Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pendant or hanging variety give good overall light but tend to flatten shadows and do not provide enough light by which to read or work comfortably . |
| 2 | Seats and other fittings will be installed in due course to give the already huge exhibit even more scale — how small mankind has become alongside its creations ! |
| 3 | The long hours worked by preregistration house officers , the high service commitment , and the low rating given to the educational aspects of the job have led to numerous criticisms of this part of medical education . |
| 4 | Towards the end of the campaign , Mrs Thatcher 's actions in attacking Heseltine personally and especially her allegation that he would introduce Labour policies gave an unfortunate impression of panic — reminiscent of ‘ Wobbly Thursday ’ during the 1987 general election campaign . |
| 5 | The political story gave indications of following along parallel lines . |
| 6 | The kind of economic support given from one migrant to the next includes : assistance with the fare ; assistance in finding work ; a temporary home ; personal encouragement and moral support whilst the new migrant is adjusting to Britain . |
| 7 | Currie 's 19-6 win over Watsonians at Malleny Park gave them their highest finish in three seasons in Division I , but they did not have to be very good to beat a very poor visiting XV . |
| 8 | Many voluntary organisations depend heavily on those with technical , secretarial , accountancy , fund-raising , carpentry , building or professional skills giving their advice free of charge . |
| 9 | This sudden use of low notes gives them prominence and unusual power . |
| 10 | When used as a squarer , X and Y are in parallel , the differential inputs giving polarity information ( negative output if either of the inputs is reversed ) . |
| 11 | In advancing legal arguments and in taking direct political action those active in the peace movement can be reinforced by the knowledge that the hesitant political support given by others to the policies of nuclear deterrence is underpinned only by the belief that their leaders genuinely desire peace and disarmament . |
| 12 | Now can I have my jacket , you just dropped my bag across the bloody park give me a cigarette now Liam . |
| 13 | This in fact became so only because of the policies Wilson adopted in the way of providing arms to the other side , for which there was insufficient compensation from the rather half-hearted support given by the Soviets and by a few other countries to the Biafrans . |
| 14 | His tousled hair gave him an appealingly boyish appearance , and Robbie found herself aching to smooth it for him , to run her fingers over the dark stubble on his cheeks . |
| 15 | Having you family portrait done by a professional photographer gives you more than just a reminder of what your children looked like as they grew up , because a professional has all the best equipment necessary for a top-quality portrait . |
| 16 | A fox earth can be located from a considerable distance downwind by the pungent smell given off . |
| 17 | The pungent smell gives the impression of a powerful cleaning agent . |
| 18 | The Planning Acts , the Local Government Acts , and one or two Private Acts give powers to local authorities to enter into agreements containing much wider matters concerning the use of land ; these include the payment of money and the enforcement of positive covenants . |
| 19 | Visits made by inspectors to schools have been praised by school personnel in many instances for the value of the advice , recognition of good practice and the consequent professional support given . |
| 20 | It will be apparent that much of this discussion has concerned emotional support given to women rather than men , because there is far more empirical evidence about women 's close relationships , largely leaving invisible the question of where men derive their emotional support . |
| 21 | Introductory notes give tips on tension swatches , measurements and knitting methods with a list of suggestions on how to use the designs to create individual and personalised garments . |
| 22 | If the combined ranks give an equal result , using the combined probabilities to order those allowable candidate strings with the same ranks gives good results ( see section 2.3 for details of ranks and probabilities ) . |
| 23 | This case followed a couple of weeks after the extensive coverage given to the case where a teacher was accused of raping a 15-year-old pupil but who was eventually jailed for unlawful sexual intercourse . |
| 24 | You may also hear polymers described as cationic , amphoteric polymers in their Energance range for permed hair give added resilience and suppleness whilst FreeStyle Mousse for Sensitive Hair , £1.89/100ml , contains cationic polymers for their ability to hold the hair in place . |
| 25 | It is a specific provision giving protection in a limited field , as opposed to the generality of the terms of section 433 of the Act of 1986 . |
| 26 | The SY course gives pupils the opportunity to broaden their experience of the subject both with regard to chemical theory and practical expertise . |
| 27 | On Oct. 30 a controversial measure giving blanket immunity to anyone who had committed a politically motivated crime before Oct. 8 , 1990 [ see p. 39037 ] was approved by the President 's Council and thus became law , despite its having been rejected on Oct. 20 by the House of Delegates , the Indian chamber of the tricameral parliament . |
| 28 | Mr Christophersen urged EC governments and the European Parliament to give speedy approval to the loan , which will be paid in three instalments . |
| 29 | Mr Christophersen urged EC governments and the European Parliament to give speedy approval to the loan , which will be paid in three instalments . |
| 30 | On Tuesday , the Queen was wheeled out for her first-ever appearance at the European Parliament to give what the Guardian wittily described as the ‘ royal oui ’ to the EC . |