Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] and [noun pl] [pron] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bureaucracy is subject to rules or laws , and the broader values and beliefs which give the system its legitimacy constitute a framework within which the elite must operate . |
| 2 | I had the amplifier turned up pretty loud , but it was covered with all these cloths and baffles which gave a really dirty , muffled sound . |
| 3 | He joined the Puffin Bookshop in the summer of 1985 and quickly established himself as someone with a deep interest in books for children , especially for the very young , and won the hearts of customers , fellow members of staff and publishers visiting the shop , not to mention the many authors and illustrators who gave their time freely for the events and signings at the bookshop . |
| 4 | Many academics and journalists who gave warning that liberalisation and the Congress Party culture were fattening the rich at the expense of the poor are understandably silent . |
| 5 | The recessed planes are used in places , but more often they are broken up by bold three-quarterings and massings which give a quite different sense of the third dimension . |
| 6 | Hi-tech says modern finishes and colours which give a bright , space-age feel . |