Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose it was the isolation that gave us such a feeling of camaraderie . " |
| 2 | In the process of sexual selection , certain males were said to develop characteristics that gave them the edge over other males in the competition for females . |
| 3 | In the deal that gave Air France part of Czech airline CSA , EBRD funds were being used to finance a deal between two state airlines , one of them run by his brother Bernard . |
| 4 | Last month George Soros bought a 10% stake at $19.50 a share , a deal that gave a boost to the price of gold . |
| 5 | All of the walking species had the widely-splayed legs that gave them a slow and lumbering gait , but , in the absence of more streamlined animals , they prospered . |
| 6 | It was what was within the bird the force that gave it such power , such vitality . ’ |
| 7 | In particular , we would not know what it was about consciousness that gave rise to its falling under the given kinds of statement . |
| 8 | The throw took her by surprise , was sharp and strong , and went a little wide , so that it was only the experience of three younger brothers that gave her quick enough reflexes to shoot an arm out sideways to take the catch . |
| 9 | Smithers was an English publisher who got his sexual kicks from deflowering virgins , an obsession that gave rise to Oscar Wilde 's celebrated remark that ‘ Smithers loves first editions ’ . |
| 10 | Another episode that gave him much reassurance was the time when Kate invited him in for tea at the Rectory . |
| 11 | The gentle , careful , intelligent eyes that gave nothing away while leaving you with the impression that you and what you were saying were the most intelligent things she had ever beheld and heard . |
| 12 | There was a purposeful look now in her eyes that gave him pause . |
| 13 | And she could not sort out her brain while he stood less than a foot away , watching her with eyes that gave away nothing of his own thoughts . |
| 14 | But , as she looked up into his dark eyes that gave nothing away , and battled furiously against the pride that would have held her back from pressing her question , suddenly the sun came out . |
| 15 | Be careful — this is the movie that gave Andrew Strong to the world . |
| 16 | One hundred and fifty-five years on from Darwin 's marital dilemma , the major pre-occupation that gave rise to the organization of the conference to which this paper is submitted , is a marriage of a different sort : the study of history and the use of information technology . |
| 17 | BILLY JOEL is battling to save the tiny New York club that gave him his first pop break . |
| 18 | It was propped against the end-post of a break in the wall , the same break that gave on to the cottage steps which Forester had passed before . |
| 19 | The mixtures were gently rocked for two minutes and the lowest final concentration that gave macroscopic agglutination when read against a dark background was recorded . |
| 20 | It was the opposition of the clergy that gave this resistance of the privileged orders a country-wide leadership and a cause equal in emotive appeal to the myth of the sovereign people . |
| 21 | In short Moses Moses revealed to that like the Egyptians each generation of Jews that gave them their character in general which is that today |
| 22 | Goodman and Rush responded with the goals that gave Sunderland a deserved success . |
| 23 | Grant Watts , an 18-year-old striker making his full debut , and defensive rock Andy Thorn scored the goals that gave Coppell thrilling respite from his taxing season in relegation territory . |
| 24 | THE vote that gave the Democrats the White House and is expected to give them their tightest grip on Congress in decades also saw the first black woman elected to the Senate . |
| 25 | Denyer decided to put together a mix of landscapes and portraits , images that gave him particular visual pleasure . |
| 26 | It was probably this practice that gave rise to the popular image of witches flying on broomsticks . |
| 27 | If I had to design an attractive luxury car that gave the optimum compromise between performance , space , noise level and fuel economy , it would quite probably resemble the 605 SVi . |
| 28 | Ford 's immediate responses were the Mustang and the Thunderbird — the cars that gave the company a distinct personality and reestablished it as an industry leader . |
| 29 | It was screwed to the jamb of a doorway that gave access to the premises of Henson & Burbidge , Fat and Bone Dealers . |
| 30 | It was the therapy that gave me the strength to leave my girlfriend because through it I established the fact that I was prone to passivity , always waiting for other people to call the shots . |