Example sentences of "what gives [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | What gives him the right to talk like that to a man like Mr Chamberlain ? ’ |
| 2 | I believe it is possible to propose an explanation for the intuitive feeling one gets that the -ing form would be somewhat inappropriate here : the author is describing a person who is groping for anything which will reassure her before she meets her angry father and the mere fact that she is able to perceive objects which are familiar to her — when she feels so disoriented that she can take nothing for granted — is what gives her the sense that she is neither shirking nor lying . |
| 3 | That 's what gives them the power . |
| 4 | But what gives us the sequence ? |
| 5 | What gives you the right to come here and start asking us these personal questions about our families and that ? … |
| 6 | What gives you the greatest cause for optimism ? |
| 7 | Ebenezer moved closer to his brother , facing Connor ‘ What gives you the right to ask for our mother ? ’ he wanted to know . |
| 8 | And that 's what gives you the pain right at the front . |
| 9 | Well which wh what gives you the value of the gradient ? |
| 10 | ‘ What gives you the right to tell me what to do ? ’ |
| 11 | What gives you the right to speak to people the way you do ? |
| 12 | What gives you the feeling that we 'll be safe here ? |
| 13 | ‘ Just what gives you the right to try to run my life ? |
| 14 | What gives you the right to talk to me this way ? |
| 15 | Q. When you are bidding for a contract , what gives you the edge over competitors ? |
| 16 | What gives it the illusion of immediacy and modernity is the sense of movement and vitality , and the spontaneity of the individual craft workers . |