Example sentences of "[noun sg] often give " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this setting the qualitative was constantly under evaluation at the expense of the quantitative measure , for the ‘ wise ’ amongst us who were present knew that the statistical return often gives a skewed version of complex social events , although it speaks volumes about the way our systems of control are generated and maintained . |
| 2 | The puppy often gives the older dog a new lease of life . |
| 3 | No doubt your gran often gave your mum the benefit of her advice but it probably never occurred to her , as it has n't occurred to you , that your mother longs for love , company and sex . |
| 4 | The ‘ hidden agenda ’ is the name often given to this covert process whereby liaisons and alliances are formed for mutual support , and battle lines are drawn . |
| 5 | The game , called Rave , involves buying counters called 'E 's — a name often given to the drug ecstasy . |
| 6 | Despite the instruction often given by teachers to emphasise personal involvement towards the end of an essay , you should avoid the sort of over-personalised ending found in this essay : After reading the first paragraph , I did n't expect such an exciting story , but gradually I got more and more involved in the narrative and finally overwhelmed by this splendid spectacle , which I could vividly visualise . |
| 7 | Although the diet literature often gives information about animal sources of protein , there is surprisingly little about plant sources . |
| 8 | However semantic change often gives an unexpected bonus , which one should accept in this case as in others . |
| 9 | And somehow , having made contact with the deepest part of herself , the woman often gives permission to that womb to flower . |
| 10 | The advice often given is to dip heavily-populated rocks in boiling water to eradicate the pest . |
| 11 | Royal and local government often give the impression of operating independently of each other , on two separate planes . |
| 12 | A. V. Dicey , the prominent nineteenth-century jurist and by no means an extreme anti-feminist , considered that while distinctions of rights founded on sex often gave rise to injustice ‘ they have this in their favour — they rest upon a difference not created by social conventions or by human prejudice and selfishness , or by accidental circumstances … which split society into classes , but by the nature of things ’ . |
| 13 | The common people thinke them a race Of honest and familiar Devills , For they do hurt to none , unlesse resisted ; They seldom take away , but with exchange ; And to the poore often give , Returne the hurt and sicke recover 'd , Reward or punish , as they do find cause . |
| 14 | None of these alternative treatments rule out subsequent treatment of residual port wine stain with a pulsed dye laser , and using several different lasers in combination often gives the best results . |
| 15 | One reason often given for the dispersal of books is their appearance , and not their physical state — any shabbiness or indication that people might actually be reading them — but the visual appeal of their dust-jacket design . |
| 16 | In public , McFarlane and North often gave the impression of patient negotiation with politicians who did not take their view on the contras . |
| 17 | In practice , however , the dividing line has been somewhat blurred ; the owners of a smaller company often give personal guarantees to its bankers , and a parent company will give , if not a formal guarantee , then a ‘ comfort letter ’ relating to its subsidiary 's indebtedness to banks and others . |
| 18 | This is more representative of the nature of R&D projects than is the single date often given as the result of a PERT plan . |
| 19 | This is more representative of the nature of R&D projects than is the single date often given as the result of a PERT plan . |