Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun pl] [pron] give " in BNC.

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1 Judging by the experience of former returning nurses it is the professed loss of practical and handling skills which gives rise to most worry .
2 As these will stop in 1998 , developers are favouring projects which give a rapid return on their investments .
3 But BodyShop 's appearance is more a reflection of accounting curiosities which gave it such a huge return on capital last year : likewise fire extinguisher company Nu-Swift , whose remarkable figures last year put it at the top of the ROC table .
4 In Dewsbury the Council got the magistrates to cooperate in reporting pubs which gave sweets to children under thirteen in order to entice them inside the Wigan Council got the Home Secretary to the local police force .
5 I know a lot of us have done terms for a long term , but to be together closely and observe each other reacting and doing things it gives a better idea of how people think , being in this together .
6 In other versions Isis collected parts of the body and rejoined them to create mummy , performing rites which gave the dead Osiris eternal life .
7 LITTLE battler Matthew Costen is going home in triumph — after defying doctors who gave him a fortnight to live .
8 By the introduction of a 75 x 75mm ( 3 x 3in ) square-section hollow steel post sited close to the centre of the room for the support of heavy timber trimmers , it was possible to construct a gallery which extends between the flank walls on modestly-sized 38 x 150mm ( 1–1/2 x 6in ) joists , carrying boards which give a platform 2m ( 6–1/2ft ) wide overlooking the larger part of the living-room .
9 Premium offers are marketing techniques which give extra value to goods or services in the short term as part of a promotional package .
10 The research contributes in developing ideas and reviewing developments which give insights into new aspects of management .
11 The aspiration of art can not be to serve and thereby reaffirm the status quo by delivering products which give people what they want and supposedly need .
12 He was of middle height , well built , possibly in his mid-forties ( though Jane was not much good on ages ) with dark curly hair and slanting eyes which gave him a slightly Slavonic look , though there was not a trace of accent in his speech .
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