Example sentences of "thing that give " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was being in a position to suggest those things that gave it the edge . ’ |
| 2 | There was loads of levers and , and er er crossheads and , and different things that gave plenty of work to our colleagues er including the housing you know , which was a huge er er piece of er welded equipment you know , built into the side of the ship . |
| 3 | Oh , yes , she 'd had relationships — light , amiable things that gave her pleasure while they lasted , and no pain when they ended . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | In the meditative life , we exchange the worldly things that give us delight for the full commitment of loving God above all . |
| 6 | It would seem that there was no other way in which the urge to enshrine and secure the things that give joy and satisfaction could be satisfied . |
| 7 | 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 … . |
| 8 | I think I probably have more knowledge of the really important things that give a person dignity than … ’ |
| 9 | He says unkind things that give me pain , Harry . |
| 10 | Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose . |
| 11 | the not getting better with normal things that gives it away . |
| 12 | That was another thing that gave her pleasure ; to listen to Ben playing his whistle . |
| 13 | Having to make hard decisions involving people is the only thing that gives Haslam sleepless nights . |
| 14 | Achieving profit is the only thing that gives identity to a PROFITBOSS . |
| 15 | It would seem as if people were ready to write about every aspect of higher education — its aims , policies , governance , finance , organization , staff , students — except the one thing that gives all these their raison d'être . |