Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] can give " in BNC.
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| 1 | I take this to mean that there is an equality , a reciprocity between the aesthetic and the political such that an aesthetic dimension or response can give the lie to a political claim . |
| 2 | The emission of hydrothermal solutions , steam and other gases without significant quantities of fragmental material or lava can give rise to minor landforms . |
| 3 | Examples of the finest artwork of a particular moment in time or place can give a false impression since they exclude reference to those living on a different level of existence . |
| 4 | Richard Dorment of the Daily Telegraph said : ‘ What a pity a dealer did not take him aside and tell him the work he proposed to exhibit was unexhibitable … a visual boredom so total that no amount of metaphor or allusion can give it the kiss of life ’ . |
| 5 | The author 's intentions are probably the most reliable guide , and examination of a book 's preface or foreword can give an indication of these . |
| 6 | This was so in Bedfordshire , for example : in 1952 the District Council carried a motion deploring ‘ the withdrawal of the services of a full-time officer of the WEA from Bedfordshire when so large a proportion of branches in the area are so recently formed and still in need of assistance and encouragement that only a full-time organiser or tutor-organiser can give ’ . |
| 7 | Although mayonnaise can give spice to sandwiches , pancake fillings , dips , jacket potato toppings as well as salads , dieters usually resist as just one tablespoon ( 15g ) of ordinary mayonnaise contains 108 calories . |
| 8 | Many societies , our own included , have imposed severe penalties on those who have aspired to the power that writing can give . |
| 9 | However , if a small company does n't provide for any one of these operations , it is unlikely that company can give its artists adequate service . |
| 10 | P. T. Geach , Mental Acts , refers to the Cartesian idea ‘ that introspection can give the word ‘ I ’ a special sense , which each of us can learn on his own account' . |
| 11 | Here we can just note that limitations of expression and vocabulary can give the impression of naivety , just as sophistication in language can hide naivety in thought . |
| 12 | Movement , scent and sound can give you away when you 're heading in for a close up shot . |
| 13 | ( 3 ) If debtor can give reasons why he was unable to pay and ought to be discharged Application to judge ( certificate in N 348 ) ( Ord 28 , r 14(2) — ( 4 ) ; Ord 27 , r 8(3) , ( 4 ) ) . |
| 14 | Accent and dialect can give rise to all sorts of difficulties . |
| 15 | not after all this time , he 's probably calmed down now , but er if , if our mum and dad give me anything she takes the hump , but mum and dad can give Margaret anything and it does not bother me |
| 16 | While separation can give the occasion elsewhere for infidelity and betrayal , in this series we find a serene confidence in the other 's faith , the security of mutual trust . |