Example sentences of "[adj] and give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 2 | If you forget , the helicopter will resume flying crabwise and give you a fairly gentle reminder . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | We try to rotate all the jobs on site between the eight of us — it makes life more interesting and gives us more flexibility . |
| 5 | 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 . " |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ Keep him warm and give him plenty to drink . |
| 9 | Bought over the Post Office counter , postal orders are both traceable and give you a counterfoil to prove they have been sent . |
| 10 | Bought over the Post Office counter , postal orders are both traceable and give you a counterfoil to prove they have been sent . |
| 11 | Bought over the Post Office counter , postal orders are both traceable and give you a counterfoil to prove they have been sent . |
| 12 | It worried him a bit , but it was n't here that he looked nervous and gave me reason to be concerned . |
| 13 | This sets him apart from the ordinary and gives him a reason for living . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 ’ . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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. |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | It is actually very good and gives you a choice of nine languages including French , German , Afrikaans , Italian , Portuguese , Slovak , Spanish , Tswana and ZULU . |
| 27 | Mercer produced a key and gave it to me , explaining that I would come to a locked door . |
| 28 | But Stephen was very helpful and gave me a lot of encouragement . ’ |
| 29 | I hope this letter is helpful and gives you an understanding of the various services we can offer you . |
| 30 | The aim is to reduce the ranks of the young unemployed who now account for more than half the nation 's two million jobless and to give them an added skill which will help them find work when the training is over . |