Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Resolved , That if it shall appear that any person hath been tampering with any Witness , in respect of his evidence to be given to this House , or any Committee thereof , or directly or indirectly hath endeavoured to deter or hinder any person from appearing or giving evidence the same is declared to be a high crime and misdemeanour ; and this House will proceed with the utmost severity against such offender . |
| 2 | She wanted to touch something , to hold on to something before she spoke , but there was nothing stable , only the hem of the sheet , twisting and giving way in her grip . |
| 3 | ‘ Sean had no business coming up there for me , interfering and giving orders and upsetting everyone here and there . ’ |
| 4 | The senior nurse will ensure that the learner is checking and giving drugs in the correct way . |
| 5 | Perhaps he was more specific , speaking of what he usually saw when he came to work in the morning — Eva in her blue silk pyjamas and red robe shouting and laughing and giving orders to me for breakfast , and reading aloud from the papers . |
| 6 | There were still no signs of flagging or giving up . |
| 7 | Momentarily undecided as to whether to go on looking or to give up the chase there and then , her eyes lingered on the stranger 's face , and for a heart-beat , or less , his features blurred , and in their flux , caught as if by the sun off a wing in the stratosphere , she saw Gentle , his hair swept back from his high forehead , his grey eyes all yearning , his mouth , which she 'd not known she missed till now , ready to break into a smile . |
| 8 | Most people had come to understand the danger posed by Hitler 's Germany ; but they decided to delude themselves into believing that giving him Austria and Czechoslovakia would buy him off . |
| 9 | There are very few ‘ angel ’ daughters or ‘ monster ’ mothers around : just millions of women , both young and old , living and giving , to the best of their ability , under the same roof , sometimes beset by problems of herculean proportions which are none of their making . |
| 10 | Even better were the days when there was no box and she and Andrew rode home together through the short dark evenings , gentle friends , warm goodnights calling to them , stresses of the day , wonderful or not so wonderful , over and past , the time for loving and giving nearer … |
| 11 | Nicandra , whose living was loving and giving , felt a vindictive suspicion rising like scum to the surface of her acceptance . |
| 12 | ‘ You 're truly my heart 's desire — honest , loving and giving … åd so very , very beautiful . ’ |
| 13 | Fruitful though this has been in promoting and giving direction to research , its uncritical pursuit only serves to advance a reductionist and therefore an inadequate view of man . |
| 14 | The essential feature of the community of Jerusalem Christians was their total other-worldliness , i.e. the three-key decision ( a ) between work and leisure ; ( b ) between consumption , saving and giving ; and ( c ) between accumulating and selling assets was not to be influenced by personal consumption and gain . |
| 15 | She stopped shouting and gave up hammering on the door . |
| 16 | To choose er erm the labour party er housing er strategy , their housing policy is well gobsmacking but given that this is going to be recorded perhaps not a very good idea . |
| 17 | We wrote these extraordinary shows , and then I just put on a dinner-jacket , started singing and gave them up . ’ |
| 18 | say why you are phoning and give the job title and name of contact ; |
| 19 | There have been cases reported of gonorrhoea being passed on within four or five hours of its having been acquired , so , unlike the case with syphilis , there is no ‘ safe ’ period between catching and giving the infection . |
| 20 | ‘ Oh , indeed , ’ riposted Sally-Anne , eyes flashing and giving off all the danger signs which her family would have recognised . |
| 21 | It is then not so much the distinction between names and descriptions as the distinction between the function of naming and the function of describing that gives some indication as to what is involved in positing something as an ontological existent . |
| 22 | The first jog round the block got his heart racing and gave him an appetite . |
| 23 | By earning millions from racing and giving pennies back , says the Jockey Club , the bookmakers are sucking the sport dry . |
| 24 | The policy should detail approved cleansing and disinfectant products , methods for cleaning and give references to pertinent expert advisory documents , such as those on the care of people diagnosed with hepatitis B or HIV infection ( HMSO , 1990 ) . |
| 25 | In deciding whether to give assistance the Commissioner may consider whether the case raises a question of principle , whether it is so complex that it would be unreasonable to expect an individual to proceed alone and whether the issue is a matter of substantial public interest . |
| 26 | If you wish to obtain such leave you should first approach your Manager , who is responsible for deciding whether to give permission and whether any absence authorised will be paid or unpaid . |
| 27 | Nor is sharing or giving help a route to dominance ; it is merely what is expected , part of the minimal definition of what it is to be a member of a Semai community ( see Robarchek 1986a ; see Dentan 1968 : 134 for a discussion of implications of the distinction between reciprocity and sharing ) . |
| 28 | The dry crisp tone of the side-drum makes it an ideal instrument for emphasizing and giving clearness to rhythmical patterns of almost any speed and intricacy . |
| 29 | The aggregated dogwhelks are feeding and give the appearance of a hunting pack ( that is not the reason for the name dogwhelk ! ) . |
| 30 | Mrs Quigley was hyperventilating and giving me some very dirty looks indeed . |