Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reckless driving , contrary to section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 , is committed where D 's driving creates an obvious and serious risk of causing physical injury to some other person or of doing substantial damage to property , and where D either saw the risk or failed to give any thought to the risk . |
| 2 | A cloak can be used : to conceal identity or diguise to give warmth and protection to assume or transfer power . |
| 3 | Braid can easily be attached to a chair with upholstery pins or Copydex to give a decorative edge |
| 4 | If , on a sale of unregistered land , there is any personal obligation on the part of a seller-client to observe restrictions ( as , for example , where the seller is the original covenantor or has given a personal covenant to observe these ) , it is desirable to provide in the contract for a similar covenant indemnifying the seller against any future breach . |
| 5 | TUFTED CARPET are made by stitching the yarn through a woven polypropylene backing and either left in loops or cut to give a pile surface . |
| 6 | Modern electronic indicators have a probe in each exhaust pipe , and can show temperature individually or scan to give an average reading . |
| 7 | Grieving can be for the loss of any person , idea or object giving meaning and significance to our lives . |
| 8 | For free brochure write or telephone giving age of eldest person to be included . |
| 9 | To ask the Minister for the Arts what support he gives or plans to give to the design museum . |
| 10 | To ensure continuity and to give more necessary practice ( further consolidation ) , appropriate homework or a task should be given at the end of each lesson , or at least once or twice a week , depending on the amount of time the student is able or prepared to give up to home study . |
| 11 | ‘ Are you planning to avenge his death ? ’ he enquired , neither his voice or face giving anything away . |
| 12 | They do not have the sense , decency , or caring to give people a 100 per cent . |
| 13 | And , if you do n't accept that fact well then I suggest you either fuck off and read Althusser or begin giving your paper away free instead of charging horrible , nasty capitalist money for it . |
| 14 | A typical fraudulent act was withholding information from a trustee administering a debtor 's estate for the benefit of his creditors , or failing to give a trustee all his books and papers . |
| 15 | Gabriel 's use of colour is sublime , often radiantly transparent , and occasionally accentuated by the addition of sand or tar to give full impact to the overall artistic image . |
| 16 | Both national survey data and smaller in-depth studies now enable us to document at least some of the financial effects of care-giving on women , although we still know very little about the consequences for women who begin or continue to give care in their own old age , or about the experiences of Black women carers . |
| 17 | An occasional treat or privilege for a child who has made a big effort to master a new skill or managed to give up a bad habit hardly comes into that category . |
| 18 | He or she also has power to refuse for good cause to accept an application or to decline to give advice . |
| 19 | Statements made out of court , and assurances recorded by reporters at the time are likely to be inadmissible or of less value because they are " hearsay " : real witnesses must be enticed or subpoenaed to give evidence before the jury . |
| 20 | The vibrant use of colour contrasted well with the areas of white paper and fluidity or mark to give energy and unity to the image |
| 21 | Now , many people as they retrieved their fingers from the handshake were likely to tell you that their husband had just fathered an illegitimate child and ask your advice on how to proceed , or offer to give you the telephone number of their analyst/acupuncturist/homeopath/hypnotist who had been so helpful over their drink problem . |
| 22 | One can agree that another has or should have a right , that is , believe that he has or should have it , or agree to give him a right . |
| 23 | I am asking a straight question to which the Minister can either give or refuse to give the answer . |
| 24 | Er if , if you , if you had , you had to dig a little hole in , in the , in the , by the wall on the , on the pavement like that to hold about sixty four marbles say , and you 'd start off and say , give or give or take give or take as a lawyer , I used to have four marbles , and whoever was taken that was a lawyer of four marbles , I do n't know why . |
| 25 | If Liu Chang had lied to him , or had given him a signal which would tip Herrick off … |
| 26 | This is the place to visit if you are planning a new garden or trying to give your modern garden the old fashioned look . |
| 27 | Blend the pieces together roughly and roll out on a surface dusted with icing sugar or cornflour to give a marbled brown effect . |
| 28 | For public health doctors to withdraw from or refuse to give support to the task at this critical moment would greatly endanger the specialty , as people without the necessary combination of medical and public health skills would attempt the job . |
| 29 | Giving , or offering or agreeing to give to persons in their capacity as investors or potential investors advice on the merits of their purchasing , selling , subscribing for or underwriting an investment , or exercising any right conferred by an investment to acquire , dispose of , underwrite or convert an investment . |
| 30 | Under the Acts it is a criminal offence for a dealer to offer or agree to give an inducement or reward to another for abstaining or having abstained from bidding . |