Example sentences of "that gives [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Whatever I use , whether it is a crystal ball , a pack of cards , or an article belonging to somebody , it is simply a stageprop ; something that gives me the right vibrations and helps me to see the right pictures . ’
2 This is how my mind works : If I leave at 10.30 that gives me an hour before I go to sleep to stuff myself .
3 Acting , he told me , was ‘ a wonderful job that gives me the opportunity to drink with some really good friends in exotic places around the world ’ .
4 And I must say that gives me a great pleasure . ’
5 To be in charge of a Scotland team is something that gives me nothing but pride . ’
6 Everything that torments me , everything I do n't have and that I long for , that makes me indignant , or sick , or suffocates me , everything that gives me a feeling of light and warmth , and by which I live , and everything that destroys me — it 's all there in your film , I see it as if in a mirror .
7 All Americans go Eh Nine o'clock tomorrow I 'm going over to Kate ten thirty that gives me a bit of lee-way I 've got a at ten I thought it was ten thirty I ought to get some money out really You 're not going into Woking tomorrow morning are you doing your quiz ?
8 I , I 've got a ray in there that gives me pow that can give me power Alex .
9 • After several days on this schedule they will be going to bed and getting up at their chosen time , one that gives them enough sleep during the weekdays .
10 It is this quality that gives them the semblance of life !
11 Sometimes , it is this flash of white belly that gives them away when you are roaming the river bank trying to spot them .
12 For some , in fact , this meeting may be the only evening out they have during the month ; and it is often the encouragement and moral support they get from the group that gives them the resolve to come at all .
13 They will need space and comfort , perhaps a garden if they have always been used to one and enjoy gardening , and , above all , they will need a property that gives them some self esteem and security .
14 Is it belief that gives them reality ?
15 For those who work outside the home , out of many choices , it was their ‘ relationship with colleagues ’ that gives them the most satisfaction ( 80% ) , with flexibility of working hours ( 68% ) and pay ( 60% ) trailing behind .
16 Look for anything that gives them a better chance of following the plot .
17 The sayings of country people , sometimes tinged with poetry , always rich in concrete images and braced with the vigour and rhythm that gives them long life , are worth revealing .
18 They are ‘ justified ’ by the grace of God that gives them what they do not deserve , and by the ‘ faith ’ which grasps that proffered gift and responds in obedient dedication to that proffered love .
19 Institutions , such as the Cabinet , are sucked out of the larger political and societal context that gives them meaning , and they are regarded as having a life and importance all of their own .
20 Can we expect individuals to enjoy equal rights and participation in their social lives and yet work under an authoritarian structure at the workplace that gives them little responsibility and allows them little scope for participation ?
21 The ‘ base communities ’ of Latin America know more than we do about hunger and sickness , but it is study of the Bible that gives them understanding and courage to demand justice in the name of the God of justice .
22 They deserve a role in our society that gives them a little more economic security and social dignity than is offered by the current outrageous employment practices .
23 For example , if the credit period were reduced for customers to pay their debts it is likely that sales would decrease as customers may trade with another company that gives them a greater period to pay .
24 A basic skill that gives them the greatest start in life .
25 so that gives them a little bit of introduction for each one
26 WITH ONLY 48 hours to come up with the cash , Michael Knighton 's £20m take-over bid for Manchester United is back on course following a High Court ruling that gives him leave to put together a funding package .
27 In a world of single parents , almost all of them female , it is the relationship that the young man has with a solid male figure that gives him an edge and keeps him on the straight and narrow .
28 Singleton has an astonishing three year deal with Columbia that gives him the freedom to make as many films as he can in that time .
29 Likewise , by efficient data storage the user benefits from having a system that gives him relevant information quickly .
30 These problems require very different sorts of action ; together their requirements conflict in a way that gives him little room for manoeuvre .
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