Example sentences of "and give [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dish is tenderised and given its unique flavour by rubbing portions of duck with garlic , salt and black pepper . |
| 2 | By 1894 Glasgow Town Council , the same august body that had fought at Flodden and given its trousers to the Bonnie Prince , changed its name and became ‘ The Corporation of Glasgow ’ . |
| 3 | In this damp clay I had left footprints , and over these footprints I now found the splayed-out pug marks of the tigress where she had jumped down from the rocks and followed me , until the kakar had seen her and given its alarm-call , whereon the tigress had left the track and entered the bushes where I had seen the movement . |
| 4 | We were asked to move into position to observe , but not to intercept , a small American ship en route from the States to Ireland and given its course and estimated time when it would pass a certain point . |
| 5 | Within months Murdoch had revamped Collins and given its most important author the full hype . |
| 6 | The paper is ambitious and given its scope , inevitably , some interesting assertions are not fully developed , inter alia that using psychodynamic theory at different times will have different meanings for practitioners ; and that in the UK a preoccupation with anti-discriminatory perspectives has slowed down theory building . |
| 7 | The nameless , the humble , the ignorant and the overlooked were his chosen material , to be recorded and given their true place , and if possible to be transformed by love . |
| 8 | They were engaged before the relocation and given their induction training in a nearby hotel . |
| 9 | Most of Henry 's prisoners were freed without ransom and given their lands back . |
| 10 | After the weekend , the Unionist Whips decided that they had taken things far enough , having wasted an entire week of parliamentary time and given their supporters a sign of the vigour with which the fight was being waged . |
| 11 | Perhaps the most remarkable of all , the Norfolk Broads , which are actually nothing more than the flooded workings of a huge medieval peat extraction industry , have recently been raised to the status of an Environmentally Sensitive Area and given their own Planning Authority . |
| 12 | all industrial estates , however , have one common characteristic : they are all located in , or adjacent to , major settlements , and given their labour requirements perhaps this is inevitable . |
| 13 | I feel that these difficulties have gone on too long for there to be a realistic prospect of change in time for these children and given their improvement whilst in foster care , where they are not brought up in their parents ' conflict , it is not in the children 's interests for them to go and live with the father and that they need to be placed in an environment with permanent substitute parents , who can meet the boys ' physical , emotional , educational and social needs . |
| 14 | Overseas exploration and colonial settlement opened up vistas of fabulous riches ; the existence of the barbarians could no longer just be taken for granted ; they had to be fitted in and given their proper place in the ordinary man 's picture of world geography . |
| 15 | They 'd got changed in the Ladies and given their outfits to Kim , who was still wearing hers , as she 'd borrowed them from Simon 's wardrobe . |
| 16 | And she had asked him what would have happened to her if she had not had these good friends who had come to her aid and given her shelter , and when , in the form of an excuse , his answer had been , did n't she realize that he was distracted ? she had come back with , did n't he realize he had almost killed a man , that he was lucky he was n't in gaol now answering a charge of murder ? |
| 17 | They were really much more than just bike rides , for Granny , who lived with the family , had told her the story of St. George and given her books about Brownies , and Brenda rode along the country lanes make-believing she was the knight riding to rescue the princess from the dragon . |
| 18 | When she was rescued by the local authorities and given her present welfare flat , she asked that her address be kept a secret . |
| 19 | She was paid four shillings a week and given her midday meal . |
| 20 | The doctor had come and given her two tablets to take , he had said there was n't a thing wrong with he that would n't be wrong with any red-blooded girl who had seen a fatal accident . |
| 21 | What pleased her enormously was that over these garments Tina actually wore one of the patchwork aprons she had made and given her years before , with little hope of their ever being used . |
| 22 | Their father had always indulged her every whim , and she was so pretty that all her life she had been admired and given her own way . |
| 23 | There was no evidence of actual impropriety , you see , but Puddephat admitted he 'd been friendly with the girl and given her extra coaching . |
| 24 | ‘ Tomorrow , ’ he repeated sharply , ‘ after you have seen la Principessa , after you have sat with her and given her pleasure . |
| 25 | Cllr Kidd was awarded £7,850 in back pay and given her job back last month . |
| 26 | The following morning Richard was taken down to the treatment room and given his first induction of air . |
| 27 | Following this success , McKee has now been promoted to official movie guru and given his own Without Walls series Reel Secrets ( C4 on Tuesday : 9.30–10.00 pm ) . |
| 28 | Professor Lapworth of Birmingham had also examined the problems and given his interpretation . |
| 29 | If he really wants to ensure that ring-rustiness does n't get him this time and given his limited comeback action , would n't he seek more serious preparatory work than dressing up as Santa Claus , albeit for charity ? |
| 30 | ‘ The person shown on television having an exchange of words with David Campese has come forward and given his account of the incident . |