Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [pron] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The physical expression of female sexuality is her monthly period and its triumph lies in her giving birth . |
| 2 | Although the second method sounds like it gives twice the cover , it is far from twice as expensive . |
| 3 | The tight regional labour market for secretarial/office skills seems of itself to give rise to agency working . |
| 4 | The evolutionary story , to the extent that it can now be understood ( and to the much more modest extent to which I understand it myself ) seems to me to give some support to the view that in this respect the historical story means very much what it seems to mean . |
| 5 | The natural meaning of rule 1(4) seems to us to give the expression ‘ costs ’ a meaning that is not confined to litigation costs . |
| 6 | The impact of the National Curriculum and all the changes it brings with it gives heads a pressing reason — just as Mr Baker 's off-the-peg allocation of incentive allowances gives them an opportunity — to review the structures and responsibilities of management in their schools . |
| 7 | Under certain conditions , carbon monoxide reacts with itself to give a family of so-called oxocarbon anions . |
| 8 | The sow 's natural instinct is to build a nest of grass and leaves in which to give birth and rear her young , which she would then suckle for three months . |