Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] gives " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is this which gives ethical demands , such as those forbidding incest , their sacred character : |
| 2 | In each of the above examples the children have been asked to take on the role of " people who know " ; and it is this which gives them their stake in the drama . |
| 3 | The first , filed by The Lawyers Collective ( Bombay ) challenges the constitutionality of the Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster Act 1985 which gives the government sole right to sue on behalf of the Victims and takes away the right of individuals to go to the Supreme Court . |
| 4 | And some which gives a effect . |
| 5 | Twenty years ago I joined the Labour Party when I was eighteen years old which gives an idea of how old I am now . |
| 6 | This itself gives the lie to the notion that America is a secular republic . |
| 7 | I am afraid she gives way to her feelings more than she ought to do . ’ |
| 8 | So that gives you this fits with this pattern acid carbonate they all give a salt apart from the hydrogen one they all give water as well and this one gives a C O two . |
| 9 | I E this one gives us a a value of three . |
| 10 | The reason we built it on this particular spot is this is the ash flurry from the boilers from the bottom there of the er power station and er it 's contents of slurry dried out , dried out and graded , well once nice and flat like this it gives the bird an ideal opportunity to at high tide and they can see around , there 's no vegetation , it 's very bad ground , and er , that is load of ducks , a good numbers of er oystercatchers , they do n't sometimes , which is really nice and so easy to count them now cos when the tide is out and you 've got the , the mud flats of course they 're spread out , now they 're nicely condensed down here , so it 's great , great little position for us you know , that 's all courtesy of the bottom of the boiler , you know , you know , give us this nice |
| 11 | By this he gives clear evidence of his innate greatness of soul . |
| 12 | In this poem , as in 85 , the Poet claims that his Muse is ‘ tongue-tied ’ ; in 76 , 102 , 103 and 105 he gives conflicting reasons , all ingenious , why he writes such repetitive or uninspired poetry . |
| 13 | His autobiography was published on September 28 and , on October 2 he gives a talk at the National Theatre . |
| 14 | Self-assembly is a means of organisation identical with that which gives rise to the simple spatial order of crystals , which is a concept readily appreciated by physicists and chemists . |
| 15 | It is a hard road to tread , though , for major loss means a frightening separation from that which gives life meaning , satisfaction and purpose , and it often brings other losses in its train that continue to bludgeon the spirit and create feelings of anxiety and insecurity . |
| 16 | They are states of affairs rather than acts : unfenced machinery , substandard housing , adulterated food , a dripping pipe , drunkenness or vagrancy , where that which gives offence is readily regarded as a ‘ problem ’ . |
| 17 | The fair futures price is that which gives a zero arbitrage profit relative to the CTD bond from a cash-and-carry transaction involving the purchase of the CTD bond in the cash market ( with borrowed funds ) and selling it into the futures market on the delivery day . |
| 18 | If you simply enjoy the countryside , we can add an extra dimension — and protect that which gives you so much pleasure . |
| 19 | Hereford beef is more fatty which gives it more flavour , and that 's what the customer wants . |
| 20 | Suppose we get 204 , giving herd B ; the second of the systematic sample will be 204 + 293 = 497 which gives herd F. By this means we always obtain two different primaries unless one of the primaries accounts for more than half the secondaries , in which case that primary has to appear at least once . |
| 21 | To the unloved he gives His embrace , |
| 22 | Each one gives a history of the area , a list of all the local dive operators and the services they offer , as well as many other useful names and addresses including photographic specialists . |
| 23 | Brokers BZW forecast a modest recovery to £130m in 1992 which gives a forward multiple of 19 at 272p . |
| 24 | There are two ways of doing that because in actual fact you could do this o over a period of thirty five to sixty which gives you twenty five years |
| 25 | These visits are generally about one week long which gives the employee and spouse a reasonable length of time to find accommodation and get a feel for the country . |
| 26 | Well , one thing 's for sure — if people are rude about her , she makes sure she gives as good as she gets . |
| 27 | I 'm sure he gives them a lot of his time but if you practise and play that much … hell , you have got to do so many other things as well . ’ |
| 28 | That 's all he gives away ; any further questioning makes him irritable and he refuses to answer further on this point . |
| 29 | And above all it gives Stephen Dixon at the Bell a chance to cultivate his clientel . |
| 30 | it prevents the group from becoming bored and frustrated ; 2. it trains you to identify essentials and to avoid waffle ; 3. it gives you practice in handling intellectual exchanges ; 4. it increases your sensitivity to the feelings of others ; 5. it helps you to " think on your feet " and gain self-confidence ; 6. it assists you with later revision and exam techniques ; and 7. it makes for better learning and it 's more fun . |