Example sentences of "giving at " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , I pull handfuls of weed and leave it near the water 's edge , giving at least some of the creatures the chance to nip back into the water again . |
| 2 | YORK HOUSE 4 October : The Duchess of Kent , as President , this morning presided at the launch of the Appeal for the Royal Northern College of Music , Manchester , and this afternoon , opened Skelton House at Manchester Science Park , and attended the South Manchester Health Authority 's Annual Nurse Prize Giving at the Armitage Centre , Fallowfield , Manchester . |
| 3 | No. 4 Commando positions were being heavily mortared when I arrived , and Jock , my friend of many years ago , took me off to find some shelter in a dug-out , giving at least some protection from the flying shrapnel . |
| 4 | ‘ To the preparation of both courses of lectures I gave far more attention than I had latterly been giving at Durham . ’ |
| 5 | But companies can stop giving at any time ; under the traditional system of covenants , they were committed to giving an annual donation for four years . |
| 6 | When people 's second and third most important factors are added in too , these are the proportions giving at least some importance to each factor : |
| 7 | International Relocation Company , which specialises in home finding for expatriates , recommends giving at least two weeks ' notice for an appointment with a British day school although it says international schools may be viewed at short notice . |
| 8 | Sitting at a counter surrounded by the fulsome figures of the Boo Yaa Tribe , with his goatee beard and black stetson hat , he tells us about a party he 's giving at his home in Chicago . |
| 9 | He was not much used to giving at all . |
| 10 | Belfast proved worthy opponents , attacking tenaciously and not giving at the back . |
| 11 | Under ‘ Thursday ’ , he read of only two engagements : his treat , that is , the lunch he was giving at English 's Oyster House at one o'clock for six of his local party , much travelled Salopians upon whose goodwill , patience and forbearance he had long relied ; and ( here his heart fell ) the National Society of Agents ' dinner at the Metropole Hotel . |
| 12 | The court will then fix a directions appointment giving at least two days ' notice to the parties . |
| 13 | IT 'S a long time since I have seen a finer performance than Tom Courtenay is giving at the Traverse . |