Example sentences of "[noun pl] gives [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The men times the hours gives you the man hours . |
| 32 | Gradgrind 's becoming an MP in Hard Times gives him further opportunity for satire : Parliament figures as ‘ the national cinder-heap ’ ( HT ii 11 ) where the MPs , ‘ the national dustmen ’ , get up ‘ a great many noisy little fights amongst themselves ’ ( HT ii 12 ) , and the image recurs in Our Mutual Friend when CD apostrophizes the nation 's legislators : ‘ My lords and gentlemen and honourable boards , when you in the course of your dust-shovelling and cinder-raking have piled up a mountain of pretentious failure , you must off with your honourable coats for the removal of it , and fall to work … or it will come rushing down and bury us alive ’ ( OMF iii 8 ) . |
| 33 | This sudden use of low notes gives them prominence and unusual power . |
| 34 | The structure of open agreements between district health authorities and hospitals gives us , for the first time , a clear way of setting standards , monitoring them and enforcing them . |
| 35 | Enjoying a variety of foods gives you all the nourishment you need . |
| 36 | Enjoying a variety of foods gives you all the nourishment you need . |
| 37 | Its habit of growing in dense tufts gives it the appearance of grass growing under water . |
| 38 | The impact of the National Curriculum and all the changes it brings with it gives heads a pressing reason — just as Mr Baker 's off-the-peg allocation of incentive allowances gives them an opportunity — to review the structures and responsibilities of management in their schools . |
| 39 | The level of tuition fees charged to students gives them the right to expect a professional standard of service , particularly with regard to test-marking ; the Education Service is judged , to a considerable extent , by that criterion . |
| 40 | The thought of soiled nappies and vomit on my clothes gives me the horrors . |
| 41 | Inviting secondary schools to mount a stall in the primary school hall or corridors during parents ' evenings gives them a good opportunity to inform parents of what they have to offer children . |
| 42 | But the equally necessary professional detachment of undertakers gives them a valuable view of human reactions . |
| 43 | Apprehending the world through these types gives it a preliminary coherency and ‘ standardized sameness ’ . |
| 44 | If you invested a pound on a horse , then the amount of money you 'd expect to get back would depend on the odds that that horse was offered at , but if you confined yourself to horses that had a reasonable chance of winning , say , the sort of horses that tend to be offered at odds of , say , six or seven to one or better , then your average rate of return might be nearer ninety per cent than thirty per cent , so putting it one way betting a pound a week on the horses is a slower way of losing your money than betting a pound a week on football pools , but football pools gives you a much greater chance of winning an absolutely astonishing sum of money . |
| 45 | Knowledge of Macbeth 's intentions gives us the superior insight to gauge the false appearances that he assumes . |
| 46 | In the public sector of the economy , Sellier ( 1978 ) has shown that the influence of French unions is particularly strong since the high concentration of workers within that sector reduces the costs of organisation , the bureaucratic tendencies of large undertakings encourage trade union membership , and the official role accorded by government to the unions gives them a greater authority than they possess in the private sector . |
| 47 | Second , identifying other people 's best practices gives you the benefit of their knowledge and experience ; you do n't have to try to work out the best way of performing a particular task — you just learn from whoever is already doing it that way . |
| 48 | Eastman Fine Chemicals gives you access to the capabilities of 3 respected worldwide suppliers of fine chemicals — Sterling Organics , the Kodak Laboratory and Research products Division and the Eastman Chemical Company of Eastman Kodak Company . |
| 49 | The reader is also invited to ponder which of the two proofs gives him the greater personal satisfaction . |