Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither of these reasons for creating assemblies at the district and provincial levels implied a desire to make them broadly representative or to give them much clout , but as the draft legislation passed through the upper reaches of the government keen reformers got their hands on it . |
| 2 | Giving credit for extended periods is always more risky than giving it for shorter periods . |
| 3 | ‘ It was only intended as a short-term measure , ’ Schaffer objected , ‘ to keep the valley clear and give us the best possible chance for a manhunt . ’ |
| 4 | If you forget , the helicopter will resume flying crabwise and give you a fairly gentle reminder . |
| 5 | But this kind of stimulus neighbourhood he engineers point of view is actually extremely interesting and give you a hell of a lot of job satisfaction because you are getting the youngsters really involved in what it 's all about . |
| 6 | We try to rotate all the jobs on site between the eight of us — it makes life more interesting and gives us more flexibility . |
| 7 | I will return and tell Prince Rainbow that the lung 's guard were foolish and gave me such treatment as one might expect from a crowd of flea-bitten louts . " |
| 8 | He ‘ caught numerous examples , marked and gave them their liberty , in order to ascertain whether the individuals which were flying round the ship at nightfall , were the same that were similarly engaged at daylight in the morning after a night 's run of 120 miles , and which in nearly every instance proved to be the case . ’ |
| 9 | The schoolmaster then spent an endless period fussily sorting out his things — extracting a folded newspaper and a small bag of plums from his case , arranging the case on the rack , examining the seat minutely for anything unpleasant and giving it a brush with the back of his hand , folding his jacket and his jumper with ritualistic care , adjusting the window in consultation with the lady , but without reference to me or to the young Swede , getting his case down again for some forgotten item , checking his hankie , readjusting the window . |
| 10 | Johnson declared himself in favour of such prescribed succession : ‘ His opinion was that so much land should be entailed as that families should never fall into contempt , and as much left free as to give them all the advantages in case of any emergency . ’ |
| 11 | So , naturally we started to feed them separately and became more careful when giving them titbits . |
| 12 | However , most of what they say has been very constructive and it is taking on board these improvements where possible that give us a better service to our customers . |
| 13 | ‘ Keep him warm and give him plenty to drink . |
| 14 | Bought over the Post Office counter , postal orders are both traceable and give you a counterfoil to prove they have been sent . |
| 15 | Bought over the Post Office counter , postal orders are both traceable and give you a counterfoil to prove they have been sent . |
| 16 | Bought over the Post Office counter , postal orders are both traceable and give you a counterfoil to prove they have been sent . |
| 17 | It worried him a bit , but it was n't here that he looked nervous and gave me reason to be concerned . |
| 18 | This sets him apart from the ordinary and gives him a reason for living . |
| 19 | A recent development in the USA and the UK has been the attempt to make libraries more visible and give them a national identity , by creating national library symbols or logos . |
| 20 | If we want to keep the best scientists and the best engineers in this country , we 'd better do two things : we 'd better attract them with good pay and we 'd better train them right and give them the proper facilities . |
| 21 | As a lock , if your prop asks for a special effort at a scrummage you just hollow your back , get your feet right and give it all you 've got . |
| 22 | He talks enthusiastically about ‘ getting back to some real police work ’ in ‘ the real world ’ , even though his responsibilities as Divisional Commander will be mainly administrative and give him little or no contact with the ‘ dangerous classes ’ . |
| 23 | We never rested five minutes that he did not fall asleep and gave us a little nasal music , and which hindered me nothing so fully as I wished to have done . |
| 24 | gave me a C yeah and said improved greatly from the last showed much better in his work and really trying hard and gave me a C. |
| 25 | But they said that it was a different matter over in the west , around Appleby way , where they generally paid more money but worked you very hard and gave you little meat . |
| 26 | To have won either award would have been a major achievement ; to have won both Environmental and Export Awards in the same year is remarkable and gives us great satisfaction . |
| 27 | One thing er pu puzzles me a little and gives me a little difficulty , that is erm the addendum refers to an invitation to all baptised members . |
| 28 | Luke sat still and gave her her head , amazed that the more she warmed up , the faster she went , staggered by the distance she could carry his 190-pound bulk in the burning sun . |
| 29 | If the process of taking evidence abroad is to serve its purpose , the evidence must be in a form which makes it admissible and gives it proper weight in the proceedings for which it was prepared , and this requires the authorities of the country in which the evidence is to be taken to show considerable flexibility in allowing , and it may be operating , modes of procedure which are quite unfamiliar . |
| 30 | Sometimes , although she chided herself for the thought , it seemed as if in trying to be unselfish and giving him what he wanted , she had allowed herself to be turned into a sacrifice . |