Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] and give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He managed to open his eyes now and give her a wan smile . |
| 2 | Then he found her mouth again and gave her another of those butterfly-light kisses . |
| 3 | The impact was so great that the effect of it was to remain with me in the months ahead and give me strength when I most needed it . |
| 4 | Weed out some of your books occasionally and give them to jumble sales or charity shops . |
| 5 | County and district councillors came along and after searching questions , agreed with our plan wholeheartedly and gave us very good advice . |
| 6 | The running action makes you use your ankles more and gives you a longer stride . |
| 7 | Porter , one of the country 's most respected authorities on paediatrics , had taken a shy Puerto Rican intern called Carmen Rodriguez under his wing twenty years ago and given her the confidence to start up her own practice soon after graduating from medical school , and she was now one of New York 's most popular and in demand paediatricians . |
| 8 | Dancers flocked to him ; he in return developed their abilities wonderfully and gave them roles to show off their gifts . |
| 9 | For example , a boy under 10 years , the age of criminal responsibility , took his friend 's bicycle home and gave it to his father . |
| 10 | A well-informed horseman simply had to grasp the horse 's head firmly and give it a sharp turn and back him out of the area that had been contaminated by the jading substance . |
| 11 | Through the first course , clear soup so strong that it almost jellied in an empty soup plate , he talked to Aunt Tossie while she supped up her soup delightedly and gave him gardening secrets for his mother . |
| 12 | Barbie said she 'd rather have a cigarette anyway and gave them back to us , but we could n't break any of them off , so we kept passing this lump backwards and forwards , sucking it and grinding little chunks off it , till we got fed up with it and chucked it on the floor . |
| 13 | It is wise to wash all media thoroughly and to give it a good visual inspection for foreign objects and contaminants . |
| 14 | Give them a week then and give them their radio back then . |
| 15 | We must encourage them to use paint intelligently and give them suitable colours . |
| 16 | ‘ Culture is an integrated system of beliefs ( about God or reality or ultimate meanings ) , of values ( about what is true , good , beautiful and normative ) , of customs ( how to behave , relate to others , talk , pray , dress , work , trade , farm , eat , etc. ) , and of institutions which express these beliefs , values and customs ( government , law courts , temples or churches , family , school , hospitals , factories , shops , unions , clubs , etc. ) , which bind a society together and give it a sense of identity , dignity , security , and continuity . ’ |
| 17 | Then the wind rose , fanning the few sparks left alive in the brushwood ; the fire flared into life again and gave them light to see by , and they broke apart from their terrible embraces and sprang off to blade-length and lance-length . |
| 18 | He ran down the corridor to fetch his own letter home and gave it to Murray , taking this small offer of service as a token that their friendship would continue . |
| 19 | Selim shook hands again and gave him a second look . |
| 20 | Tracey copies out her notes neatly and gives them to her manager : |
| 21 | This was a moving platform which carried trams sideways and give them access to the rows of workshops which were built alongside . |
| 22 | I must see Butterworth and Clibber to-morrow and give them some more money . |
| 23 | A representative sample of the adult British population was asked : ‘ If the company you work for had to move its premises , do you think you would or would not move with it and find a new home if it moved more than 50 miles away and gave you financial help to move ? ’ |
| 24 | Check the bowls periodically and give them enough water if necessary to keep the compost evenly damp . |
| 25 | However , treating knowledge about language systematically and giving it explicit mention in the syllabus is not universal in our schools . |