Example sentences of "a [noun] [adv] and give " in BNC.
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| 1 | From ironing to dog-walking , June says skill-swopping binds a community together and gives everyone — not least the unemployed — a sense of purpose . |
| 2 | She heard a shuffling inside and gave a small sigh of relief . |
| 3 | Give them a week then and give them their radio back then . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . ’ |