Example sentences of "[pron] gives [pron] name [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It shows the artist as Harlequin , drinking in the Paris bar which gives its name to the picture . |
| 2 | This month sees the Orbit promotion headed by a new Iain M Banks novel , Against a Dark Background ( £15.99 ) , and while this is not set in the world of the Culture , the novella which gives its name to Banks ' collection of stories The States of the Art ( £5.99 ) is . |
| 3 | At the junction of the Pilgrims Road where one way leads to Birling and the other branches off into the woods there stands the remains of the old Free Chapel of St. Lawrence , which gives its name to the lane running by . |
| 4 | Marking European Heritage Days on Saturday and Sunday , the abbey , which gives its name to Grey Abbey , is throwing its doors open to visitors . |
| 5 | a legendary figure supposed to have reigned as John VIII in the ninth century who gives her name to a card game for 3 or more players , played on a circular painted tray ( or specially marked table ) , and with ‘ fish ’ ( counters of bone or ivory often shaped like fish ) . |
| 6 | Fyllo in Greek means ‘ leaf ’ which is why it gives its name to the wafer-thin filo pastry that is used in the preparation of Middle Eastern pastries . |