Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pers pn] give [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They move by suddenly flexing the hinder end of their body so that they give a little skipping jump . |
| 2 | We can be married as soon as you give the word ; as it is , what is Dinah to do ? |
| 3 | Now if you give the porters a form for a P A , |
| 4 | Now if you give the school its own budget it can in fact , if it so wishes , go to the private sector , it can buy in private sector computer expertise to teach the children , and that will be very beneficial . |
| 5 | On the other hand , if a question is asked exactly as it appears here and you give an answer which has clearly been prepared in advance and learned off by heart you will not be very convincing . |
| 6 | The great Italian poet Leopardi had this to say : ‘ Works of genius have this intrinsic property that even when they give a perfect likeness of the nullity of things , even when they clearly demonstrate and make us feel the inevitable unhappiness of life , even when they express the most terrible despair , nevertheless … they always serve as a consolation , rekindling enthusiasm , and though speaking of and portraying nothing but death , restore to it , at least for a while , the life that it had lost . ’ |
| 7 | Herbs mentioned in the Bible make another interesting collection , so do those which Shakespeare brings into his plays , particularly as they give an authentic picture of plants used by the Elizabethans — poor , mad Ophelia 's flowers included rue , fennel , rosemary , violets , a daisy and some pansies , all good herbs , even the daisy , which was once called " bruisewort " . |