Example sentences of "[v-ing] in the [noun] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Living in the château gave an enormous fillip to these aspirations . |
| 2 | A Sir John Mohun fought in the Black Prince 's wing at Creçy and was a knight of the Garter , and the fourth Baron Mohun was killed in a duel in Hyde Park in 1712 , the family having in the meantime given its name to Hammoon in Dorset , Mohuns Ottery and Tormoham in Devon , and Grange Mohun in County Kildare . |
| 3 | Indeed Michael Blair did it full justice several times last night and who says Josef Locke was n't standing in the wings giving it an envied ear … |
| 4 | It was late September , and children playing in the streets gave the city an air of holiday as we travelled through the outskirts of Parma . |
| 5 | There were people bringing baking before going to work ; people carrying in the food given by our friends in City Centre businesses ; and ladies from St. Mary 's R.C. Cathedral arriving for duty in the Undercroft ; so many other helpers too , reminding me of Nan Munn 's immortal lines , ‘ each to their stations/We 're ready for the off/Where is John Gibson/Where 's my tin box ’ ; people handing in contributions ; Miss Cameron 's chauffeur , with dog collar instead of peaked cap , delivering her , before his car took up its privileged position for the Week in the Standard Life car park ; and last , and most important , the good friends in the community who came to support us . |
| 6 | Beans drying in the sun give the garden a rustic air |
| 7 | In effect , this appears to be what Nolan and Tucker are proposing in the quotation given on page 231 , and in : |