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Example sentences of "which gave " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	I can not doubt that this peculiar method which gave such valuable results in water-colour , influenced Cézanne to apply it at least to the early stages of his oil paintings , and that gradually it grew to be his habitual practice in the succeeding period .
2	So they asked me to go away and come back again in a week which gave me breathing space and time at least to learn it properly .
3	The growth of the catholic social movements and activity of Roman catholics in trade unions and politics was rooted in this dramatic revival , which gave rise to Catholic Action and the development of catholic social studies groups around the world .
4	For even though some attempt to give status to the ‘ community or home beat officer ’ has been made following Lord Scarman 's ( 1981 ) report on the Brixton riots which gave something of a ‘ slap on the wrist ’ to the service , the deference accorded to specialist posting or to detective work remains untouched .
5	I was interested to read Hugh O'Neill 's article ( The Price is Right ) in the Turning supplement to the June issue of Woodworker writes Geoffrey Heath , which gave a clear account of how the price of a finished article might be established .
6	This development of a character style happened after Napoleon 's campaigns which gave birth to the so-called National movements .
7	Some features of that world are nowadays entirely inscrutable — notably , what it was in Frederic Lowndes 's self-effacing position on The Times which gave him and his wife access to a society of international aristocracy and even royalty , and to the inner circles of the cabinet , as well as the society of novelists and playwrights .
8	Many speakers highlighted the apparent paradox of a party which gave its blessing to separate internal organisations for both women and young people , but which denied the same privilege to its black members .
9	What Scunthorpe managed last season Scarborough achieved despite the disappointment of seeing one of their most sustained periods of pressure relieved with the Steve Clarke goal which gave Chelsea the lead .
10	I can not remember a single one where the risks which gave rise to the accident could not have been measured and prevented with effective safety training , management commitment and — above all - sufficient funds .
11	By the middle of the decade , they had formulated their auteur theory , which gave a new gloss to film studies .
12	' Mr Kinnock 's confidence was bolstered by an NOP survey in last night 's London Evening Standard , which gave his party a 9-point lead over the Conservatives ( 46 per cent to 37 ) .
13	Bassett felt his centre-backs had struggled against the power and industry of Bull and Andy Mutch , yet it was superior defensive organisation which gave United victory against the run of play .
14	Political leaders from across the assembly had resolved earlier in the week that an apparent lacuna in the rulebook which gave the neo-fascists the chairmanship and vice-chairmanship of the delegations should be filled so that the pair could be voted out of their posts .
15	The charter , if put into effect , would reform the unwritten national charter of 1943 , which gave the Maronites political dominance of the multi-confessional state .
16	The Andalo is a well constructed boot designed for the wider British foot , which gave me many miles of trouble-free walking .
17	I believe that these helped to combine their characteristic voices with a small element of surprise which gave each track its own fingerprint .
18	So we used to sit and listen and try to work out what was going on , which gave the Lone Ranger even more mystery .
19	It was outlined in the Housing Act ( 1980 ) , which gave council tenants with three years ' residence the right to buy their properties at a substantial discount .
20	The earth on her fingers sung to her and she could hear the rhythm of the seasons , the wobbling journey of her planet through space , which gave the earth its sides and turns , and within that there were the smaller rhythms of her rake , of her tractor engine , of her trowel and of her brain .
21	Our resources were too widely deployed , which gave us stability , but lost us a competitive edge .
22	The colonial period ushered in an era of foreign investment which gave the large scale trading houses of Europe a hold on the development of local economies allowing little room for Africa 's entrepreneurs to develop their skills .
23	This system , together with the introduction of a new type of wheat which gave three times the previous yields , began at last to change the methods of farming in Manupur .
24	In Bradford it was just such issues which gave impetus to the demand for single sex schools .
25	The project produced a successful demonstration run at the Le Mans 24 Hours , despite the imposition of a ridiculous timetable which gave BRM only 10 days to build the car .
26	The engine compartment had to be outside the cockpit for acoustic and thermal insulation so we introduced a vertical backlight for good rear visibility and blended it into the fins sloping down from the roof , which gave a certain lightness to the rear pillars , This solution has become a constant feature on all Pininfarina Ferraris up to the Testarossa .
27	Tall , white-painted window frames , subdivided by many glazing bars , were placed under segmental arches of red brickwork and the most prominent features were the high gables which gave the buildings a varied and lively skyline .
28	Erika was ready for a treat and a moment later , surrounded by a forest of plants which gave the café an Amazonian aspect , they were seated and ordering coffee and cakes .
29	When FYT was formed in 1964 , the high-energy group which gave rise to it needed a chairman who could mediate between differing views and draw differing visions into workable policies .
30	But there remains in Karnataka a substantial rump of the old Janata Party , which gave the country its only brief and disastrous respite from Congress rule from 1977 to 1979 .