Example sentences of "[adj] give [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is n't in addition to the pension you 're getting , you have to be willing to give up part of your own pension in advance . |
| 2 | Leaders turned out not to be willing to give up sovereignty over ‘ low-level ’ political issues ; nor , when they did , were they thereby more inclined to integrate in ‘ high-level ’ politics . |
| 3 | I think , therefore we are extremely fortunate , that so many people of distinction and talent are willing to give up time to serve on the Executive of the N C V O to work with the honourary officers and the Director and her team , to ensure that N C V O maintain such a central role in watching over our interests and in promoting the concerns of the people of this country , that we are all so active about . |
| 4 | Finding someone willing to give up time just to listen seems to be a problem for many people . |
| 5 | Parties to the English sea waybill are willing to give up transferability in exchange for an extra measure of security , especially against fraudulent issuances . |
| 6 | Then their proper separation will be Using eqn ( 10.11a ) this gives where l is the separation before the gravitational wave arrived . |
| 7 | It never surprises me when black folks respond to the critique of essentialism , especially when it denies the validity of identity politics , by saying ‘ Yeah , it 's easy to give up identity when you got one ’ . |
| 8 | These give off ethylene gas which reacts with the starch to speed up its conversion to sugar . |
| 9 | Our facial expressions , our hand gestures , the way we hold our arms and body , and whether or not we make eye contact — all of these give out messages , sometimes to supplement our voices and sometimes instead of them . |
| 10 | These give only amendments and repeals since 1947 ( the year when Current Law began ) , which is satisfactory if your main statute was passed after 1947 , but otherwise not . |
| 11 | Tory to give up ward seat |
| 12 | He 's not likely to give away shots down the stretch . |
| 13 | I prayed , promising to give up wine , warm tits and marble white buttocks . |
| 14 | It is not surprising that many give up fishing at an age when they should be at their peak , with a true set of values and the all too rare ability to enjoy themselves even when fish are not being very cooperative . |
| 15 | Britain , Sweden and West Germany are each giving around £100 million ; Canada , Japan , Kuwait and the EEC have ensured that total aid is more than £400 million . |
| 16 | Life , as someone who 's barely escaped drowning ( no thanks to me , I blush ) , will tell you , is too short to give up hunting unicorns . |
| 17 | Now she had become a pensioner she had been able to give up work as a midwife , and she spent much of her time on her allotment : |
| 18 | This year we shall certainly be able to give over £7,000 to Christian Aid . |
| 19 | Now , five years later my pond is well-stocked with plants and fish , and I am able to give out plants in turn . |
| 20 | Most Smiths fans are good old carnivores and unlikely to give up meat just 'cos Morrissey says so . |
| 21 | While this is not conceptually difficult many trainees are reluctant to give up labels that they believe are common sense shorthand . |
| 22 | They had gunpowder and very sophisticated engineering devices well before the west , but one can document the fact that the Chinese gave up science , rather dramatically , erm in subsequent centuries , simply because they lost faith that there was any underlying order in nature to be discovered , that it was their background religion and philosophy which led them to give up the idea of unravelling the structure of the universe . |
| 23 | Are you just giving up claims connected with your dismissal or any claim of any sort ? |
| 24 | WHY IBM WAS READY TO GIVE UP MAPICS |
| 25 | Interestingly enough , the United States is very loath to give up Nato , despite the end of the cold war , arguing instead that Nato can have an ‘ out-of-area ’ role , including the Mediterranean and the Middle east . |