Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun pl] [pron] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | We also have a few little phrases in the UN 's so-called Global Plan of Action for Marine Mammals which give us a small hook on which to hang international actions for the benefits of both whales and seals . |
| 2 | Centres offering Phase 1 Pilots have been provided with a draft catalogue of advanced schemes which gives details of the schemes validated for session 1988–89 . |
| 3 | It 's a remarkable musical full of tuneful songs which give it a romantic and charmingly French flavour . |
| 4 | The Chilvers Report on School Teachers ' Pay & Conditions ( 1990 ) points towards far-reaching changes which give governing bodies considerable discretionary powers to enhance the salaries of individual teachers . |
| 5 | There are coats of arms all around the Chamber of hon. Members who gave their lives for peace in Europe . |
| 6 | Cissie Fairchild , through investigating the statements of French women who gave birth to illegitimate babies , has challenged Shorter on his own terms . |
| 7 | Gina nodded , remembering the empty bookshelves , the lack of individual touches which gave character to a house , the paucity of furniture , the lack of movable electronic equipment : no television or video , no state-of-the-art audio system . |
| 8 | Aggregate data do not , of course , allow us to draw any inferences about the behaviour of individual authorities which give rise to these findings , particularly where so few cases are often involved . |
| 9 | The Naked Fantasy range from Ultima II is a delicate collection of warm colours which gives a very light , natural look . |
| 10 | The argument gains force when applied to boxing where the emphasis shifts to the muscular flexibility and , as manager Terry Lawless put it , the ‘ natural fluidity ’ of black fighters which gives them a distinct edge over their more rigid white counterparts : |
| 11 | The likelihood of influence by a husband over his wife and of reliance by a wife on her husband to make the business decisions for the family was the justification in the first place for the tenderness of equity towards married women who gave their property as security for their husband 's debts . |
| 12 | Led by Lola Hahn-Warburg , who herself was an indefatigable hospital visitor , the voluntary workers were supported by an impressive team of medical advisers who gave freely of their expertise . |
| 13 | In France the factionalism from which the country suffered was largely inspired by the nobility , so that command of the army , as the tragedy experienced at Agincourt in 1415 demonstrated , was chiefly in the hands of noble leaders who gave the army a character as noble as it had had in the 1330s . |
| 14 | This is generally available with a choice of coloured lenses which give a single colour fountain . |
| 15 | ( i ) the information necessary for the preparation of financial statements which give a true and fair view , and with |
| 16 | I still have that little book of selected poems you gave me on my twelfth birthday . |
| 17 | The men of 602 were part of that group of young men who gave the greatest gift of all in 1941 , when the Battle of Britain stopped the Nazi war-machine over the fields of southern England , the Scots accounting for 130 of the 175 enemy aircraft downed . |
| 18 | So then you start thinking about visual images which give you this impression of power and menace , something like the Nuremberg Rallies of the 1930s , and use that as the basis of your inspiration . |
| 19 | Artists ' Materials — Which , Why and How is a valuable attempt to log the suitability of currently available art materials to working in practice through comparative charts which give details such as lightfastness and binding agents used in each particular medium . |
| 20 | The carved balconies , some over a hundred feet high , were lined with disintegrating Tau-Taus which gave the very sinister impression of watchful armies of waking dead . |
| 21 | Body is covered with overlapping feathers which give a smooth surface , large surface are on the wings ( for easy locomotion ) , and provide good insulation . |
| 22 | A prospectus for mature students which gives full details of entry requirements and other relevant information is available from the Registry . |
| 23 | The club holds regular social functions including wine and cheese parties and receptions for visiting companies which give members an opportunity to meet the actors and actresses . |
| 24 | There 's a spicy , peppery mature Shiraz £5.99 and my favourite , Classic Thirteen made from 13 different grapes — a la Chateau Neuf du Pape then matured in old barrels which gives a lovely smooth , rich , full , very fruity wine . |
| 25 | We normally suppose that our experience is a reliable guide to the nature of those parts of the world which we are not observing , and that in favourable cases it gives us knowledge . |
| 26 | Under increasing public pressure , farmers are taking a greater interest in free-range systems which give a fairer deal to farm animals . |
| 27 | In severe cases it gives rise to the condition known as spina bifida . |
| 28 | Traditionalist to the core , the Legion fully encouraged the romanticism of escape from ‘ real life ’ and forgetting , because in practical terms it gave them that much more control over their members . |
| 29 | In spare moments she gave Rachaela boxes of jewellery or coins to sort , unvaluable items often to be highly priced . |
| 30 | In other words they give an account of what a professional ought to be like , or advocate a particular process for increasing professionality . |