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Example sentences for "give some"

  • In order to give some idea of its significance and interest, perhaps I may compare it--in certain respects--with the Arthurian Legends.

  • As it is perhaps the most popular of all Rimsky-Korsakov's operas, and one that is likely to find its way abroad, it is advisable to give some account of the plot.

  • General Clarke, now Duc de Feltre, has for the last three years played a somewhat conspicuous part, and it may be well to give some particulars of his career.

  • Bonaparte took it into his head to give some glory (as he called it) to Savary.

  • Give some account of the landing of the Pilgrims.

  • Give some of the incidents of the voyage.

  • Give some particulars of the prosperity of the colony.

  • Give some idea of the early Virginia laws concerning worship.

  • Their principal object has been to give some account of the impressions produced on the mind of Darwin and his great compeer Wallace by various difficult problems suggested by the colours of living nature.

  • I propose in what follows to give some account of the observations on the transmission of stimuli given in the "Power of Movement".

  • To clear up which, I endeavoured to give some ideas of the desire of power and riches; of the terrible effects of lust, intemperance, malice, and envy.

  • For were it not a point of madness to seek fruits from a tree that is lying above ground, and to refuse to plant it till it give some experience of its fruitfulness in the air?

  • All that they can do is, to give some shape or form, or to fashion that in some new model which had a being before.

  • Before I conclude this Relation, it is proper I give some account of his writings.

  • To give some idea of them, their route, and the time they used to take on their journey, I must make one example suffice, taken haphazard from a quantity.

  • We must, nevertheless, endeavor to give some idea of her relations with the royal family, by some of whom she was beloved, by others hated, and by all held in high consideration.

  • As these accounts are not very widely known and as Yorkshire contained an unusual number of nunneries (twenty-seven) it is worth while to give some description of the state of these houses during a troubled period in their career.

  • It remains to give some account of the difficulties which he encountered in the course of his work.

  • In order to give some idea of the great improvement which has taken place in the operation of abdominal hysterectomy for fibroids in London the following figures will be found of great interest.

  • Norwich Museum has some good specimens, of which we give some illustrations.

  • One of the most picturesque buildings in Great Yarmouth is the Fishermen's Hospital, of which we give some illustrations.

  • We give some illustrations of the cornice mouldings of the Church House, Goudhurst, Kent, and of a fine Gothic door-head.

  • It may be well here to give some account of Sawlon, the capital of the Red Karen country, as it was in January, 1889.

  • It must suffice to give some idea of the country through which the party had to go.

  • It is worth while, perhaps, to give some account of the Chins in these the first years of British rule.

  • Mark felt with the man, for in his own breast there was an intense desire to cry out or shout, or give some vent to the pent-up excitement.

  • Mark stood staring as the mate walked away to give some orders in an angry tone to another gang of sailors working aft.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    allow the; ascetic merit; give account; give command; give every; give glory; give good; give himself; give light; give over; give relief; give them; give unto them eternal; give vent; give warning; given above; given back; given cause; given every; given length; given thee; gives birth; public order; seven cents; time before; yet this