Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [noun] give " in BNC.

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1 No doubt age-old instincts tell them that altitude gives a measure of protection , but often the fact that a site commands good views seems a positive recommendation , as if a distant prospect of fields or farmyard is in itself an aid to production .
2 He gave me some answers to give you about your questions yesterday evening . ’
3 ‘ As soon as I 've rung my Orderly Officer to give him certain instructions , I 'll have to get off back . ’
4 But the demands it made upon my timid psyche gave it a quality and significance its components : loose rock , repetitive moves and so forth , would n't immediately suggest .
5 As to British Aerospace , will my hon. Friend give a firm assurance that the Government will continue vigorously to support exports of military aircraft — something which is strongly opposed by many Opposition Members ?
6 After the general election , will my hon. Friend give priority to consideration of rather more remote areas , like Ilfracombe , Barnstaple or South Molton that have rural or coastal connections ?
7 When he considers his share of the Conservative party manifesto , will my hon. Friend give a promise to my Skelmersdale council tenants that they will be able to purchase their houses under such a scheme in the future ?
8 Will my hon. Friend give greater and more sympathetic consideration to the question that has just been asked , because those of us who understand cask-conditioned ale — real beer — know that it is extremely damaging for it to be dispensed under pressure ?
9 Will my hon. Friend give way ?
10 Will my hon. Friend give way ?
11 Will my hon. Friend give way ?
12 Will my hon. Friend give way ?
13 Will my hon. Friend give way ?
14 Will my hon. Friend give way ?
15 What consideration is my hon. Friend giving to the scheme put forward by the services charity , SSAFA — the Soldiers ' , Sailors ' and Airmen 's Families Association — to deal with redundant housing stock ?
16 It is important to note that if the pledge that the Labour party made at the last election had been carried through , dramatically less money would have been spent on health , for the reasons that my hon. Friend gave .
17 Is it not right that there would be a reversal of the excellent figures that my hon. Friend gave ?
18 My hon. Friend gave impressive evidence regarding the improvement in health care for his constituents .
19 My hon. Friend gave the details and I shall return to them in a moment .
20 My hon. Friend gave the figures , and if a Conservative Member wishes to dispute them he is free to intervene and do so .
21 My hon. Friend gives impressive figures which underline the importance of a successful outcome to the GATT talks .
22 The good example that my hon. Friend gives shows that , in pursuit of higher environmental standards , new technology is coming forward .
23 My hon. Friend gives a timely reminder of the benefits of investment in our roads infrastructure .
24 My hon. Friend gives an admirable description of the so-called fair rates proposals of the Labour party , to which we do not intend to return .
25 Not one leaf is to go out of the garden until either I or my chief taster gives the order . "
26 It took us One and a half hours to clean up , but my early start gave us plenty of time .
27 Would my honourable friend give way , brief , very brief .
28 This is my 23-month-old granddaughter giving her fond father a real smacker to wish him a happy birthday — they say there 's nothing quite like a baby 's love !
29 I feel that the effect of my white washes gives an airy , atmospheric quality .
30 John Hill had queried Miller 's description and had published his views in Eden , or a Complete Body of Gardening ( 1759 ) and Justice retaliated in his British Gardener 's Calendar ( 1759 ) : ‘ I thought it my indispensable duty to give Mr. Miller his due , both from a love of truth and from a sense of gratitude to him for his public labours , as well as private friendship . ’
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