Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [modal v] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | I take this to mean that there is an equality , a reciprocity between the aesthetic and the political such that an aesthetic dimension or response can give the lie to a political claim . |
| 2 | If persistently large current account imbalances arose , the antici-pation of devaluation or revaluation would give rise to speculative short-term capital flows in the same direction , putting added pressure on the exchange rate in question . |
| 3 | An undergravel heating hose or cable will give a slow circulation in the substrate , unlike a heating mat . |
| 4 | The emission of hydrothermal solutions , steam and other gases without significant quantities of fragmental material or lava can give rise to minor landforms . |
| 5 | Offers of help or sponsorship would give new life to a very forlorn Lancaster — contact Bernie via the FlyPast office . |
| 6 | If the phial is not rinsed properly after testing , remnants of the reagent or tablet may give a false reading the next time the test kit is used . |
| 7 | ‘ It shall be the duty of any person who undertakes the design or manufacture of any article for use at work to carry out or arrange for the carrying out of any necessary research with a view to the discovery and , so far as is reasonably practicable , the elimination or minimisation of any risks to health or safety to which the design or article may give rise . ’ |
| 8 | Examples of the finest artwork of a particular moment in time or place can give a false impression since they exclude reference to those living on a different level of existence . |
| 9 | Richard Dorment of the Daily Telegraph said : ‘ What a pity a dealer did not take him aside and tell him the work he proposed to exhibit was unexhibitable … a visual boredom so total that no amount of metaphor or allusion can give it the kiss of life ’ . |
| 10 | The author 's intentions are probably the most reliable guide , and examination of a book 's preface or foreword can give an indication of these . |
| 11 | The statement of individual educational need in the case of a child with severe limitation or blindness should give an indication of levels of indoor and outdoor mobility and whether individual mobility instruction will be needed in order to cope with the ordinary school environment . |
| 12 | Sometimes a single son or daughter will give up their own home to come back and care for parents . |
| 13 | Opening a window or door will give temporary relief , but for a permanent solution you will need to fit air vents in an outside wall , or either side of the hearth if the floor is timber . |
| 14 | ‘ Th 'd better watch th'words , Jack , or th'missus 'll give thee a trouncing ! ’ |
| 15 | An account written by someone participating in some event or controversy may give a far more partial view than the carefully researched , balanced interpretation of a later historian who has sifted and weighed up all available evidence . |
| 16 | This was so in Bedfordshire , for example : in 1952 the District Council carried a motion deploring ‘ the withdrawal of the services of a full-time officer of the WEA from Bedfordshire when so large a proportion of branches in the area are so recently formed and still in need of assistance and encouragement that only a full-time organiser or tutor-organiser can give ’ . |
| 17 | They should become purchasing bodies , buying services from whatever hospital or unit could give the best deal . |
| 18 | It can be argued that tendering will give the best result from the vendor 's point of view , as each purchaser is likely to submit his best offer and therefore in the absence of knowledge of the level of other tenders , may pay a figure far in excess of the nearest competitor . |
| 19 | It is likely that Compact will give a new focus to such activities and provide new opportunities for student involvement . |
| 20 | Although mayonnaise can give spice to sandwiches , pancake fillings , dips , jacket potato toppings as well as salads , dieters usually resist as just one tablespoon ( 15g ) of ordinary mayonnaise contains 108 calories . |
| 21 | The Basques , romantics to a man , believed that Fate would give Biarritz a helping hand . |
| 22 | Labour ministers in 1966 and Conservative tacticians in 1985 both feared that television would give valuable publicity to the arguments of their opponents . |
| 23 | Many societies , our own included , have imposed severe penalties on those who have aspired to the power that writing can give . |
| 24 | He denied rumours that HP might give up its PA RISC architecture for the IBM/Motorola Inc PowerPC , but said the two firms are ‘ technically close ’ , and that HP is ‘ flexible . ’ |
| 25 | He would stay young for ever , and enjoy every wild pleasure that life could give him . |
| 26 | He made a similar reply to another member who insisted that radio should give better publicity to what MPs said in the House : it was not , he said , the job of his Ministry to build up the reputation of individual MPs . |
| 27 | It seems tolerably clear that , in principle , the offence is capable of commission by words alone , although conduct will give additional force to any words that are uttered . |
| 28 | However , if a small company does n't provide for any one of these operations , it is unlikely that company can give its artists adequate service . |
| 29 | P. T. Geach , Mental Acts , refers to the Cartesian idea ‘ that introspection can give the word ‘ I ’ a special sense , which each of us can learn on his own account' . |
| 30 | It recommended that the curriculum should emphasise free creation and co-operative inventiveness rather than passive assimilation , and that the study of history , geography and literature should give a central place to Wales . |