Example sentences of "[conj] giving [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Around the end of the silent era and in the early sound days , the glass was actually in front of the camera during shooting , possibly adding storeys to a low building or giving a view of non-existent distant hills , or whatever was required . |
| 2 | This might include offering a verbal report to a staff meeting or circulating a short written report , asking pupils to identify any pieces of information they would like brought back from the secondment , or giving a talk to a tutor group . |
| 3 | He also asserts , although giving no evidence for the claim , that ‘ the delinquent 's girl is a force for conforming behaviour , as opposed to acting as provocateur for delinquent activity ’ . |
| 4 | I do not think that the hon. Member for Edinburgh , Central , his hon. Friends or the majority of my hon. Friends would say that the Government were wrong , rather than giving no status to people who have been in this country for a number of years , to have given them exceptional leave to remain . |
| 5 | I know that giving a man on a ventilator morphine in high doses , enough to cause general anaesthesia , is risking his life , and it distracts me to think about whether or not it 's ethical . |
| 6 | Edward Miall argued in the 1840s that giving the vote to the working class would give them that sense of citizen responsibility which they were said to lack , and that as a result the middle class would be able to " lead them almost whithersoever they please . " |
| 7 | The two largest of these were especially fine — one representing the Patron Saint as a Roman Soldier on horseback , cutting his cloak in half and giving a half to a beggar . |
| 8 | This had been Sam 's first day out since the birth of Jennifer , and it seemed to all on board that the good Lord was smiling upon them and giving a sign of His blessing upon the marriage . |
| 9 | And giving a home to an artist is n't the easiest thing . |
| 10 | ‘ Everything flat and grey , no real joy over anything , nothing to look forward to , just somehow getting through each day as it comes and giving a sigh of relief when it 's finally over . |
| 11 | But his reminiscences , twice , thrice told , were lost on the dance-hall air as Erika walked away round the hall , affecting not to see Fritz who was standing moodily by the door , and giving a start of surprise when he asked her to dance . |
| 12 | There are , of course , occasional appreciative passages , usually referring to Dame Freya 's early books and giving a flavour of phoney objectivity to the whole unworthy enterprise … . |
| 13 | Anthea Darnell walked into the library with an erect back and a confident gait , slim , elegant , and giving every appearance of being in command of herself . |
| 14 | One of his ideas was to travel to different churches and town halls , providing all entertainment and giving an address about deafness . |
| 15 | The defendant 's solicitor endorses on the copy summons a certificate duly accepting service and giving an address for service . |
| 16 | Desk , typewriter , telephone , safe , filing cabinet — all very modern and giving an impression of crisp business-like efficiency . |
| 17 | Operatives may be produced who are , to quote Mr Leslie Kemp , the 1983 chairman of the CITB , ’ general handymen , expensively trained by the taxpayer , turning up on site and giving the services of a jack-of-all-trades and master of none ’ . |
| 18 | Along with the certain suggestion I enclosed the casket design and a typed selection of quotes from my letters approving the idea of ‘ over-the-counter coffins ’ and giving the address at which the originals could be inspected , in the time-honoured manner with unsolicited testimonials . |
| 19 | In the passage , he refers to the same combination of righteousness and giving the honour to God : |
| 20 | But it is not about a pair of pure silk knickers at a cost that would keep a Sudanese village in staple meals for a month , rather it is sporting cotton , and giving the rest of the money to Oxfam . |
| 21 | Saying that they were playing very deep , but Im sure Wallace would have been looking for those balls and giving the player in posession that option . |
| 22 | No matter what your business commitments , it is far more sensible to have one day at home in bed to recover from the worst of the virus than to struggle in to work , extending the recuperation period enormously and giving the virus to everyone else . |
| 23 | In early May at 6 a.m. there was hardly a sound , but the sun was already up and giving the hint of a beautiful day to come . |
| 24 | For example , I pass through a sequence of states identical to one passed through by a native Chinese speaker in being presented with a question in Chinese and giving the answer in Chinese . |
| 25 | Thereafter , she became a statutory tenant under section 2(1) ( a ) , and giving the words of that subsection their natural meaning , it would appear that she was by the Act to remain a statutory tenant so long as she continued in occupation of the dwelling-house . |
| 26 | The head and eyes were undeveloped , being difficult to distinguish even with a magnifying-glass , and giving the appearance of just a brown stomach with a tail . |
| 27 | Standing on the draining board was an old , chipped saucer containing a slab of soap which was yellow as cheese and rock hard , its surface covered in deep cracks and giving the appearance of having been there for ever . |
| 28 | He was a tall youth with very broad shoulders and deep chest , a trifle plump like most North American boys , but giving an impression of great physical strength . |
| 29 | However the homoeopathic physician will also administer a remedy , as well as giving a prescription for the antibiotic , with instructions that should the remedy not have worked within an hour or two , the antibiotic should be obtained . |
| 30 | Underneath these myths of management , both as giving a sense of status and defining process , we noted that there was a good deal of depression and despair . |