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

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1 These results agree with those of a preliminary study of eight normal subjects given 200 mg of acarbose after a 380 kcal breakfast , where we had also observed a significant acceleration of MCTT in comparison with placebo .
2 There were no other distractions from the difficulty of breathing , the pain , the falling over chasms of unconsciousness , the dreams and miserable awakenings until Anthony appeared well after eight that night to give his wife an injection .
3 Around 700 deaf women give birth in the UK each year .
4 In summary , the future pattern will probably include the following ingredients : 1 recognition that oral reading and silent reading should proceed simultaneously , from entry into school ; 2 longer periods given to individual reading interviews , which will necessitate re-organisation of the curriculum , with a greater emphasis on group work based on collaborative learning ; 3 the group work will have clear outcomes , many of which will start with silent reading and result in reading aloud for communication ; 4 the teaching of phonics will be seen as one possible cueing system only , resulting in the use of more intrinsically interesting texts which will enable contextual hypotheses ; 5 the realisation that books as such may be diminishing , will demand that other forms of print are incorporated into reading aloud in school , for example , from computers and teletext ; 6 the teacher 's professionalism will be accepted as lying in the understanding of the reading process and the development of the child , and in his or her power to train the child to read independently for real purposes as early as possible .
5 There we would see about 30 pissed-up shaggers giving it some behind the piled-high sun loungers ( no standards ) .
6 There are two bells hung from a stout beam , thought to be from the old church , and eight tubular bells given in 1888 .
7 The international settings and a word-list in six different languages give it a truly world-wide appeal .
8 Held , allowing the appeal , ( 1 ) that rule 21 of the Family Proceedings ( Children Act 1989 ) Rules 1991 required justices to give reasons and state their findings of fact on making orders under the Children Act 1989 ; that where a party appealed their order , justices could not remedy their failure to comply with rule 21 by supplying to the appellate court a more detailed statement of reasons and findings of fact ; and that , accordingly , the appellate court could only consider the reasons given by the justices at the time of the decision ( post , p. 527A–C , E–G ) .
9 Union leaders representing more than 8,000 white-collar staff gave warning of more stoppages and said the company was on a collision course .
10 Indeed in May nineteen ninety Mr gave up his appointment as a teacher in order that he could care for the plaintiff full time .
11 In 1963 28 Squadron gave up most of its Daks , the SAAF having chosen the mighty C-130B Hercules to replace them .
12 Unable to persuade other firms to commit to such a specific amount , he arrived at a compromise by forming the Per Cent Club , which has 120 corporate members giving not less than a half per cent of their annual UK pre-tax income to the community .
13 Its three tall windows gave a view of the stone terrace and the double flight of steps going down to what had once been a lawn and formal gardens , but which was now a half-acre of neglected grass , bounded to the west by the brick annexe of the Vehicle Examination Department , and to the east by the old stable block , now converted into garages .
14 Her three pet moggies gave her the idea for her prizewinning story .
15 The back door of the kitchen led out onto a slate-paved path at the foot of three steep terraces giving much lebensraum to many varieties of voracious weeds and scrubby elder bushes .
16 Three quick examples give what is a fairly consistent flavour .
17 The message of the angel contains three important titles given to Jesus ( see chapter 8 ) .
18 Assuming this 27% to be representative of the adult population , he suggested a life expectancy for a dog-whelk in its third year to be a little over three more years- giving a total life span of 6 + years .
19 There is no doubt that the three surface positions for adjectives can be correlated with the three intensional patterns given in ( 37 ) .
20 Only two studies have sought to find out from library patrons themselves the reasons for not using the catalogue.56 Three common reasons given by non-users were as follows :
21 Over three hundred individuals give their time freely to support the R Y A where they are experienced on one central committee or another .
22 Today the three main candidates give their answers AS an international trading nation suffering from a consistently declining balance of trade , which must be paid for , exports are vital to our prosperity .
23 Despite ticket prices of 2p , only 3,000 Ukrainian fans gave tuppence for their team in Wednesday 's final game against Sparta Prague .
24 Last year there were two hundred and sixteen thousand cautions given for indictable offences , those serious enough to be tried in a crown court .
25 How could a family of fourteen hungry people give anyone a present !
26 THE first voters in the US 1992 presidential election gave George Bush their backing — by seven votes .
27 This trial was followed up with a double-blind , placebo-controlled trial in which twenty-three patients given homoeopathy were compared with twenty-three matched patients given placebo ; all patients being , in addition , on standard conventional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs — these being matched in the two groups .
28 3 This Plan gives you THREE different kinds of protection : payments for all kinds of permanent injuries ; plus hospitalisation and convalescence benefits while you 're recovering ; or death benefit for your next of kin if you die in an accident .
29 FIGURE 3 Pastel dust gives a very delicate effect when spread out thinly
30 We have 25 baking dishes to give away from the new Le Creuset range of Poterie Française .
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