Example sentences of "is [adj] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This happens because marketing personnel are more concerned with what the customer desires , rather than whether it is practicable to give him what he desires . |
| 2 | Textbooks should be quoted only if they express an individual opinion , and the lecturer ( qua lecturer ) not at all , When quoting authors , if the author is dead he may be referred to by his surname only , but if he is still with us it is polite to give him a handle — Sir or Prof. or Dr or Mr. As regards judges the customary J. , etc. , should be used irrespective of whether they are alive or dead . |
| 3 | There can be little doubt as to what in the way of topics and register the Host expects in the Monk 's Tale ; he concludes his observations on Melibee with : and continues with a description of the Monk that matches with the impression " Chaucer " claims to have of the Monk in the General Prologue , of a " " manly man " " , straining at the bounds of what is allowed to a monk ( and not dissimilar to the monk of the Shipman 's Tale ) : After nearly a hundred stanzas of the Monk 's tragedies , the Host is prepared to give him a second chance , as " Chaucer " had , but feels this time he has to be more specific as to what is wanted : But as soon as the Monk speaks we have the opportunity to see , firstly , that his reaction does not suggest he is flattered or pleased by the Host 's appraisal of him , and secondly that he sounds quite different from the bold and thrusting " man 's man " that " Chaucer " and the Host would make of him : Note how the Monk 's desire to offer literature that " " sowneth into honestee " " anticipates Chaucer the prosist 's retraction of the tales " " that sownen into synne " " . |
| 4 | So many things happen in Amsterdam that it is impossible to give you more than a taste of the events for 1992 . |
| 5 | As so many things will be happening throughout Floriade it is impossible to give you more than a taste of the events to come . |
| 6 | That metal compound on the head is supposed to give you more feel , but it does n't work for me . ’ |
| 7 | Her end product may be a highly decorative seat where once a junk shop kitchen chair stood , but it is also functional art , and the fact that it is three-dimensional gives it an element of involvement that is often missing from a flat canvas . |
| 8 | But I realise now that nobody is likely to give me another contract , ever again . |
| 9 | This simple appraisal of size is likely to give you a good , accurate picture of physical shape ; use it in conjunction with the other methods in this chapter . |
| 10 | Spend your time in the way that is likely to give you the maximum return in marks . |
| 11 | Recent issues of the journal Nature have featured new research on the sea-level rise which is likely to give us the biggest clues : the rise at the end of the last Ice Age . |
| 12 | Any reader wanting the right detector to suit his pocket and plenty of sound advice is welcome to give me a ring . |
| 13 | If your language helper can read , it is helpful to give him a copy of the words you want to check , with the numbers and the English translation . |
| 14 | But Tony 's sparkling form at England B level is sure to give him the left wing spot and set him up for the Test against Canada on October 17 . |
| 15 | It is not helpful in telling us why individuals are where they are , and it is unlikely to give us real clues about possible future developments . |
| 16 | This is unlikely to give you enough time to appreciate the breadth of materials on offer , however , and you could certainly supplement this by obtaining catalogues from nursing and medical book suppliers and by reading the book reviews in the nursing journals . |
| 17 | If I come to a word like meteorological , that is apt to give me trouble , I discreetly rephrase ! |
| 18 | So , even though he continually contrasts the value of everyday experience with the emptiness of Aristotelian procedures , he in fact goes on to argue that everyday experience also is powerless to give us knowledge of the nature of things . |
| 19 | Children need to feel safe and secure about the world they grow up in , and it is unwise to give them the idea that everything they eat or come into contact with is a potential threat . |
| 20 | The reason for this advice is that , if you go wrong but the examiner can identify the stage at which you have gone wrong , he is able to give you the appropriate credit . |
| 21 | No matter what container you use , it is advisable to give it a thorough scrubbing with clean water . |
| 22 | These men are going to spend two weeks installing desperately needed cooking facilities within several orphanges and the Region is pleased to give them its full support . |
| 23 | The company is pleased to give them its full support , which includes supplying a 38 ton lorry . |
| 24 | The grid inside the pan is reversible to give you two cooking heights and there are special shelf extension runners to make it easier to replace the grill pan . |
| 25 | Our Higher Self is eager to give us a life full of love , joy , success and abundance ; but it will not do so until we say ‘ Yes ’ , and we keep turning our backs on it . |
| 26 | I would like to buy one of those heads , but I 'm sure they cost pounds to make and the Italian is liable to give you anything you look interested in . |