Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [conj] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | In particular , we would not know what it was about consciousness that gave rise to its falling under the given kinds of statement . |
| 2 | On the contrary , they began soon after birth and gave to mothers in particular and to child-rearing in general an importance and profundity that was fully reflected in the latent content of the myth and ritual of primitive agricultural peoples but was not in the least consciously understood until the coming of psychoanalysis in the twentieth century . |
| 3 | He had not attempted to draw , Harry was aware of that even in the heat of his attack , and it enraged him past measure and gave him strength beyond normal . |
| 4 | Out by the pool she found a girl who greeted her warmly and , delving into the recesses of her knapsack , brought out a box of nougat and gave it to her . |
| 5 | C-terminal deletions ( A ) and N-terminal deletions ( B ) prepared as in Methods were analyzed on 11% SDS-PAGE and stained by silver staining to determine both their purity and the amounts of protein that gave apparent stoichiometry to r30 . |
| 6 | As their eyes met , Yanto sensed a spart of recognition and gave her a broad smile to help her recollect . |
| 7 | Kate had come across them all her working life , from the solicitors who tried to get off known offenders to the social workers who stood up in courts of law and gave character references for people who should have been locked up once and for all . |
| 8 | The credit for founding the College goes to the Odiham Agricultural Society , but , as so often happens , it was the demands of war that gave the College the initial impetus . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He made an arrow from a branch of mistletoe and gave this to the blind god , Hoder , saying he wished him to test it . |
| 11 | Alfonso XIII 's complicity in the dictatorship and undermining of the monarchy 's own constitution tarnished the very principle of monarchy and gave republicanism a tremendous boost , especially once Primo de Rivera 's early popularity had deserted him . |
| 12 | The discussion of this chapter so far might perhaps be summed up by noting that Lakatos aimed to give a rationalist account of science but failed , whilst Kuhn denied that he aimed to give a relativist account of science but gave one nevertheless . |
| 13 | This created a lot of controversy and gave those who were fond of the sound of their own voices an unrivalled opportunity . |
| 14 | Not surprisingly it was the study of history that gave birth to the social sciences . |
| 15 | It was held that a one-off purchase , and sale three months later , of land that gave rise to a profit was not trade assessable for Schedule D income tax . |
| 16 | The British Medical Association was founded in 1832 and the Medical Registration Act of 1858 granted doctors a monopoly on the practice of medicine and gave them important powers of self-government . |
| 17 | The Duchess lowered her cup of coffee and gave her young friend a compassionate look . |
| 18 | Gilfach Iago and Inclino Top continued like clockwork and gave us no surprises . |
| 19 | She dropped the pillow back into place and gave herself a shake . |
| 20 | The afternoon sun , peeping almost shyly though the small lattice window , touched her hair with gold and gave a warm glow to the range of tools lying on the littered bench . |
| 21 | ‘ You did n't take up a profession , you went into politics and gave them up again ? ’ |
| 22 | Mrs Garfitt , fat , voluble and slovenly , paused for breath and gave a perfunctory stir to something that looked like workhouse broth on one of the meatless days . |
| 23 | The landlord then relented in part and gave her back the keys to the bedsit . |
| 24 | Then , abjectly , as if engaged in reflection that gave back only its own dullness , she completed the tasks she had been doing and , without saying a word to the expectant children , left the room . |
| 25 | Janet … came running in , flung her arms round Cookie and gave her a smacking kiss . |
| 26 | I think the US is in trouble and gave us too much credit . |
| 27 | And they picked me up in turn and gave me a kiss . |
| 28 | The lobby was tiled in blue and gave access to a stairway leading to a mezzanine built in U-formation around Studio ‘ A ’ . |
| 29 | He walked Eleanor to the station in silence and gave her a parting hug . |
| 30 | If he did apply in time and gave up all to one creditor , he remained a prisoner in the rest of the actions . |