Example sentences of "or give a " in BNC.
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| 1 | To do this he has to employ language and gesture appropriate to the context in which he finds himself — he may shout ‘ Halt ! ’ or give a salute on an army parade ground , but not at a picnic . |
| 2 | We are campaigning through magazines asking people to write to their MPs about off-road cycling facilities and one way they could show their support , or give a sign of their intent , would be to push through the Pennine Bridleway . |
| 3 | He found it impossible to believe that he had ever been able to write a book or give a lecture , or advise a government . |
| 4 | But the problem remained that the physical basis of Ampère 's equations was implausible ; they provided a model which could be adapted to fit new discoveries , but which did not lead to new predictions or give a convincing explanation to those whose first language was not mathematics-like Faraday . |
| 5 | The big problem with this latter group is to find some sort of unifying factor that will make sense or give a theme to a miscellany of oddments that are less than distinguished . |
| 6 | Wallwashers , downlights or uplighters can be used to highlight areas of the room , or sculptural halogen floor lamps with dimmers can be ready to flood a room with sunshine-like light , or give a wan and cosy glow . |
| 7 | If you can offer a raffle prize or give a donation towards this please let Cicely Harris know as soon as possible . |