Example sentences of "[noun] and [vb -s] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | teachers see it as natural justice ( comparison with colleagues reduces isolation and gives them a yardstick ) ; |
| 2 | through my ears and gives me a headache |
| 3 | One of the porters nips out every day at five thirty to the off-licence and gets me a cold one . ’ |
| 4 | The computer asks you a question via a sound card and gives you a choice of options on screen , and you respond by pressing the relevant button . |
| 5 | Barbara takes off her shirt and wraps a blue chiffon nightie around her waist ; while Elena is in the loo , she opens her purse and shows me a picture of her six-year-old daughter . |
| 6 | Bolt Head , the gangster who financed and masterminded both the Robocranker project and the computer generated hologram , meets the Robocranker after his defeat and offers him a new body in return for operating one of his machines … |
| 7 | Jim Bob , thousands of miles from home , still nurturing that Fagin-style goatee , sits backstage at Boston 's Paradise Club and allows himself a crooked smirk . |
| 8 | This , of course , relieves a lot of unnecessary muscle tension and teaches me a way of restoring the completeness of the body in a relaxed and coordinated way that had been lost in my early childhood . |
| 9 | Clare takes conventional subjects and gives them a twist , physically and artistically . |
| 10 | Our range is unique in the contract industry and gives us a sales aid second to none . |
| 11 | He straightens up his mac and gives me a real serious look . |
| 12 | Somewhat later came the present owner , John Matta , who now takes great pleasure in greeting Citalia guests and welcomes them on arrival with a gift of the wonderful Chianti Classico from his excellent cellars and offers them a typical Tuscan dinner at a reasonable price , which is taken most weeks in the castle 's impressive banqueting hall . |
| 13 | However , given the actual staff time involved in production of the Standards I think this is a rather low percentage and gives us a somewhat unrealistic final cost per unit . |
| 14 | Struggling to hold back tears , Mr Parry added : ‘ If my son becomes a symbol for peace and gives everyone a new sense of hope after so much tragedy , then that will be Tim 's unique achievement . ’ |
| 15 | He kneels to PAMELA and offers her a bouquet of flowers . ] |
| 16 | The revised structure brings shift controllers out of operations support branch and gives them a reporting route directly to terminal operations manager Roy Beardall . |
| 17 | The other is a strategy of discrimination which magnifies and exploits every kind of social distinction ( of wealth , culture status , etc. ) to be found within a designated subject population and gives it a racist connotation as signifying certain ‘ exclusive traits ’ . |
| 18 | For Thames , a joint operation with the BBC is seen as a commercial coup and guarantees its a future , at least in the short-term . |
| 19 | This is the one combination which lifts the tailored jacket out of the dated power-suit idiom and gives it a contemporary relevance . |
| 20 | The wheel of fortune has turned up trumps and offers you a handsome payola today . |
| 21 | He takes me into the hospitality room and pours me a drink . |
| 22 | Wherever your wheels take you , cycling is seriously good fun and saves you a heap of dosh ! |
| 23 | Endless ads have been Green or organic , from the guy who rips his plans up to wreck the countryside and earns himself a beer , to the couple in the deodorant ad who just happen to be frolicking naked in the forest with camouflage make-up . |
| 24 | This description introduces us to the tramp and gives us a rough picture of him . |
| 25 | These tears are both a veil for the eyes and a screen for the transcendent mind , which isolates man from his environment and shows him a land of ecstasy and delight . |
| 26 | Sometimes Bill yields to impulse and buys them a couple of gooey Danish pastries as well . |
| 27 | It is a treasure tale well-worth telling and contains everything a detectorist could wish for : concealed documents , codes and treasure of various forms . |
| 28 | If I put a two there , I 'll have an extra three characters and gives me a full stop and two zeros . |
| 29 | He has made a big impact this season and gives us a much better chance of succeeding against Stuttgart . ’ |
| 30 | Learners are always given tasks to do whilst listening which encourages motivation and gives them a reason to listen . |