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 Around 700 deaf women give birth in the UK each year .
3 There we would see about 30 pissed-up shaggers giving it some behind the piled-high sun loungers ( no standards ) .
4 There are two bells hung from a stout beam , thought to be from the old church , and eight tubular bells given in 1888 .
5 The international settings and a word-list in six different languages give it a truly world-wide appeal .
6 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 ) .
7 Union leaders representing more than 8,000 white-collar staff gave warning of more stoppages and said the company was on a collision course .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 Her three pet moggies gave her the idea for her prizewinning story .
11 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 .
12 Three quick examples give what is a fairly consistent flavour .
13 The message of the angel contains three important titles given to Jesus ( see chapter 8 ) .
14 There is no doubt that the three surface positions for adjectives can be correlated with the three intensional patterns given in ( 37 ) .
15 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 :
16 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 .
17 Despite ticket prices of 2p , only 3,000 Ukrainian fans gave tuppence for their team in Wednesday 's final game against Sparta Prague .
18 How could a family of fourteen hungry people give anyone a present !
19 THE first voters in the US 1992 presidential election gave George Bush their backing — by seven votes .
20 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 .
21 FIGURE 3 Pastel dust gives a very delicate effect when spread out thinly
22 We have 25 baking dishes to give away from the new Le Creuset range of Poterie Française .
23 The one commercial publication to give an account of the lift was ‘ Engineering ’ in its issue of 25th January 1901 .
24 Just one weekly payment gives you and your family the peace of mind and protection of HSA SuperPlan for as long as you want .
25 One social formation gives way to another .
26 One simple injection gives protection .
27 One simple injection gives protection .
28 A One easy way to give naturally curly hair that perfect ringlet look just like you see in magazine pictures is simply to shampoo and rinse your hair and afterwards comb an even amount of conditioner through the hair .
29 Over a series of evenings at the end of March and the beginning of April , 13 chief examiners gave Associateship candidates invaluable advice on the techniques which could lead to success in the approaching examinations .
30 So was her plea that being famous was ‘ terrifying ’ , after one male admirer gave her a bouquet and a man on a motorbike ‘ kept staring at her ’ in a traffic jam .
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