Example sentences of "[pron] gives [pron] the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Possibly because the new ventilation system I 've recently supervised being installed in a factory in one of the Arab Emirates has proved so successful that I have orders for two more , or possibly because I 've just spent four weeks at full stretch in a very hot country with very little relaxation and deserve a holiday — but more probably because I own a majority stockholding in the company I bought cheap and built up to its present eminence , which gives me the position of chairman and managing director and full autonomy in deciding what I do , where I do it and with whom . ’ |
| 2 | An archaeologist who has transformed the way people think about his area of study ; a communicator who can make an enthralling TV programme ; a lover of contemporary art who has persuaded the Fellows of his Cambridge college at least to tolerate biannual sculpture shows ( one of which involved digging up the hallowed lawns ) ; and now , since his peerage which gives him the forum of Britain 's Upper House , a politician , with strong views on how to preserve the world 's history as encapsulated in its archaeology : Colin Renfrew at fifty-five has an enviable career and range of interests . |
| 3 | There 's some really horrible strippers — which gives it the feel of a really grim hen party or stag night . |
| 4 | The four British associations each has a vote on the board , with Fifa having four of its own , which gives it the power of veto but guards against the laws being riddled with crackpot theories — such as making the goals bigger . |
| 5 | In addition what we 're actually doing is we 're building in this new fin financial planning guide which gives you the opportunity to just look at where you are just now and where you want to do in the future . |
| 6 | And yet there is no special ideological practice which gives us the idea of it . |
| 7 | The problem with using small group work with young children is that it 's inevitably rather disparate : they will happily play for long periods , but find it difficult to share each other 's work unless there is a powerful dramatic context , as is provided by whole group work , which gives us the chance to really focus the drama . |
| 8 | ‘ Arnold left her all the money in the world and she gives us the sort of barbecue we threw for our friends in Haywards Heath . ’ |
| 9 | Men , there are men who hate women , I agree with that but there are men who love and respect a a th what a woman is for how how good and and stre , the strength of women who can make you feel good and who who gives you the power of being able to be yourself and I I 'm sorry I I , that is part of it , I think there are two sides . |
| 10 | He gives me the address of a boarding house he could stay at in Earls Court . |
| 11 | It gives them the opportunity of working on a real live project er which actually has an end point and is going to be used . |
| 12 | It gives them the contact with the theatre that they crave , without the total commitment which acting every night demands . ) |
| 13 | What she most relishes about no longer having to worry about where the money to pay the rates is coming from is that it gives her the freedom to be creative . |
| 14 | Erm cos if we differentiate it gives us the gradient at any point . |
| 15 | If your research is good , it gives you the base from which to start . |
| 16 | erm and then you can , I mean , well it gives you the opportunity to , you know bang in a bloody jazz band or whatever you wan na do in there somewhere |
| 17 | It gives you the freedom of choice of shot . |
| 18 | But it gives you the peace of mind to know that , if the worst should happen , you could cope with the situation . |
| 19 | It gives you the appearance of an angel . ’ |
| 20 | Q. When you are bidding for a contract , what gives you the edge over competitors ? |
| 21 | Well which wh what gives you the value of the gradient ? |
| 22 | What gives it the illusion of immediacy and modernity is the sense of movement and vitality , and the spontaneity of the individual craft workers . |