Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rivers only roll along to brighten up the landscape , and cattle graze only to give life to his drawings . |
| 2 | But I was n't fool enough to give myself away . |
| 3 | The Lakeland fells had been baked for weeks under cloudless skies ; the becks were dry and the tarns warm enough to give refreshing dips . |
| 4 | They recess ; they junket ; they arrive late and they leave early ; they attend conferences out of town , fly off to give speeches , sip and chat and endlessly party . |
| 5 | Long grains usually cook up to give a dry , fluffy dish , whereas the shorter grains cook wet or sticky and have a tendency to cling together . |
| 6 | Small things build up to give a positive lasting impression and provide the main opportunity to enhance the reputation of the company — in this every employee has a role to play . |
| 7 | I like the way the modules build up to give me a more valuable qualification . |
| 8 | The appearance of a Labour party pamphlet , European Unity , in June 1950 added to the indignation in Congress and press alike given that it contained so little that was in tune with American hopes of European integration . |
| 9 | Although they receive notification from education of the intention to assess a child , they are uncertain of their role , and so , with other pressing priorities , they tend not to give it high priority . |
| 10 | At this temperature some of the hydrocarbons break down to give hydro gen . |
| 11 | I would agree with you that if the if we have gone along and said to people , well er yo , we 've got alternative accommodation for you and they have n't wanted to go then , well I 'm sure that we hope not to give them that er er , alternative accommodation er , and it 's not in our interest at all to er , keep er , places empty , and further more we have n't really got er enough er , alternative places to put er , these er tenants in so I 'm that it 's as the result of the sort of dwellings that er we 've er we now find ourselves with as a result of the er initial buildings in the first place . |
| 12 | Hang on , hang on give u |
| 13 | ‘ There 's an inside to things , ’ he explained , ‘ and print only gave me the outside . |
| 14 | Once again , the Government seem not to give a damn what happens to our skills and to the jobs of the future . |
| 15 | 780 Ealdhun also gave lands which Ecgberht had given him to the familia of Christ Church ( CS 293 : S 155 ; cf. , CS 319 , 320 : S 1259 and CS 332 : S 1264 ) . |
| 16 | ‘ Give up giving up . ’ |
| 17 | This is for a straight lecture , you know sometimes people stand up to give you a lecture . |
| 18 | Trade & Travel kindly gave me a fez ‘ for my daughter ’ , which resulted in a complaint from one colleague that if I was going to invent one offspring why not a few more so that all the staff could have fezzes . |
| 19 | There 's no doubt about it , curtains that hang beautifully give an elegant finish to a room . |
| 20 | It 's small enough to carry on the hill , but the historical introductions get together to give a good potted history of the Golden Age of Alpinism . |
| 21 | Hocazade soon gave up the kadilik in order to devote himself more fully to but remained as muderris in Iznik until the death of Mehmed II ( 886/1481 ) . |
| 22 | erm then erm what I 'll do I 'll pick it up next week and that will obviously show you a bit more about Abbey Life and any , any of your friends or anybody you think might , might like to look at the video erm you know just to give them an insight , people you mentioned erm to me that you perhaps know you 'd like to pass the video on to them to have a look erm and if er er you 've got my number and if you want to ring me then I can get some more videos if you think other people might be interested I 'm quite happy to pass them on , on to you as well , okay ? |
| 23 | And er you get out give it another coat with a thingummy and then you work straight across straight across and you just gradually add maybe just a wee drop of methylated spirits till you get all that oil and you see it glistening . |
| 24 | do n't need any more of that , you know not to drink and drive you wan na learn your roundabouts , junctions and that and get how to give way and |
| 25 | ‘ You sure know how to give a girl a good time . ’ |
| 26 | This , if it is original , would suggest that Luke saw the Holy Spirit as the supremely desirable object of prayer ( as in his version of the saying of Jesus , recorded in 11:13 , ‘ If you , being evil , know how to give good gifts to your children , how much more shall the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him ’ — compared with Matthew who reads ‘ good gifts ’ for ‘ the Holy Spirit ’ ) . |
| 27 | When children injure themselves , it is important that you know how to give the right first aid treatment , quickly , quietly and with lots of reassurance to the child . |
| 28 | Control the ‘ terrible twos ’ with the ‘ three Ps ’ , says US Child magazine : predictability — toddlers need a daily routine ; praise — appropriate praise helps a child foster a sense of self-worth ; perspicacity — know when to give in and when to stick to your guns . |
| 29 | 1 Please remember never to give the exact dates or locations of our evenings to anyone . |
| 30 | Suppose so give them , I mean I do n't think they 're gon na be opened then . |