Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | I never ceased to be astounded by how quickly and thoroughly he absorbed the notes I gave him . ’ |
| 2 | But I had to keep stopping to peer at the pages , so after a few attempts I gave up . |
| 3 | I remember clearly one of the first times I gave a word of knowledge . |
| 4 | In one of my books I gave more information than was needed to solve a particular problem . |
| 5 | Gentlemen I gave my name , my rank , and my number some time ago , ' Steiner said . |
| 6 | That form bears the closest inspection and as the six-year-old has settled into his new surroundings at the Marriott Stables I give him the edge over Newton Point , whose cause will not have been helped by the rain . |
| 7 | I can not remember a single one where the risks which gave rise to the accident could not have been measured and prevented with effective safety training , management commitment and — above all - sufficient funds . |
| 8 | Any patient characteristics which gave a p value of ≤0.1 or less were then used together in a multifactorial model in an analysis of variance with each index of oesophageal function being the dependent variable . |
| 9 | The upper class has clear distinctive characteristics which give it such a sense of identity : not only its ownership of productive property ( the fundamental and defining feature ) but also its distinctive culture and status hierarchy . |
| 10 | It 's a remarkable musical full of tuneful songs which give it a romantic and charmingly French flavour . |
| 11 | A wonderful range of special painting techniques can be used on just plain flat lining paper to give completely individual pattern/colour combinations which give the overall impression of a texture . |
| 12 | Intermediate Technology enables poor people in the Third World to develop and use technologies and methods which give them more control over their lives and which contribute to the long-term development of their communities . |
| 13 | Intermediate Technology enables poor people in the Third World to develop and use technologies and methods which give them more control over their lives and which contribute to the long-term development of their communities . |
| 14 | When this is the case methods which give the entire distribution rather than some of the averages referred to above must be used . |
| 15 | This would mean a bias to methods which give consumers a way of registering their preferences and those which encourage competition amongst suppliers . |
| 16 | He was of middle height , well built , possibly in his mid-forties ( though Jane was not much good on ages ) with dark curly hair and slanting eyes which gave him a slightly Slavonic look , though there was not a trace of accent in his speech . |
| 17 | Let him thus lose his eyes which gave him sight of the maiden 's beauty for which he coveted her . |
| 18 | The scheme generated a significant number of additional bus trips which gave rise to the highest proportion of elderly bus passenger casualties of all Scottish local authorities . |
| 19 | The public generally should be equipped with spectacles which give it a clearer and more rounded view of the opportunities for all of an ageing Britain . |
| 20 | These broke away sharply on seeing the British fighters which gave chase but were unable to catch them . |
| 21 | 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 : |
| 22 | The sex hormones which give a woman her femininity , and control ovulation and the menstrual cycle should not be affected . |
| 23 | The dummies are dressed in worn clothes which retain a strong human scent , and some have mobile heads which give an illusion of life as they move into the wind . |
| 24 | They are the only British side left in Europe after Englishman Mark Hateley and lethal Scot Ally McCoist KO 'd Leeds with the goals which gave Rangers a 4–2 second-round aggregate win . |
| 25 | All manholes must have covers which give access for clearing blockages , and which must be of adequate strength to take pedestrian traffic or , in the case of driveways , vehicles . |
| 26 | If , let us suppose , you were driving south from Mâcon or Bourg-en-Bresse ( I would stay chez La Mere Blanc at Vonnas ) you could drive through La-Tour-du-Pin , Saint-Rambert d'Albon , Beaurepaire d'Isère , Beaumont-les-Valence , La Garde-Adhémar , St-Paul-Trois-Chateaux — the three castles which gave their name to the Tricastin district — then down to Suze-La-Rousse and the tiny village of Donzère and its great nearby dam which is as wondrous and absorbing a spectacle in its way as any of the great Roman glories of this province through which , they claim , Hannibal marched with his Carthaginians — and presumably his elephants — two thousand one hundred and seventy-seven years ago . |
| 27 | Some of the older clubs were narrowly evangelical , but Russell wanted to see religion used ‘ to comprehend all the impalpable influences which give a club a grip on its boys and tend to awaken their higher nature or further their spiritual development ’ . |
| 28 | So then you start thinking about visual images which give you this impression of power and menace , something like the Nuremberg Rallies of the 1930s , and use that as the basis of your inspiration . |
| 29 | These include the marvellous Thunder Thighs which give players stamina , and Speed Boots which make your squad even faster . |
| 30 | Yet if we are to be realistic in our starting-point we must accept that the relationships which give rise to nuclear catastrophe are likely to be relationships between sovereign states , each able to possess and deploy armed force for their own interests . |