Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [noun] [conj] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | a thin transparent plastic coating applied to paper or board to provide protection and give it a glossy finish . |
| 2 | The revised structure brings shift controllers out of operations support branch and gives them a reporting route directly to terminal operations manager Roy Beardall . |
| 3 | The early runs were made aggressively , but initial failure in Tests forced a resolve to tighten defence and give nothing away . |
| 4 | A urologist diagnosed prostatitis and gave him antibiotics , which improved things for a while . |
| 5 | At this time it came to pass that there was strife between Count Don Gomez the Lord of Gormaz , and Diego Laynez the father of Rodrigo ; and the Count insulted Diego and gave him a blow . |
| 6 | In the garden of the Adam and Eve , Theodora drank sherry and gave herself the pleasure of gazing at the spire of the cathedral . |
| 7 | What is interesting about them is that while the development corporations acquired powers that gave them a great deal of autonomy within their own territories , there is today a variety of questions to be raised about the extent to which their ‘ success ’ was secured at the expense of other policies to which they ‘ ought ’ to have related . |
| 8 | What is questionable is whether Gandhi hypostasizes Religion or gives it a referential connotation in the same way as Tillich does by his use of the term Ultimate Concern . |
| 9 | However , he and Earl Tostig Godwinsson [ q.v. ] were robbed by brigands on their way home , and forced to return to Rome , where Nicholas reinstated Ealdred and gave him the pallium , while insisting that he give up Worcester . |
| 10 | They began a long march back to Capel Curig with no hope of making closing time — when a touring couple took pity and gave them a lift straight to the pub . |
| 11 | Meanwhile in August 1982 , Clark visited Allison and gave him a copy of his paper for Infection and Immunity . |
| 12 | having seen Frank playing in our Norwegian ‘ premiership ’ — i can only say : this guy has talent and give him a couple of more years on his neck he will become a real threat to any defence . |
| 13 | teachers see it as natural justice ( comparison with colleagues reduces isolation and gives them a yardstick ) ; |
| 14 | Often bosses ignore workers or give them the silent treatment — a negative , no-win situation for all concerned . |