Example sentences of "[v-ing] [coord] 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 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 .
9 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 …
10 Nicandra , whose living was loving and giving , felt a vindictive suspicion rising like scum to the surface of her acceptance .
11 ‘ You 're truly my heart 's desire — honest , loving and giving … åd so very , very beautiful . ’
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 She stopped shouting and gave up hammering on the door .
15 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 .
16 We wrote these extraordinary shows , and then I just put on a dinner-jacket , started singing and gave them up . ’
17 say why you are phoning and give the job title and name of contact ;
18 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 .
19 ‘ Oh , indeed , ’ riposted Sally-Anne , eyes flashing and giving off all the danger signs which her family would have recognised .
20 The first jog round the block got his heart racing and gave him an appetite .
21 By earning millions from racing and giving pennies back , says the Jockey Club , the bookmakers are sucking the sport dry .
22 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 ) .
23 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 ) .
24 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 .
25 The aggregated dogwhelks are feeding and give the appearance of a hunting pack ( that is not the reason for the name dogwhelk ! ) .
26 Mrs Quigley was hyperventilating and giving me some very dirty looks indeed .
27 The replaceable blade has peg toothing and gives a smooth cut in green and dry wood .
28 In the classroom , on the other hand , getting and giving is more nearly related to achievement .
29 Its richness and flexibility make it extremely useful in doubling and giving clearness to important melodic bass parts played by cellos , double basses , etc .
30 There are several reasons why an overflow pipe may be dripping or giving a steady stream of water .
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