Example sentences of "[adj] that [pers pn] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | When asked whether he would support a constitutional change in Scotland if he did not have proportional representation , he said no ; so he makes it clear that he gives higher priority to the self-interest of the Liberal Democrats and a voting system that would help them than to the issue of principle on Scotland 's constitutional future . |
| 2 | If so , it is clear that he gave up after a short while , returned to E ( which needed a fresh set of running titles before printing could resume ) and finished it off regardless . |
| 3 | After the first few months , George was insistent that she give up the market stall . |
| 4 | The staff all know what 's got to be done and they go off and do it ; it 's just when jobs are different that I give them any guidance . |
| 5 | It is perhaps interesting that she gave her forwarding address in America as 83 Brattle Street which was , in fact , where Emily Hale lived . |
| 6 | Shields , of Carnac Crescent , Inverness , was said to have felt so guilty that he gave himself up to police after selling some of the haul to pay for drink . |
| 7 | It must not be so different that unity is destroyed , or so similar that it gives no feeling of change . |
| 8 | As he rushes hither and thither , his note-books become crammed with an amazing collection of miscellaneous information which is so diverse and uneven that it gives colour to and so in a way explains Robert Lowie 's famous definition of culture as a ‘ thing of shreds and patches ’ . |
| 9 | The texture of Les Majeurs is so light and natural that it gives a sensation of comfort and a sensational finish . |
| 10 | Cos I think we 've got a responsibility to make sure that we give people |
| 11 | I mean , you know there are things that we need to address in-house , to make sure that we give you er , an efficient service . |
| 12 | And make sure that you give it the way they want . |
| 13 | So when you 're planning your retirement , make sure that you give yourself a reasonable standard of living in terms of income . |
| 14 | That 's right trying to find work these days can be demanding and extremely frustrating so you want to make sure that you give yourself the best chance of getting a job and one way to help is to do a good application form and know how to handle yourself in an interview . |
| 15 | Their reaction was so encouraging that it gave me the strength to carry on . |
| 16 | Once I waited so long and stayed so late that I gave myself away to Syl , who had called in the usual way at the front door , to be told by my mother that I was in the summer-house and he should go and bring me out and back to the drawing-room where , like normal people , we should converse . |
| 17 | I 'm concerned that we give our three children the right education and lay down the best possible plans for the future . |
| 18 | Erm it 's quite important that we give out a very professional . |
| 19 | It 's important that you give an accurate description of your occupation to your intermediary or insurer as this will affect your premium and the terms and conditions of your policy . |
| 20 | and so it 's very important that you give the bearing correctly . |
| 21 | But in fact the whole fluffy , vapid confection is so resolutely unmemorable that it gives as much offence as a toothless poodle . |
| 22 | She felt slightly ashamed that it gave her such satisfaction . |
| 23 | ‘ And he just stood there , ’ Emlyn concluded , ‘ looking so desperate that I gave us both an enormous gin and tonic ! ’ |
| 24 | Inside , the room was bathed in a chic and sickly light , so sickly and so chic that it gave the impression of being a chartreuse light ( chartreuse is this year 's chic colour ; its sickliness needs no introduction from me ) although it was in fact pink . |
| 25 | If it is thus hardly surprising that he gave I and II Cnut his backing at a Christmas court at Winchester , it is also impossible to prove that his regime otherwise paid them much heed . |
| 26 | Within each schedule you need to identify the priorities and to make certain that you give them their due weight and tackle them first . |
| 27 | I was so surprised that I gave a great shout . |
| 28 | I was n't aware that I gave that impression . |
| 29 | It is certainly true that he gave a sculpture of Our Lady of Sorrows , with a gold heart round her neck , to the hospice . |
| 30 | It is true that he gave one daughter , Eadburh , in marriage to Beorhtric , king of the West Saxons ( ASC A , s.a. 787 ) , and another , Aelfflaed , to Aethelred , king of Northumbria , in 792 , but the revival of a Northumbrian coinage at this time by Aethelred ( see above , p. 158 ) and the inauguration of a new West Saxon coinage by Beorhtric at Winchester or Southampton testifies to their continuing independence . |