 11 | The content of the opinion in each case would have a spin-off effect on people who happen to love football and give a lot of time to watching , playing or training for it . |
| 12 | Reg Akehurst 's charge was a firm favourite for that contest and gave his backers not the slightest hint of a scare when leading at the furlong pole to score by a length-and-a-half. way off the pace makes an accurate assessment of his progress very difficult for the handicapper , but this observer is convinced there is significant improvement still to come . |
| 13 | So he decided to add another fifteen knots to the approach speed and give it a go . |
| 14 | So then I spent a few hours quietly relaxing , until finally Posi reached the rendezvous point , reduced speed and gave the ’ spacecraft sighted ’ warning . |
| 15 | Moreover , Noorda must finally set up a line of succession and give us some indication of how Novell ( and Unix ) will function when he bows out . |
| 16 | And we 're very grateful , you 've brought rural interest , you 've brought much wider interest , and you 've brought a great deal of warmth and compassion and interest and time , what more could we say , but to show a token of our appreciation and give you a few flowers to go with that . |
| 17 | Given information represents the common ground between speaker and hearer and gives the latter a reference point to which s/he can relate new information . |
| 18 | Mrs Young , who had paused in her search , finally found her purse and gave me a dollar . |
| 19 | Some folk in the village said it was a public disgrace that a maid like Martha Pascoe should be bartered for with barrels of fish , but most saw the whole affair as a great joke , because when all was said and done , the lass was unlikely to marry Sam or Harry or anyone else against her will , and if she could use their ardour to win a few more stone of pilchards and thereby swell the village purse and give everyone a bit of harmless fun , then more power to her elbow . |
| 20 | It 's all right , ’ Sarah said , picking up the purse and giving it to her . |
| 21 | They found that most parents opposed closure and gave educational reasons for their attitudes . |
| 22 | The total share of local spending met by the centre was allowed to fall , putting more of the burden on the local ratepayer and giving local councils a financial and political incentive to economise . |
| 23 | I contacted the landowner immediately after the inquest to inform him of the result and gave him three coins , one for each of his sons . |
| 24 | His grandson , John Burden Blandy , was a great public benefactor and gave land for building the sea wall . |
| 25 | This is not a tenable interpretation of rule 12.12 of the Rules of 1986 , given the clear language of paragraph ( 1 ) of the rule and given also that by their nature proceedings under the Insolvency Act 1986 can not be expected to be addressed by Ord. 11 , r. 1 . |
| 26 | The ceremonies were designed to renew the king 's vitality , to reaffirm his rule and to give an opportunity for all the nomes of districts in the land to reswear allegiance to him . |
| 27 | You will tell me if you find it was murder and give me the name of the murderer . |
| 28 | He was made an honorary member of the club and given the promise of free beer for the rest of his life . |
| 29 | Mr. Gordon stumped off the field , holding the two pieces of broken club and giving vent to language ill-befitting the lay-reader son of a clergyman — ‘ my best bloody driver , my best bloody driver . ’ |
| 30 | They take hold of the club and give it a few waggles . |