Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [prep] [noun pl] [pron] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | We opt for The Baker 's Wife at the Phoenix and all vote it a definite winner , and I wonder again at the jaundiced palate of critics who gave it a fair old drubbing when it first trotted out . |
| 2 | ( ii ) Awareness of the medical ethical code and the general professional relationships between members of the medical and nursing professions , as well as the delicate position of doctors who give expert evidence against their colleagues . |
| 3 | When I confirmed that it was called the Skein of Geese , she pulled out one of those little books of matches they give away in such places and said : ‘ The same as this , you mean ? ’ |
| 4 | A second strand in research of the 1960s was a consequence of the increasing focus upon processes which gave indications of the magnitude of human activity and also led to the inauguration of research investigations specifically designed to measure the magnitude of man by comparing man-modified and unmodified areas or by measuring one area before , during and after the effects of man . |
| 5 | The minutiae of naval , political and social life are introduced with the utmost literary tact so that the reader can enjoy the piquancy of surprise and can sense the author 's secret enjoyment of allusions which give the books their total authenticity . |
| 6 | This is inferred from the increase in the joint registration of illegitimate births by parents who give the same address , published since 1983 . |
| 7 | The RSPCA have been called to the rescue , but it wo n't be possible without the help of 2 farmers ; members of a small , but vital network of helpers who give their time and resources free to the Society . |