Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [noun] and give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Israel 's uniqueness stems from the fact that it considers itself to be in a perpetual state of war with its Arab neighbours which , together with the Nazi barbarities of the last war , is somehow supposed to make the rest of the world feel permanently sorry for Israel and give it the right to carry out any intelligence operations it likes . |
| 2 | The trip was a great success , the subsequent Travels in the West exhibition proving very popular in Nanjing and giving him his first taste of newspaper and television attention . |
| 3 | Julie was made comfortable in bed and given a vomit bowl and tissues as she continued to feel nauseated . |
| 4 | A new defence doctrine began to take shape at the same time : it was intended to be non-offensive in character and to give other states no reason to fear for their security , notwithstanding the immense size of Soviet armed forces and the perceptions of those forces that were entertained particularly in Europe . |
| 5 | Somebody told me we were halfway to Maun and gave me some water which I was too thirsty to sterilise . |
| 6 | ‘ We should have beaten them a couple of weeks ago when we finished all square and I have every faith in the boys , ’ asserts Nelson , ‘ Since then we went very close against Tipperary and given the self-belief the team now possesses I think we can give a very good account of ourselves on Sunday . ’ |
| 7 | He is sensitive to criticism and given to litigation . |
| 8 | High rainfall , coniferous vegetation , steep slopes , and coarse , sandy , free-drained , shallow soil with few chemical bases ( e.g. calcium , magnesium ) and a low capacity to adsorb sulphate all make soils more sensitive to acid and give a low critical load . |