Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] [pron] give [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elizabeth Mowbray watched her changing expressions , seeing the steadiness of her gaze as she gave thought to the revelation and its implications , the high smooth brow and long-fingered white hands . |
| 2 | Richard faced the non-existent audience and so could n't see my reaction as he gave vent to excruciating sounds . |
| 3 | On the other hand , contracts will only provide sufficient evidence where they give rise to a ‘ firm commitment ’ : the reporting entity 's obligation resulting from the contract can be enforced by an external party , and the circumstances are such that if necessary it will be so enforced . |
| 4 | That question can be left for a future occasion when it gives rise to a live issue . |
| 5 | Elections are said to limit Parliament because they give power to electors who ignorantly demand ever more state intervention . |
| 6 | He was quite capable of flattening everything in his path when he gave vent to one of his rare but terrifying fits of temper . |
| 7 | The next minute , he was clutching Joan 's hand as she gave birth to a daughter . |
| 8 | I also like the pure white gesso primer as it gives luminosity to my colours . |
| 9 | A clinical smell like solvent that reminded her instantly of the time in hospital when she gave birth to Sousan . |
| 10 | Although community care year one is meant to be ‘ steady state ’ , there are bound to be plenty of bumps along the way before it gives way to the managerially more predictable , through financially harsher , 1994–5 . |
| 11 | She had no need for speech for she gave birth to — she uttered — The Word … ’ and , standing before the icon , so perfect in its gilded stillness , I had thought of the bodies of men , land-locked and mute , and I had felt sorry for them . |