Example sentences of "[verb] that [pron] [noun sg] give [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | His food goes in a corner manger and a brick goes in with it ; the weight of the brick means he ca n't throw the manger about and we can only assume that its bulk gives him something to think about . |
2 | She responds to a comment by the monk on how she appears to have passed the night in sexual " labour " by bemoaning what she suffers as a wife , implying that her husband gives her no pleasure in bed and is mean with his money . |
3 | Mungo noticed that his window gave him a view of the field and the edge of the forest . |
4 | GRAHAM Finney does not mind that his hobby gives him the needle … for it helps him create textile masterpieces . |
5 | Or suppose that your husband gave you a cheque for £15,000 ; would n't that be worth a hug ? |
6 | As the warrior Solor he possessed neither the exotic glamour of Ruzimatov nor the romantic height of Cope — and a dispassionate viewer would admit that his turban gave him an unfortunately gnome-like appearance . |
7 | As we learn to give ourselves more time to pause before activity , we will slowly become more and more aware of the warning signals that our body gives us when it is under stress . |