Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] gives " in BNC.
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| 1 | Matt put in , ‘ Departing guests pay their accounts at the office , where she gives them a receipt , and Ling takes his list of commodities to her — things to be ordered for the kitchen , you understand . ’ |
| 2 | Subject to the Statement of Pensions Policy which will be issued to the successful candidate , the appointee will be deemed to be in membership of the above pension scheme until such time as he or she gives notice in writing to exercise the right not to be a member of the scheme |
| 3 | That 's a very different response from the man whose anxiety or guilt are aroused by his partner 's tears and shouts , walks away or who gives in to a woman 's demand without trying to understand what 's ‘ going on ’ . |
| 4 | Ackroyd pastiches Dickens in form rather than style — which is to say that this book is very long , Dickensianly long ( the main text signs off at page 1084 , where it gives way to a fat coda of source notes , bibliography and index ) . |
| 5 | But Karplus claimed that nothing gives theoreticians grater satisfaction than to find close harmony between their results and the laboratory results . |
| 6 | Almost all of them express gratitude that somebody gives a shit . |
| 7 | ‘ The facts are , George , that nobody gives a toss about that second rate little country ! ’ |
| 8 | There 's no point in asking for feelings and responses on something that nobody gives two hoots about . |
| 9 | Harriet 's explaining that she gives a service , something about helping people realize their dreams . |
| 10 | Someone here once commented that she gives the impression she always seems to know best . |
| 11 | In the same schedule I accept Mrs suggestions for the school holidays and the rates that she gives so that one has seven thousand , eight hundred and fifty two pounds fifty times four which equals thirty one thousand , four hundred and ten pounds . |
| 12 | It 's good to feel that one gives pleasure . ’ |
| 13 | In other cases , where rhythmic pulse is an important component of the accompaniment , the harmonic and rhythmic movements have to be fused together , so that one gives point to the other . |
| 14 | The more drugs that one gives , the more likely it is that damage to host DNA polymerase will take place . |
| 15 | Although it gives only basic descriptions of our services , there is more information on the Royal Mail Guide and Royal Mail International Guide which you can consult at post office counters . |
| 16 | The conception of the international economy held by world-system theories is , in my view , less effective , although it gives a forceful account of contemporary changes in comparison with earlier periods . |
| 17 | However , one problem with using recognition as a method of assessing memory is that although it gives good overall measures of performance it does not make it clear exactly which details of a stimulus were remembered . |
| 18 | Although he gives Rosa and Claude as his mentors , he seldom followed their rigid classical composition , indeed in his mountainous terrain this would have been very difficult . |
| 19 | What she most relishes about no longer having to worry about where the money to pay the rates is coming from is that it gives her the freedom to be creative . |
| 20 | You prove to me that it gives just the very impression I desired . |
| 21 | In that it gives us ‘ knowledge ’ , as opposed to mere ‘ belief ’ or ‘ faith ’ , of course it has ; but Locke also means that revelation must be answerable to reason . |
| 22 | The idea that the rest of creation is here for our benefit makes no sense biologically , but the idea is so widespread in society and so deeply ingrained in our approach to life , that it gives rise to an arrogant and destructive ‘ hubris ’ . |
| 23 | The presence of maids obviates any need for husbands to undertake traditionally female tasks and so , while a woman following her career does challenge a husband 's machismo in the sense that it gives her some independence ( both economically and socially ) , it does not do so in the sense of changing his role in the home . |
| 24 | If the focus is that the school is a good place for all , that it gives as well as takes , then it can gain a great deal of positive publicity . |
| 25 | If you are stuck in a boring job , concentrate on the fact that it is providing money for your needs and your pleasures and that it gives you a measure of independence . |
| 26 | Ensure that it gives full details of prices , cancellation rights , a timetable for the work , any Guarantee which will apply to the work or materials and for what period of time . |
| 27 | Make sure your contract is in writing and that it gives full details of prices , cancellation rights , guarantees — how long they last and when the work will be finished . |
| 28 | Such a system is inherently inflationary as it encourages escalation of costs and there is no evidence that it gives any encouragement to the cost effective use of different procedures since the health care suppliers know that , whatever the cost , they will be reimbursed . |
| 29 | This publication aims to help you to make sensible decisions and choices about alcohol so that it gives pleasure without putting anyone 's health at risk . |
| 30 | Some people prefer to work their male ferret on a line , saying that it gives them control over its movements . |