Example sentences of "this [noun] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | This heritage gave and still attributes to him the ability to move fast , avoiding all obstacles , to do his master 's bidding . |
| 2 | Like the Rachmaninov D minor Concerto before it , where he consulted the composer and made sanctioned changes , the Barber Sonata became completely identified with Horowitz , who in this case gave its world-première performance . |
| 3 | This text gave mild , but not authoritative , support to the existence of some kind of monastic establishment in the cathedral church . |
| 4 | This experience gave him at least a chance of succeeding in the Caucasus . |
| 5 | This description gave me the idea of a soldier slipping silently through the jungle . |
| 6 | This hypothesis gave later biologists something to test , and in the event to prove false , thus indicating the truth of Bacon 's dictum that error is better then confusion , and of Popper 's idea that science works through conjectures and refutations . |
| 7 | Patients participating in this study gave fully informed consent to a protocol approved by the Yale University School of Medicine Human Investigation Committee . |
| 8 | This reorganization gave an overview of the education system which had not previously been possible . |
| 9 | This research gave rise to the school of ‘ contingency theory ’ which is discussed at some length in Chapter 6 . |
| 10 | This aircraft gave up the crew without any major injuries . |
| 11 | Miliutin rightly believed that this practice gave rise to major administrative complications . |
| 12 | This plot gave expression to one of Asimov 's pet hates , ‘ pseudo-science ’ , which he saw as a threat to liberty . |
| 13 | This discovery gave fresh impetus to research aimed at developing new drugs which , like aspirin , would relieve pain and control inflammation , and also it provided a new basis for testing candidate compounds . |
| 14 | This attitude gave further urgency to Left campaigns against the government who were seen as worse than the old-style Conservatives . |
| 15 | I always remember going to , somewhere with Ken this girl gave us a lump of cheese , it must of been Cheshire . |
| 16 | ‘ The situation and the fertility of this bottom gave rise to reflections touching the present state of the labouring classes , who , in dungeon-like cellars , and bye allies , eke out a miserable existence , while with infinitely greater comfort to themselves , and honour and profit to the affluent , they might enjoy , in vast happiness , such peaceful and sequestered abodes as Gillerthwaite . ’ |
| 17 | If he at this moment gave you erm you know a joint you would n't here , here revolting . |
| 18 | You do n't seem to realise the difficulties that confronted us when facing the problems that this site gave us . ’ |
| 19 | The rare ability shown in the digging and publication ( 1928 ) of this site gave her a promising place in Palaeolithic studies , reinforced by her first book , The Upper Palaeolithic Age in Britain ( 1926 ) . |
| 20 | The farm was called Dangerfield Farm , and on hearing this Deborah gave a cry of surprise . |
| 21 | Oh at any rate , he they started rebidding and then of course it went and went and it fell and then this Mr gave up and whoever the other one was , Do n't remember who he was . |
| 22 | Above all else this journal gave solidarity to the community and promoted ‘ German ’ chemistry . |
| 23 | This business gave him the time and money to pursue his hobby of microscopy to a highly professional level . |
| 24 | One of the most important changes made to Annex 13 at this meeting gave formal recognition to the State of manufacture of an aircraft in an accident investigation . |
| 25 | It was further claimed that the wage determination mechanism conducted on this basis gave a strong impetus to inflation . |
| 26 | This race gave McCallen one of his five wins last year , and looks his best bet for an action replay victory . |
| 27 | The problems to which this event gave rise still remain for later generations of human beings , handed down to later generations through myth , rituals , arts , philosophy and , above all , religions . |
| 28 | After 1952 and until 1967 this setup gave a forward position which included extra capacitance in the circuitry to give the neck pickup a ‘ bassier ’ sound , allowing it to supply bass-ish lines . |
| 29 | This conflict gave rise to repeated friction between the Chad and Sudan governments , the latter protesting that it was not allowing rebel groups to operate from its territory and insisting ( notably in a statement on Nov. 20 , 1989 ) that Chadian troops ( who claimed rights of pursuit ) should themselves withdraw . |
| 30 | This development gave rise to a perplexing problem . |