Example sentences of "[pers pn] gives " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason why we consider it important to have a specialist day care centre for sufferers of dementia is because of the following areas which can cause tremendous problems in a " NORMAL " situation but the specialist unit will be trained to respond in a very positive way : a Mood changes b Individual capabilities c Higher level of care required for the moderate to severely demented clients d Creates a greater depth of security through familiarity and able to get to know the client e Positive attitudes towards dementia f Clients with a severe dementia may require 2 carers g Greater stimulation in the appropriate surroundings creates greater awareness in the home environment h A place where the clients can be " NORMAL " i Helps reduce the possibility of the clients becoming apathetic Time to spend with a group and work at their own pace k Not creating a ghetto but creating a positive environment where they can get the most out of their lives — improve their quality of life I Gives them confidence m On-going deterioration can be catered for , eg feeding , toileting and many other problems The specialist day care centre is only a part of a flexible range of services available to dementia sufferers in the community . |
| 2 | All the walls I gives three coats of brilliant white stone paint , easier to say than to do . |
| 3 | ‘ 'E gives me enough embarrassment as it is by what 'e gets up to . |
| 4 | You should n't need no 'elp , but if 'e gives yer any lip , just call me . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The image you give ’ , Fraser tells Ilse , meaning the image she gives of himself as a boy , ‘ is one of dependency , extreme docility . |
| 6 | Harriet 's explaining that she gives a service , something about helping people realize their dreams . |
| 7 | She gives out so much and has so much to teach us . ’ |
| 8 | I hope she gives him a right going over . ’ |
| 9 | Marie helps me with my money , and every week she gives me some so I can buy plants and stuff for my room . |
| 10 | She gives me a little smile and I feel a bit better . |
| 11 | In a crowded restaurant she gives a little scream at the plate which some overworked waitress has set before her and says , ‘ Oh , that 's far , far too much ! |
| 12 | She gives herself two stars for ‘ The cries from the little hut had stopped . |
| 13 | She gives a wistful version of the title song , but her Irma is more EastEnders than Montmatre . |
| 14 | She gives a much better exchange rate and gets forty per cent more lira for every pound , deutschmark or dollar she takes . |
| 15 | ‘ She gives a quick squirt so I can smell it , then finds a nice , easy chair till she hears me coming . ’ |
| 16 | Says a studio executive , ‘ Breathless was added for the dramatic story line she gives the film but she is faithful in style and tone to the original . ’ |
| 17 | She traces the roots back in time ; she covers some of the more obvious ground ( with chapters on Happy Mondays , the Stone Roses etc ) ; she rights some wrongs ; she flirts with some myths ; she gives a platform to some of the previously unsung instigators ; she dumps a few reputations ; and , though imperfect , it 's as reliable a guide to current Manchester music as you are likely to get . |
| 18 | Freya 's confusion and bewilderment are very apparent in this letter , and she gives a sense of having ‘ fallen into ’ anorexia , in a strikingly different way to Alison ( in the last chapter ) , who has a much more determined , almost deliberate approach . |
| 19 | In the course of her book , she gives us by far the most detailed and interesting portrait of Mary ever written , free from the excesses of adulation or attack which characterize so much of the writing about her . |
| 20 | She does n't dodge questions ; at the same time , she gives next to nothing of herself away . |
| 21 | In ‘ Mira 's Will ’ , she gives the peculiar instruction : ‘ Six comick Poets may the Corse surround , / And all Free-holders , if they can be found … |
| 22 | In her column , which she used almost as a diary , she gives a charming account of the early encounters . |
| 23 | If a woman poses for you , she gives herself to you . ’ |
| 24 | This morning she gives priority to the fact that it is the first day of the winter term , and that she has a lecture to deliver and two tutorials to conduct . |
| 25 | She gives her half-laugh and tells me she does n't know how old people generally are when they get married . |
| 26 | In her most recent book ( 1981 : 50 ) she gives examples where the destruction of topsoils in the reaches of a watershed , through population pressure leading to destabilising agricultural practices , had induced intensive agriculture in the valley floors which had been fertilised by the removal of topsoils further up-valley . |
| 27 | As a consequence of nos 2 , 3 , 4 , she gives you a T-shirt with Have You Met Jesus To-Day ? printed on the front . |
| 28 | She has been good to me and although she knows there is something wrong and maybe suspects there is something I have not told her about she gives nothing away . |
| 29 | ‘ The wave is my lover and she gives me the ultimate orgasm . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ She gives new insights , new ways of looking at things … she helped me begin to see pain as gift and grace . ’ |