Example sentences of "[conj] they give a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main advantage of elicitation procedures is that they give a relatively high degree of control over areas of linguistic ability which are being assessed . |
| 2 | They move by suddenly flexing the hinder end of their body so that they give a little skipping jump . |
| 3 | Individual negotiations are inevitably led by the benefits that they give an individual . ’ |
| 4 | At a recent meeting with some of my local farmers , I was most encouraged to see that they gave a far higher priority to and had a greater awareness of the need for better marketing . |
| 5 | I also watch Univision , a Latin American news service in New York and they give a completely different perspective on world news . |
| 6 | In applications of this kind the authors argue that geographic information management in general and GIS in particular have an important role to play and they give a number of examples from research in progress to illustrate the current state of the art in this field . |
| 7 | They have advantages over larger fixed pads in that they are transportable and less prone to variation caused by moisture , and they give a more uniform distribution of the radioelements . |
| 8 | And then they fall down and die and they give a signal er they scream and they pick something up . |
| 9 | And they give a , though she 's not being like , really cheeky , it 's because she 's been living in a culture for four years , where that 's the way they , they sell and buy . |
| 10 | Of these eight are from Miller and they give an insight into the work of the Chelsea Gardener when he had probably reached the peak of his career . |
| 11 | In the nineteenth century most of the ‘ moilies ’ were red ( for example , the Donegal Red ) with brown ears and noses , and they gave a good yield of milk rich in butterfat . |
| 12 | George 's eyes met Tamar 's and they gave a mutual smile . |
| 13 | Michelle , 20 , said : ‘ I could n't believe it when I heard the radio and they gave a description of a little girl dressed in her mum 's nightie and shoes . |
| 14 | Howarth has got a string quartet going at the Lab and they gave a concert there . |
| 15 | and they gave a list of what they did |
| 16 | Nick Kent , Mick Farren 's ‘ Sinking Of The Titanic ’ , Paul Morley , Ian Penman 's pseudo-Structuralist ramblings , ‘ Capitol Radio ’ EP , The Lone Groover 's codpiece , Tit Pics , Herbal High , Imagine if they gave a war and nobody came , SOD . |
| 17 | I do n't really know what they think , or if they think , or if they give a shit about any of it in any case . |
| 18 | Mr Chairman I 'm , I 'm a little bit concerned about er number two er there 's something that is , we promised to reply straightforward written enquiry with without sort of commenting on whether it 's two weeks , two days , or whatever , I am a little concerned that some of the replies people show me that have had from Highways Department , erm , they really whoever writes them do n't go into any detail , I 've had , I 've seen letters recently where , where somebody said it will be dealt with in about four weeks ' time , well that 's okay , maybe they 've good and valid reasons why about four weeks is about right for their particular problem , but they do n't know why it 's gon na take four weeks , they say oh god they should be able to do that in a couple of days there 's no problem it 's an easy little job , I , I feel that the , our officers when they reply they should give some amount of detail and if they give a time span in which they 're gon na put something right , they should say why it 's gon na take that long . |
| 19 | But they give a very big shit indeed . |
| 20 | Most of them were so badly damaged that they sank or were forced to withdraw as shell splinters cut their steering lines and tracer set fire to fuel tanks , but they gave a good account of themselves because the port was defended by well-sited , quick-firing guns used for anti-aircraft or anti-ship fire . |
| 21 | The easiest uses to come to grips with are exclamations such as ( 1 ) above , because they give a very clear impression of somehow looking at the infinitive event from a position before : they express a desire or longing to realize the infinitive event , so that ( 1 ) might be paraphrased " I would love to be in England … |
| 22 | Long words may seem attractive because they give an impression of formality . |
| 23 | I decided to keep them in the count because they gave an interesting sidelight on the history of lending libraries in England with some specific examples , and there were not too many of them . |
| 24 | It was Chapman 's second foreign tour ( after Northampton 's German visit of 1909 ) and he became a firm advocate of overseas ventures , because of their publicity value and because they gave an opportunity of displaying the English soccer style to foreign audiences . |
| 25 | Good management has attempted to meet these challenges in an organised and rational way , maintaining that planned changes are better than haphazard ones since they give a greater sense of control to the school and are less likely to cause stress to all concerned . |
| 26 | This has to be addressed to the company 's members and to state whether in the auditors ' opinion the annual accounts have been properly prepared in accordance with the Act and , in particular , whether they give a true and fair view . |
| 27 | PROFESSIONAL footballers talked about their personal goals when they gave a talk on physical fitness to an Essex joggers ' club . |
| 28 | The great Italian poet Leopardi had this to say : ‘ Works of genius have this intrinsic property that even when they give a perfect likeness of the nullity of things , even when they clearly demonstrate and make us feel the inevitable unhappiness of life , even when they express the most terrible despair , nevertheless … they always serve as a consolation , rekindling enthusiasm , and though speaking of and portraying nothing but death , restore to it , at least for a while , the life that it had lost . ’ |
| 29 | THERE are few guarantees in politics but it is a more than reasonable bet that John Major and Bill Clinton will both be smiling and behaving as if they are buddies when they give a press conference at the White House tomorrow afternoon . |
| 30 | Its new range of Glascol resins used in printing inks is gaining market share as they given an even glossier appearance to the print . |