Example sentences of "that [pron] give a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ How do you know what impression I have , and what makes you think that I give a damn what you and that boy get up to in your spare time ? ’ |
| 2 | Almost all of them express gratitude that somebody gives a shit . |
| 3 | ‘ The facts are , George , that nobody gives a toss about that second rate little country ! ’ |
| 4 | Not that she gave a damn . |
| 5 | He lay down on her and penetrated her again so that she gave a cry of relief . |
| 6 | Harriet 's explaining that she gives a service , something about helping people realize their dreams . |
| 7 | ‘ Do n't tell me that you give a damn , ’ she said , ‘ do n't tell me that I 've been anything to you but a brief interlude . ’ |
| 8 | Well , I think it is high time that we gave an award for valour in professional conduct , and I nominate as the first recipient , Keith Holdsworth of Bournemouth , Employed by the New Forest District Council , Keith Holdsworth risked his career , his livelihood and his life savings in the defence of his professional integrity , when it would have been so easy to take an easier route . |
| 9 | Individual negotiations are inevitably led by the benefits that they give an individual . ’ |
| 10 | The strengths of the theory are , first that it explains the perceptual phenomena I have just described , second that the brain has a real need for the operation it postulates , and third that it gives a role to a prominent but hitherto unexplained anatomical characteristic of the neocortex . |
| 11 | The texture of Les Majeurs is so light and natural that it gives a sensation of comfort and a sensational finish . |
| 12 | If as we indicated , Grice 's theory of meaning-nn is construed as a theory of communication , it has the interesting consequence that it gives an account of how communication might be achieved in the absence of any conventional means for expressing the intended message . |
| 13 | It is certainly true that he gave a sculpture of Our Lady of Sorrows , with a gold heart round her neck , to the hospice . |
| 14 | In other words , they demand that he give a lead ; meanwhile , however , countless obstacles are placed in his path to prevent him from actually exercising leadership . |