Example sentences of "gives an [noun] [prep] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fitting of 7.50 x 16 tyres in place of 600 x 16 gives an increase of about 11 per cent to the gearing . |
| 2 | One the first night our dessert of a white meringue swan floating on a sea of raspberry sauce with a scoop of rum and raisin ice-cream nestling between its folded wings , gives an idea of how beautifully presented the meals were . |
| 3 | Twenty years ago I joined the Labour Party when I was eighteen years old which gives an idea of how old I am now . |
| 4 | This gives an eccentricity of approximately . |
| 5 | Editor , — Virginia Morley gives an example of locally sensitive purchasing , attributed to North Derbyshire Health Authority . |
| 6 | The statistical table shows that the barometric pressure at mean sea level varies from about 1014 to 1017 mb This gives an average of just over 1015.5 mb For practical purposes , we can call it 1016 mb |
| 7 | Your Z88 user guide gives an explanation of how the Z88 works , what commands are available , how to run programs , etc — please read it . |
| 8 | The Franks Report on the Falklands gives an indication of just how much this goes on . |
| 9 | In his valuable and revealing Diaries of a Cabinet Minister R. H. S. Crossman gives an account of how the Labour Cabinet of which he was a member had to decide whether to allow an oil company to build a refinery on Canvey Island in Essex . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Author Brian Hoey , a former BBC Court correspondent , gives an insight into how royals like Charles and Di are tracked on journeys in bugged cars . |
| 12 | Another kind of insight to be added to this model can be gained from other people 's responses to the same , or similar places Dame Laura Knight RA , in her autobiography The Magic of a Line gives an insight into how the Malverns were seen in the 1930s . |
| 13 | His report gives an insight into how it feels to take part . |
| 14 | His article gives an insight into how the world of education sees quality and the benefits it could bring in non-industrial environments . |