Example sentences of "it gives " in BNC.

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1 I do n't want to give any details just in case it gives other landlords ideas .
2 It gives them plenty of cover and also somewhere to rest with their heads out of the water but their bodies submerged .
3 It gives a balanced diet , and protects against infections .
4 This is known as ‘ renunciation ’ , and it gives victory to the opponent .
5 Leonard 's poem , ‘ Out Of The Land Of Heaven ’ majestically captures that noble spirit , as it does the depth and beauty of human love and the song to which it gives birth .
6 And as for damage to an historic monument , to wit Dumbarton Rock , and the subject of the piece in The Observer , the photograph that appeared alongside it gives the lie to this self-generated argument .
7 French polishing requires a higher degree of skill than any other method of wood finishing , and there is no doubt that when done properly it gives a very lovely appearance to furniture .
8 Laid mesh side up it gives a good base for carpets and tiles , and smooth side up it can be painted and stencilled to match design schemes .
9 It gives me a good feeling . ’
10 An example is the Avocet Avsim321 TM32010 simulator — a good product as it gives instant visual access to all registers of the processor so users can monitor progress of the program , line by line if required .
11 At the same time , it gives foresters and the power industry a much clearer picture of how their activities are affecting the trees .
12 ‘ Now we can afford to restore it , and by doing it immediately it gives their athletes the same advantages England 's will have . ’
13 The significance is the boost it gives to the AX 's performance , particularly in the context of the diesel .
14 Despite my criticisms of the way the policy was carried out — there was not enough consultation - it gives us a real basis to work on .
15 ‘ I sometimes play half of a match good and half of a match bad , or not so good , and I have a feeling it gives opponents the chance to come back , ’ he said .
16 This would require that , in certain cases , a merger should be allowed even when it gives a combined share of more than 25 per cent of the European market .
17 Do n't shout at me ; it gives a ghost a fright I 've only come to have a little chat I do not think we 've met .
18 It gives Labour 47.5 per cent support , compared with 38 per cent for the Tories .
19 ‘ Now we are selling 50,000 vehicles it gives us encouragement that European consumers will forget the past and give us another chance , ’ said Mr Miller .
20 But Yugo hopes to change all that at Motorfair , when it gives its new five-door family car , the Sana , its first UK showing .
21 And they come because they want to be rid of their fear : it gives them a completely new feeling of life to overcome their fear and come here . ’
22 The MLTB information sheet also lists universities and colleges which offer suitable courses and it gives a list of useful bodies to contact concerning employment in outdoor activities , eg Glenmore Lodge National Outdoor Training Centre , PGL , Outward Bound etc .
23 It gives clear detailed instructions , answers queries and suggests ways to improve your technique .
24 The termination of a benefit or a payment or a service is a sharp , specific assault upon identifiable individuals ; it gives political opponents something solid to talk about ; they can actually produce the bodies and point to the wounds .
25 secondly , it gives individual journalists due warning that they should plan any prospective coverage to coincide with the artist 's activities , simultaneously responding to public interest and amplifying it further .
26 It gives rise to many of man 's anxieties and failures as well as to his often extraordinary achievements ’ ( pp. x , xi ) .
27 I think the most attractive feature of being a pluralist is the independence it gives and that has certainly been borne out in my experience .
28 What she most relishes about no longer having to worry about where the money to pay the rates is coming from is that it gives her the freedom to be creative .
29 Some anthropologists would counter these examples by arguing that there actually are class-like phenomena in such states ( Terray , 1975 ) , by pointing out the difference in access to the means of production between elders and juniors and men and women , but even if this argument is accepted it gives little support to the general theory in that such ‘ class ’ differences also occur in clearly stateless societies .
30 In view of the fact that I am walking this is somewhat academic , but it gives us a point of contact .
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