Example sentences of "[Wh det] gives [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rhyme , measure , and the turning of verses , which is indispensable and which gives them so much vigour , are analogous to the hidden symmetry , to the equilibrium at once wise and inspired , which governs the meeting or separation of lines and spaces , the echoes of color , etc. ’ poetic painting was Delacroix 's preference , but ‘ David 's picture of Leonidas at Thermopolae is masculine and vigorous prose , I admit ’ . |
| 2 | Although every moment of the lovers ' experience is drenched in imagery , there is still a fine feeling of reality about the characters which gives them bone and muscle . |
| 3 | They lack the experience and practice which gives them the ability to communicate with the public : they lack common sense . |
| 4 | These two specimens are beautifully preserved , extracted from a matrix of white chalk , which gives them their colour . |
| 5 | cylinders of butter wrapped in butter-muslin which gives them a ‘ cloudy ’ appearance . |
| 6 | They say they like the sound of singing , which gives them a bit of a boost at the beginning of the day . ’ |
| 7 | Generally , however , high-fibre foods do require more chewing , which gives them yet another slimming advantage , as you will learn later in this book . |
| 8 | Green plants have the marvellous capacity to harness the sun 's energy by means of their chlorophyll ( the substance which gives them their green colour ) to split the water molecule into its component elements , hydrogen and oxygen . |
| 9 | ‘ People ought to be able to decide whether they want to take risks on the basis of information which gives them an idea of how much risk there is , ’ says Helen Peggs , ‘ but at the moment the information they get is often distorted . ’ |
| 10 | It is the idea of sex , rather than the actual performance , which gives them their real sexual pleasure . |
| 11 | Situations can be developed that offer individuals heightened responsibility , which gives them a chance to help or encourage others . |
| 12 | If professions have an implied contract with society which gives them ‘ status , authority and privilege ’ then society wants certain assurances in return … skill is not enough , there must be a code of ethics which indicates how clients and patients should be served and the attitudes that should be accepted … |
| 13 | All boys when about 12 undergo a great increase festival , the Sari , their second ‘ lessons in wizardry ’ , which gives them the internal clothing of the hunter and fisherman . |
| 14 | The hairs have overlapping scales , which gives them a rough texture and increases the friction between goat and snow . |
| 15 | The argument gains force when applied to boxing where the emphasis shifts to the muscular flexibility and , as manager Terry Lawless put it , the ‘ natural fluidity ’ of black fighters which gives them a distinct edge over their more rigid white counterparts : |
| 16 | There are the resort hotels , which are seasonal and cater for holidaymakers , though many of these are now also providing facilities for large conferences and trade fairs , which gives them an additional form of income . |
| 17 | The students confide that what they really like is the outing , which gives them an excuse to escape from Dublin and meet the ‘ quality ’ . |
| 18 | The issue now facing policy makers is whether the tribunals are equated with the county courts and legal aid extended to them or whether structural changes are made which enable unrepresented litigants to have a fair chance to present their cases in a manner which gives them a fair chance of success . |
| 19 | Regulatory agencies , however , are typically vested with a broad legal mandate which gives them discretion to establish standards marking out legally acceptable and unacceptable behaviour ( see Lowi , 1979 ) . |
| 20 | Moreover attempts to relate language classes to other strands systematically have not always been popular , many students preferring a language course which gives them an insight into cultural trends , with texts drawn from recent magazines , broadcasts , etc . |
| 21 | It is this publication which gives them their force as a form of evaluation of schools , particularly as the intention of this part of the Act was to give parents information upon which to base their choice of school . |
| 22 | We use examples in the textbook , and often on audio , which gives them the greater realism of different voices and sound effects . |
| 23 | In the case of other products ( e.g. agricultural produce ) which are not manufactured , the producer is the person who carries out an industrial process ( e.g. freezing ) which gives them essential characteristics . |
| 24 | Bell Lawrie has 14,000 portfolio clients against Brewin Dolphin 's 18,000 and together they are one of the largest private client brokers in the UK which gives them a certain amount of clout . |
| 25 | But to describe the effects of history , to give happenings meanings so they become seen as events — as happenings within a decided structure — requires that these happenings are projected from a specific cultural scheme which gives them their significance . |
| 26 | ‘ Which gives them immediately a greater share of the market , ’ Rohan put in drily . |
| 27 | Some service housing is already available to service men on discount purchase , which gives them the opportunity to get on the home ownership ladder . |
| 28 | According to the theory of universal grammar , children start outlife with a universal grammar or language ‘ blueprint ’ in the mind which gives them some idea of the form that any language will take . |
| 29 | There are people who know that they have experienced deep within themselves a reality which gives them simple and overwhelming certainties about the real goals of human existence and which transforms their lives . |
| 30 | At the heart of the prohibitions and directives of the ten commandments is a definition of the ways in which man inhibits love both in himself and his society : inhibitions which are released in the gospel commandment of love that we The seven sacraments , traditionally linked to the wounds of Christ because it is his suffering love which gives them efficacy , are baptism , confirmation , penance , the eucharist , extreme unction , marriage and ordination . |