Example sentences of "a [noun sg] that give " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't find a bit that Give me the pencil and let me show you . |
| 2 | The Jesuits were expelled ( 1767 ) from both Spain and Spanish America — a measure that gave its author , Aranda , a European reputation as an esprit fort — and the reformers attempted to turn the universities into state-controlled educational institutions teaching useful knowledge instead of Aristotelean ‘ words ’ . |
| 3 | An option is a contract that gives its holder the right , but not the obligation , to buy or sell a specific quantity of a specific quality of a specific asset at a specific price ( the " exercise price " or " strike price " ) on or before a specific day ( the settlement day ) . |
| 4 | They provide a breadth of experience and a presence that gives a service to pupils throughout the school . |
| 5 | ‘ We want a boat that gives a good grounding in trapeze and spinnaker techniques , in all weather conditions , but that is n't too demanding for youngsters joining the class . |
| 6 | Above all , as the preface points out , it is a study that gives first and last voice to the users of the mental health services themselves . |
| 7 | It was screwed to the jamb of a doorway that gave access to the premises of Henson & Burbidge , Fat and Bone Dealers . |
| 8 | He 's a soldier that gives everything ; throws himself at the enemy and for once every ball , he touched finished in the back of the net . |
| 9 | Last month George Soros bought a 10% stake at $19.50 a share , a deal that gave a boost to the price of gold . |
| 10 | The duo agreed a deal that gives Duff access to some of the country 's finest prospects , and gives Martin 's camp TV time . |
| 11 | The inviolable Gedge formed character traits as a child that give a fascinating insight into his later life . |
| 12 | Caterers can no longer afford to look for a machine that gives performance at any cost . |
| 13 | A dimension that gives you a more effective heating system that 's cheaper to run — Total Heating with Central Control . |
| 14 | The most significant of these was the substitution of a wooden table for a stone altar , a move that gave a visual emphasis to the Protestant belief that the eucharist was not the re-enactment of Christ 's sacrifice on Calvary but a remembrance of the Last Supper . |
| 15 | Sometimes it is just a matter of taking a message ; at others ( especially when we lived near a place that gave over-night accommodation to tramps ) it has involved talking — or more often listening — to them . |
| 16 | They could only accept evolution if it were a process that gave rise to regular , predictable developments in accordance with some preordained plan that could be seen as originating in the mind of God . |
| 17 | Of the Paternoster Square development , what he wanted to see , he said , was ‘ a roofscape that gives the impression that St Paul 's is floating above it like a great ship in the sea ’ . |
| 18 | The Signore had designed the house himself along the lines of a Palladian villa in Vicenza , choosing a site that gave a most remarkable view of the city spread out below . |
| 19 | ‘ We build a device that gives people the same power over information that large corporations and the Government have had over people , ’ proclaimed one promotional video made by Apple Computer Company . |
| 20 | NORWICH captain John Polston notched his first goal of the season at Carrow Road last night to knock Aston Villa off the top of the FA Premier League in a match that gave the Premier championship race yet another twist . |
| 21 | The poet sees in life a truth that gives significance to the otherwise mean and trivial things . |
| 22 | When negotiating on behalf of the management the warranties being requested by the investor , a compromise that gives the investor the comfort it requires , without undue pressure on the management , is to be sought ; the management and the investor will have a continuing relationship following completion of the transaction . |
| 23 | Can you move house or work out a schedule that gives you more time to be together ? |
| 24 | The question really means : What is it about the idea of a god that gives it its stability and penetrance in the cultural environment ? |
| 25 | This is always true and follows from using the present values of redemption cash flows rather than actual values , a procedure that gives greater weight to earlier cash flows . |
| 26 | Act at all times in a manner that gives full effect to your obligations under the law and the regulatory framework . |
| 27 | Under British pressure , the French eventually departed in humiliation , but only after presiding over a covenant that gave the Lebanese republic the system of power-sharing which is now disintegrating . |
| 28 | Reductions in support levels should be carried out at a pace that gives efficient farmers time to adjust and diversify . |
| 29 | The Wearside club made a mockery of their lowly League standing with a performance that gave leaders Ipswich only their second defeat in 18 games and their heaviest reverse of the season . |
| 30 | And in a show that gave good old-fashioned value for money Miss Lee stopped singing only long enough to declare : ‘ Ah thank you so very very much , ’ and ‘ Ah 'm so very very glad to be here . ’ |