Example sentences of "[that] give [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 Exasperated , I told her that given his behaviour , it was far more likely that her son would bite my dog !
2 It 's the small details and unusual pieces like these that give their home its character and strongly individual style .
3 they 're not involved , the people the people that give their approval are the people that want it !
4 But fundamentally , of course , there is a massive overlap between the two movements in terms both of the issues and of the values and philosophical concerns that give our work any meaning at all .
5 In fact , Broderick seems to have shown a nicely calculated amount of daring in trying to pick roles that give his bland fresh-faced prettiness a spin .
6 It 's not just synthetic ingredients that give your skin a boost — many modern products now contain plant extracts which have been used for their stimulating and soothing properties for thousands of years
7 You can also choose sealed units that give your windows the small-paned Georgian look , or the appearance of leaded lights in square and diamond formats , with none of the cleaning problems — the glazing bars and lead strips are set in the gap between the outer panes ( as long as you do n't go for a large picture window with this effect — it can look just plain silly ! ) .
8 On the face of it , this is very alarming and seems to imply that giving your baby cow 's milk will have her haemorrhaging blood .
9 This is the daddy of all geysirs , the one that gave its name to the ( now better-known ) hot-water spouts elsewhere in the world .
10 The Jesuits were expelled ( 1767 ) from both Spain and Spanish America — a measure that gave its author , Aranda , a European reputation as an esprit fort — and the reformers attempted to turn the universities into state-controlled educational institutions teaching useful knowledge instead of Aristotelean ‘ words ’ .
11 If there was a choice of department within a region , we chose the one that gave its nurse practitioners most responsibility as we assumed that its nurse practitioners would fulfil the role most completely , enabling us to examine the role more effectively .
12 She had dabbed powder over her lipstick to rob it of its bright crimson lustre , and she had forgotten the little pink patches of rouge that gave her cheeks their rosy healthy glow .
13 Poor dear Hugh 's face was somehow much less vivid than the tall hennins a married lady could wear , that gave her extra height .
14 That was another thing that gave her pleasure ; to listen to Ben playing his whistle .
15 Her face was rather pinched , tapering to a pointed chin that gave her features a look of severity not mirrored in her voice .
16 There was something in his voice that gave her hope .
17 Robyn thought as she glanced out of the window , re-reading the sign that gave her enormous satisfaction every time she had occasion to see it .
18 Ironically , it was Artemesia 's horrendous experience that gave her talent focus , strength and direction — hence her paintings of heroic women and paintings that capture the disturbing sense of sexual threat and graphic display of woman 's vengence — voicing Artemesia Gentileschi 's own anger and rage . ’
19 Oh , yes , she 'd had relationships — light , amiable things that gave her pleasure while they lasted , and no pain when they ended .
20 Prior to getting around to the job I have to do , and that is to honour those men that gave their lives so that we could be free , I 'd like to just share a few things with you as we return to this wonderful country .
21 ‘ Oh , help , ’ said Dolly , ‘ I suppose that gave 'er ideas . ’
22 It was his sense of history , part romantic , part Christian , and his sense of American society that gave his films their dramatic and visual power .
23 In France , Joffre , though discredited , was appointed Chief Military Adviser to the Government , a titular post that gave his incompetence less scope .
24 But Bugatti was an innovator and it was his work at suspension development that gave his cars the edge over his rivals .
25 He was like a Greek god , except that his hair was black and the nose had a slight curve to it that gave his broad , open features a somewhat predatory look .
26 He played a leading role in the $5m deal with Morrow that gave his novel Whirlwind a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the recipient of the highest ever advance for a single work of fiction .
27 With a slow smile that gave his face quite extraordinary charm , he picked up his bowl , waved a languid hand , then turned and ambled back across the garden , his borrowings clutched ridiculously to his large chest .
28 And it was surely not merely over-confidence of his good usage here that gave his eyes that insolent green blaze , and his voice the sharp , clear edge of defiance .
29 An option is a contract that gives its holder the right , but not the obligation , to buy or sell a specific quantity of a specific quality of a specific asset at a specific price ( the " exercise price " or " strike price " ) on or before a specific day ( the settlement day ) .
30 Tasteless ridicule of her religion should be absolutely forbidden in the family circle ; not only has she a right to her own beliefs , but an attack on them would be an attack on something that gives her strength and comfort and , best of all , hope as she nears the end of her life .
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