Example sentences of "that [pers pn] give [noun] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 The chief , indeed only , reason for her appearance on the scene is that she gave birth to a ( male ) child !
2 We also look at legislation on the basis , not that you give powers to a good minister , but you may be putting ho powers into the hands of a bad minister , i in future , in future years .
3 One of the Omomyidae 's greatest successes was that they gave rise to a higher family of primates , the Anthropoidea , which now include monkeys , apes and man .
4 The motion of the ions and electrons in the sheet is such that it gives rise to a net current around Jupiter .
5 The idea that the rest of creation is here for our benefit makes no sense biologically , but the idea is so widespread in society and so deeply ingrained in our approach to life , that it gives rise to an arrogant and destructive ‘ hubris ’ .
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