Example sentences of "[noun pl] gives [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 But , though there is no engagement ring yet on Jill 's finger , that look in her sparkling eyes gives us all the best possible hope .
2 The legal work they do for other clients gives them this experience .
3 Major banks and building societies have found that establishing offshore branches gives them far greater scope to offer accounts that pay interest gross ; within the UK the circumstances in which they may do this are very limited .
4 Puffing our experiences and views into words gives them meaning and enables us to feel confident and in control .
5 I mean you could use group investments , I mean what you did with the investment trusts gives him a better spread ,
6 Your knowledge about them and their likely responses gives you power .
7 There is more than a hint of classical Greece in the architecture , and the blue river seen through the sand-coloured columns gives it a Mediterranean freshness .
8 But the fact that you were a close and dear friend to my parents gives us a close bond , nevertheless .
9 Buckland 's early paper on this subject pointed out that the Librarian 's capacity to determine official loan periods gives him ‘ a powerful and precise device for influencing the availability of books in his library ’ .
10 A light interior in combination with pastel colours gives her a warm , mediterranean atmosphere .
11 The apparent simplicity of polar land ecosystems gives them a special value for modelling and quantitative studies .
12 The fact that the ad sits in between other normal commercials gives it added impact , but the trouble is it tackles the symptoms , not the cause and could feed on guilt .
13 We know what he was saying there , the three days gives it away the death on the Friday and the Resurrection on the Sunday , right .
14 Now to the house itself , one of the early observers gives us a clue when mentioning the house he writes of the fine Elizabethan chimneys still standing , these I believe are those which collapsed in 1973 after having previously been lowered owing to their dangerous condition , on the collapse of these some fine timber framing was discovered in the older parts of the house showing considerable blackening , and Mrs Lingham informed me that vestiges of a gallery were discovered , and it was suggested that this part of the building may have been of the hall type .
15 This passage from her writings gives us a sense of proportion about our joy through suffering :
16 Allied 's extensive choice of easy-care carpets gives you a tremendous number of plain and textured options for every room in your house .
17 Changing things gives you the initiative .
18 The distribution system of the library suppliers gives them in this sense a considerable advantage .
19 You find you have , I think it is seven questions , and each of the questions gives you various answers .
20 A group of , say , four machines gives you a pretty good chance of hitting where you want at least once every turn .
21 ‘ I enjoy using the Schut paper because the variety of weights and textures gives me the perfect surface for my work , from very detailed illustrations to the more spontaneous watercolours . ’
22 To belong to the Communion of Saints gives us a sense of deep communion .
23 Properties they say a few years ago are down by 25 to 30% , that with lower mortgage rates gives them a tremendous boost .
24 sorts of different exchange situations gives it a specious advantage over other media of exchange .
25 Training children in self-control and relaxation techniques gives them control over actual or potentially stressful situations that lead to aggression or ( incidentally ) fearful panic .
26 Fishing the smaller rivers and streams gives you the chance to actually watch the fish .
27 The field officer 's sense of autonomy derives from the fact that being allocated to districts on a geographical basis designed around river catchments gives him a personal territorial jurisdiction over which he presides .
28 ANALYSING THE trends of incidents and accidents gives us an important measure of performance , allowing us to compare year to year , company to company , site to site , and comparable operations outwith the Wood Group .
29 Putting in these values gives us a strength of about 3 x 10 4 MN/m 2 or about five million pounds per square inch .
30 The Acts gives us many examples of Christian people bearing witness to Jesus , in particular his death and resurrection , to soldiers and governors , prince-lings and mediums , crowds and individuals .
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