Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [noun] can give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The author 's intentions are probably the most reliable guide , and examination of a book 's preface or foreword can give an indication of these . |
| 2 | Richard Dorment of the Daily Telegraph said : ‘ What a pity a dealer did not take him aside and tell him the work he proposed to exhibit was unexhibitable … a visual boredom so total that no amount of metaphor or allusion can give it the kiss of life ’ . |
| 3 | I take this to mean that there is an equality , a reciprocity between the aesthetic and the political such that an aesthetic dimension or response can give the lie to a political claim . |
| 4 | The kind of help that museums can give to adults can equally well be given to schoolchildren , and to teachers who bring parties of schoolchildren for specific purposes . |
| 5 | Accent and dialect can give rise to all sorts of difficulties . |
| 6 | not after all this time , he 's probably calmed down now , but er if , if our mum and dad give me anything she takes the hump , but mum and dad can give Margaret anything and it does not bother me |
| 7 | This was so in Bedfordshire , for example : in 1952 the District Council carried a motion deploring ‘ the withdrawal of the services of a full-time officer of the WEA from Bedfordshire when so large a proportion of branches in the area are so recently formed and still in need of assistance and encouragement that only a full-time organiser or tutor-organiser can give ’ . |
| 8 | And , surely it 's about erm helping , I do n't know how you go about it but the illegality of it prevents people admitting it and asking for help , and taking erm any advice that people can give about using it safely . |
| 9 | FISH THE ISLANDS AND BACKWATERS , FISH THOSE INACCESSIBLE SPOTS , ENJOY THAT MOBILITY THAT ONLY A CRUISER AND DINGHIES CAN GIVE YOU . |
| 10 | Here we can just note that limitations of expression and vocabulary can give the impression of naivety , just as sophistication in language can hide naivety in thought . |
| 11 | Care would be needed with the wording used in any such scheme and ACET can give you more details about this . |
| 12 | The emission of hydrothermal solutions , steam and other gases without significant quantities of fragmental material or lava can give rise to minor landforms . |
| 13 | Examples of the finest artwork of a particular moment in time or place can give a false impression since they exclude reference to those living on a different level of existence . |
| 14 | Many societies , our own included , have imposed severe penalties on those who have aspired to the power that writing can give . |
| 15 | Movement , scent and sound can give you away when you 're heading in for a close up shot . |