Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] and give [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hamish would take pity upon this sorry figure and give him the duffle-coat to keep himself warm . |
| 2 | I suppose I thought she 'd either be fantastically frosty and sit on one of those little gilt chairs with a fancy gilt mirror behind her , or else be quite fat and red-faced and come in from the stove holding a wooden spoon and give me a huge embrace smelling of garlic and stockpot . |
| 3 | • Take five of PFK 's top writers and give them a nominal £250 to set up a tank . |
| 4 | NEXT MONTH How to brighten up a dark hallway and give it a new lease of life |
| 5 | They feel like an extension of my arm , with a sweet action down their 10 ft length which is supple enough to cast free-lined baits and give me a feel of a fighting fish , yet with power to spare when I have to bend it into the run of a big carp . |
| 6 | Within the year there was money made available for projects which could take the broad skills of a science like genetic manipulation and give them a saleable medical application . |
| 7 | He forgets I can lean forward in this great chair and give him a good whack across the shoulders . |
| 8 | All you do is apply it to a cleansed bare face and give it a few hours to work . |
| 9 | If you live in the Wallingford area and have a railway interest perhaps you might like to join this enthusiastic group and give them a few hours of your time . |
| 10 | But any climbing area where they take away your chalk bag , place bolts 25m apart , ban all other protection and give you a pile of grotty lengths of tat to knot and jam in cracks is too wild to be ignored . |
| 11 | Alan Smithson , promotions manager at The Mall , said : ‘ We hope to encourage new talent and give them a chance . |
| 12 | I spent most of it attempting to get close enough to him so he could spike my other shin and give me a matching pair . |
| 13 | It 's important to erm find activities that can bring you into contact with other people and give you a time structure and a sense of status and erm self-esteem . |
| 14 | So , ideally , we need to forecast changes in demand for personnel , particularly highly trained professional personnel , in order to have time to develop and staff more training institutions — medical schools , professional social work departments and so on — and then to recruit suitable trainees and give them the necessary education and training before we try to implement a major change in policy . |
| 15 | ‘ They are such good supporters , we decided to make them an introductory offer on the new wallpaper and give them a helping hand to put it up , ’ said Boro marketing manager Mitch Hatfield . |
| 16 | These will ensure that our graduates emerge with the versatility and professionalism to back up their academic knowledge and give them the edge in the market place . |