Example sentences of "[vb base] [noun pl] [conj] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Provide paints and give a prize for the best-decorated egg . |
| 2 | The vagina , like the mouth , ears , or any other orifice open to the outside world is , as a matter of course , populated by many microorganisms , most of which rarely cause problems and give their host little reason to be aware of their presence . |
| 3 | There is support for such a pragmatic concept of reference in Strawson 's ( 1950 ) claim that ‘ 'referring ’ is not something an expression does ; it is something that someone can use an expression to do' ; and in Searle 's view that ‘ in the sense in which speakers refer , expressions do not refer any more than they make promises or give orders ’ ( 1979 : 155 ) . |
| 4 | In Svidrigailov 's America there is no air to struggle for , and no rain to soften hearts and freshen cities and give the excluded ( or self-excluding ) man occasion for jokes about fear and death . |
| 5 | Because of this , humans ' actions are meaningful : they define situations and give meaning to their actions and those of others . |
| 6 | If women ask questions and give cues like ‘ d' you know what ? ’ , men are obliged to engage in talk . |
| 7 | Often bosses ignore workers or give them the silent treatment — a negative , no-win situation for all concerned . |
| 8 | She says : ‘ People tend to forget that WRVS volunteers have jobs and give up their spare time willingly to help the public . |