Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] that give " in BNC.
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1 | Shiona watched it , reflecting that the reason for her sensitivity was that her private life was the only area of her existence that gave her absolutely no satisfaction at all . |
2 | If kids do things with their body that give them physical pleasure , that 's more sensuality rather than sexuality . |
3 | Inspection of Enid 's diary , however , showed that there was very little in her week that gave her a sense of achievement or pleasure . |
4 | As for the great Largo e mesto itself , here it 's the intensity of his phrasing that gives so sharp an edge to the sorrow . |
5 | During this time Coe was on the dole and living in Bermondsey , and it is this period of his life that gave him the basis for The Dwarves of Death . |
6 | There was something in his voice that gave her hope . |
7 | It was not Billingsley 's physical size that provoked that fear , for I was of a size with him , nor was it his profession that gave me pause , but rather the aura of incipient violence that he radiated like a blast furnace . |
8 | But Mr Kinnock stressed in his speech that given the inevitable and unprecedented ‘ mess ’ which would be left behind by Mrs Thatcher , a Labour government would have to set — and unflinchingly stick to — four basic priorities . |
9 | ‘ It 's your casualness that gives you away , ’ he said . |
10 | It is our belief that given the deterrent , given the robust faith on the part of the free world in the strength of their institutions , and given continued growth of NATO 's defensive power , global war can be prevented . |
11 | They deserve a role in our society that gives them a little more economic security and social dignity than is offered by the current outrageous employment practices . |