Example sentences of "[noun pl] that give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this particular instance it is representational , as the ‘ performance mode ’ is , for the child is required to describe in action whatever the teacher suggests ( as in the example above , ‘ So you go to the bathroom and turn the doorknob ’ ) , but the ‘ exercise mode ’ has other characteristics that give it a special mental quality . |
| 2 | We have begun to measure these trees , noting characteristics that give us clues to their genetic relationships : these trees , growing under plantation conditions , will eventually tell us whether we really have collected new genes useful to farmers who grow cocoa . |
| 3 | By the time they are mature , hedgehogs can have several thousand of the modified hairs that give them their prickly appearance and an ideal form of defence against attackers . |
| 4 | BeckerTools is a set of utilities that give you better or extra disk and file utilities under Windows . |
| 5 | 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 ! ) . |
| 6 | We did pain relief and I did all my exercises , had films , talks , books that give me advice and everything , dead good they are . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Only an idealized observer could see both the inner processing and the causal relations of the symbols to outside objects that give them meaning : no one could actually be that idealized observer , because each observer is confined to operating on the symbols that are within his computational machinery , and this excludes their external causal relations . |
| 9 | This area is the Coulin Forest , bounded by roads that give it detachment from other high ground , its mountains forming a compact group but individually having distinction of character and outline , some being of arresting appearance . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | At the first sign of the emotional see-saw that life so often presents , you go scurrying off for the goodies that give you comfort . |
| 13 | The result is a database on which you can search for a favourite author or publisher , or search for packages that give you the required level of coverage of particular elements ( or units ) of competence . |
| 14 | At this sort of pace we will start to lose the landmarks that give us our bearings . |
| 15 | The leaves of this tree are rather common fossils , striped with longitudinal veins that give it a superficial resemblance to the leaf of an iris . |
| 16 | Plants that give us both outstanding flowers and foliage are usually the first choice . |
| 17 | He says unkind things that give me pain , Harry . |
| 18 | In the meditative life , we exchange the worldly things that give us delight for the full commitment of loving God above all . |
| 19 | But you 'll start feeling better quite soon ; a more balanced diet , a little more activity , and a positive attitude are all things that give you a sense of well being and vitality . |
| 20 | What I think is happening , I find this interesting , people are rejecting the idea of the aesthetic , and I 'm not quite sure why ; I do n't know whether they think it 's elitist or whether they 've got no taste of their own , or what , I do n't know , but people read poems not as poems which convey aesthetic emotion , which is the way I tend to think about poems ultimately , but simply as ideological statements and political texts , or at least , things that give you some understanding of the way people thought or so on at the time … . |
| 21 | Britain has a massive advantage in natural resources that give it the potential to be at the forefront of renewable energy generation . |
| 22 | Something to do with the kinks and chemicals in our brains that give us the Talent . |
| 23 | The pages that give you expert advice , practical tips and the latest in children 's fashion and entertainment |
| 24 | Sugar have provided the right vehicle for Mould to tether his current world-view to , providing ( with Mould 's guitar and the tightness of the rhythm section ) a set of beautifully hard-knuckled rock arrangements that give him the clout he needs to reinforce the feeling inherent in his vocals . |
| 25 | In an organization , they may rarely come to the attention of a predominantly male management in ways that give them power and encouragement . |
| 26 | At the Pattmore project in London and the Rosemount project in Glasgow for example , mothers are provided with adequate child care and it enables them to attend courses and gain skills and qualifications that give them a better chance in the job market . |
| 27 | A combined series of moves that give it a keen cutting edge ; an experience to be remembered and savoured ; a problem that takes both skills and nerve to solve . |
| 28 | This wo n't be necessary in the case of societies that give you one redemption figure applicable whenever the mortgage is redeemed during the month for which the figure is given . |
| 29 | Somewhere in this range , too , are those coincidences that give us an eerie spine-tingling feeling , like dreaming of a particular person for the first time in decades , then waking up to find that they died in the night . |
| 30 | It is clearly seen in water and grass in the milking cows and in the cows that give us meat . |