Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] give the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His antipathy to cowardice was such that given the choice between cowardice and violence he would choose violence . |
| 2 | Edward Miall argued in the 1840s that giving the vote to the working class would give them that sense of citizen responsibility which they were said to lack , and that as a result the middle class would be able to " lead them almost whithersoever they please . " |
| 3 | This both demands listening and gives the experience of being listened to . |
| 4 | As we will show in subsequent chapters observation is an important tool in evaluation in general ( i.e. outside of the context of teacher appraisal ) , but it is likely that given the context of contractual obligations and salary enhancement , teacher appraisal will not form part of school evaluation . |
| 5 | A brass vase commemorates one of the three and gives the date of the fateful accident . |
| 6 | Following an armed uprising , the emergence of the Irish Free State was recognized in 1922 and given the status of a self-governing dominion . |
| 7 | Better , he felt , to appear over-talkative than give the impression of a man of mystery . |
| 8 | Seen through the water the scene can look very dramatic and gives the impression of great depth to the water volume . |
| 9 | The Association had been first instituted in 1380 and given the status of Corporation in 1555 by Mary of Lorraine who founded Trinity Hospital . |
| 10 | For example , I pass through a sequence of states identical to one passed through by a native Chinese speaker in being presented with a question in Chinese and giving the answer in Chinese . |
| 11 | The level of the average British male may be 6 but given the incidence of heart disease in Scotland , perhaps the average is not to be desired . |
| 12 | Nevertheless these suspicions resulted in his being removed from his position as president in 1844 and given the post of judicial assessor , which meant , in effect , becoming second-in-command to a governor appointed by the Colonial Office . |
| 13 | I bit the shell of one and gave the kernel to her , and then bit another and pretended it had broken one of my teeth and I was in too much pain . ’ |
| 14 | All this is exquisitely landscaped , spotlessly clean and gives the impression of being the work of an inspired , efficient dictator . |
| 15 | She struck me as prosperous and gave the impression of being a celebrity — an actress or a singer I supposed . |
| 16 | He also felt that the evidence of abuse was unconvincing but given the involvement of other agencies in this area it was beyond his remit to challenge it in compiling his advice for the Statement . |
| 17 | The eminence referred to is not a striking local geographical feature , and the ‘ small Rivulet ’ is presumably the Fleet River , which was so often flash-flooded as to give the area towards Battle Bridge ( Kings Cross ) the name of ‘ Pancras Wash ’ . |