Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] of [noun] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we shall see in the later sections of this chapter , contemporary theories of comprehension give great weight to the way in which information is integrated between sentences . |
| 2 | Fine , delicate washes of watercolour give quite different colours to highly pigmented gouache paints , even though the basic colour may be the same . |
| 3 | In Consort Lessons these quick changes of éaulement give much greater variety and dimension to the overall design particularly where the solo girl dances with four boys . |
| 4 | They are popular due to the continental influence of eating alfresco and these types of structures give a feeling of dining out of doors without the uncertainty of the British weather . |
| 5 | Huge expanses of fertile land and unlimited supplies of water give it enormous productive potential . |
| 6 | Soon the great awards of knighthoods give way to the decorations reserved for the civil and military services , and the shuffle of office workers is broken only by the occasional clink of a cavalryman 's spur . |
| 7 | These small hints of life give an uneasy impression that what is apparently so lifeless may have undisclosed resources of power and activity . |
| 8 | Thick swathes of greenery give a luxuriant festive touch — drape them around apiece of furniture , around a beam , or twist around the handrail of the staircase . |
| 9 | Other kinds of information give cues in written language , for example the layout of the writing ( or typescript ) . |
| 10 | Skilled teachers of drama give pupils the tools of the trade , encouraging them to become more autonomous in their handling of the dramatic medium and so to take greater responsibility for their own learning . |
| 11 | Marxists and non-Marxists alike have drawn attention to the fact that post-colonial relations of production give the state an economic role which is relatively independent of conventional economic classes . |
| 12 | Both sets of figures give a similar indication of the trend in any one region . |