Example sentences of "[conj] give a " in BNC.
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| 1 | An even better test is whether , after two years , the successful candidate is promoted again or given a larger international role . |
| 2 | The things in the ‘ outside world ’ which we use to embody or give a shape to our feelings are our metaphors . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He found it impossible to believe that he had ever been able to write a book or give a lecture , or advise a government . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | If you can offer a raffle prize or give a donation towards this please let Cicely Harris know as soon as possible . |
| 10 | Break it to go round a planting bed , make a circle on which to stand a large plant pot or statue , or to give a paved area around a rotary clothes dryer . |
| 11 | This kind of multiplication of a brief cell is common to many melodies , for variety , added interest , or to give a moment of decline ( as above ) . |
| 12 | Anyone who needs to contact Petsearch either to report a missing or found pet or to give a donation should contact . |
| 13 | Respondents are asked to tick those statements that apply to themselves or to give a mini-rating such as ‘ usually/sometimes/never ’ . |
| 14 | Could we have a typical performance from either of them in an unlikely setting : for example , Howerd making his maiden speech in the House of Commons or delivering a lecture to students on English lit , or Hill interviewing Germaine Greer or giving a sermon . |
| 15 | This might include offering a verbal report to a staff meeting or circulating a short written report , asking pupils to identify any pieces of information they would like brought back from the secondment , or giving a talk to a tutor group . |
| 16 | Around the end of the silent era and in the early sound days , the glass was actually in front of the camera during shooting , possibly adding storeys to a low building or giving a view of non-existent distant hills , or whatever was required . |
| 17 | There are several reasons why an overflow pipe may be dripping or giving a steady stream of water . |
| 18 | They pointed out that the incident could be marked by planting a tree on the course or giving a party . |
| 19 | This also applies to a person who is incapable of understanding questions or giving a proper answer by reason of mental incapacity or permanent or temporary disability . |
| 20 | So although the law is mainly directed at shopkeepers , it could also be applied to anyone who sells or gives a young person a sniffable product . |
| 21 | ( 3 ) If any constable reasonably suspects any person of committing an offence under the foregoing provisions of this section , he may if requested to do so by the chairman of the meeting require that person to declare to him immediately his name and address and , if that person refuses or fails to so declare his name and address or gives a false name and address he shall be guilty of an offence under this subsection . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Out came the most perfect rendering I had ever heard , ’ said Coghill , ‘ except that given a short while before by John Gielgud in his Haymarket Hamlet . |
| 23 | To conclude that the potential for peasant revolution against the status quo remained undiminished in the decade after 1905 does not of course , dispose of the liberal contention that given a longer period of peaceful development the prospects would have changed . |
| 24 | Bearing in mind that given a choice between the use of rail and car , the question of cost necessarily will come into that equation . |
| 25 | Nor is it unreasonable to assume that given a sufficient respite they hoped that Britain 's own nuclear force might become strong enough to act as a deterrent to a Soviet attack on the home islands . |
| 26 | Although given a total of fifty-four times on two tours , which was not bad for an apprentice work mounted as a try-out , the nearest Adieu got to central London was the open-air theatre at Finsbury Park , where they danced that summer . |
| 27 | I am not writing to discuss the subject of inflation although give a soap-box to stand on I could go on for ever . |
| 28 | In the short time available to her on 16th October Hilary could do no more than give a very sketchy account of her visit but enough to whet our appetites for more . |
| 29 | Beating Rangers for the first time in a year ( the first time for two years at home ) did nothing other than give a long suffering Celtic support one night of remission . |
| 30 | Throw away all the books that give a stable routine which starts at 7am with morning feed and fills up the rest of the day with activities like quartering and setting fair — most of which none of us have time for ! |