Example sentences of "[adv] provide [pron] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dorinda only knows herself by the mirror : it has literally and figuratively provided her with a self-image . |
| 2 | In this series I hope to not only provide you with a list of the endangered animals , but also some fascinating information about each animal and the way it lives . |
| 3 | It alone provided him with an ideal of peace . |
| 4 | The fact that such an occupation was un-likely to provide him with a living did nothing to deter him . |
| 5 | As he sipped his wine in the bright , busy square , he thought that although the language was certainly a problem and one that he would have to continue to struggle with , it only provided him with an excuse , really , an excuse for why he had not been able to get down to the job of looking for Elsie . |
| 6 | to provide me with the reference , would you be kind enough to provide me with a reference and send it via oh my God ! |
| 7 | William , we may remember , had thoughtfully provided himself with a burial plot many years before : so square L9 , grave no. 62,076 it was , as he was laid to rest at Abney Park . |
| 8 | She no longer provided him with a defence against his own yearning for safety which had been so well hidden behind his off-hand behaviour . |
| 9 | Cramlington and North Shields provide examples of a core and outer locale respectively , but they do not provide us with an account of ‘ inner-ring ’ developments . |
| 10 | Rulers who argue that a country has to be well-off before it can afford to be politically decent to its people are generally providing themselves with an excuse for continuing in their bad old ways . |
| 11 | Life just has not provided them with a partner and so they wander on through their thirties and forties , still living alone and gradually accepting the situation . |
| 12 | that it had not provided them with an opportunity to confront their problems , to gain insights into how other parts of the school operated ; |
| 13 | Day and night toxic waste pours out of the factories straight into the sea , poisoning the waters which once provided them with a living as independent fishermen . |
| 14 | The small Year Niner , who did not even realise that there were taps in room 19 , never mind streams , is a little interested by this offer but explains that her Mum never lets her drink the water at school and always provides her with a carton of fruit juice which keeps her going through the day . |
| 15 | Although , in terms of campaigning , electoral turnout and party identification , it may be said that the two main parties in Britain are less important than they were , Britain still provides us with an example of party government resulting from a party system having considerable independent influence on the political process . |
| 16 | The proposals and subsequent amendments also provide us with a case study of central bank policy-making in respect of both monetary control ( macroeconomic policy ) and prudential regulation . |
| 17 | Personally , I am hoping the trip will also provide me with an insight into relief and development work as I pray about my future . |
| 18 | In Zambia , WWF supports a government programme which allows plentiful game animals to be killed to provide bushmeat for villages , and which also provides them with a share in the revenue from the strictly controlled trophy-hunting . |
| 19 | The place of work also provides us with a base for social interaction . |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't you think , ’ he began to plead , ‘ that sleeping together automatically provides us with a kind of contract ? ’ |
| 21 | Or he could follow the Germans , who have duly provided him with an excuse for higher base rates at next week 's party conference — but have also made it abundantly clear that the Bundesbank is the dominant monetary authority in Europe , and our much-vaunted independence is so much poppy-cock . |
| 22 | The President accepted the law , but under protest , delighted that the Assembly had thereby provided him with a weapon which could be turned against them when the need arose . |
| 23 | Excel now provides you with a set of outlining tools , complete with onscreen buttons , so menu navigation to hide and unhide ranges of cells is unnecessary . |
| 24 | One thoughtful member of the hotel staff even provided her with a tray of crisps . |
| 25 | He could even provide me with a gun if I needed one . |
| 26 | The kittens are certainly influenced by what their mother does , but there is no evidence that her action is directed at one specific behaviour , rather than simply providing them with an opportunity to behave generally with the victim . |
| 27 | In Head , Nicholson had kindly provided them with a suicide note for which Mike Nesmith was eternally grateful . |
| 28 | A biochemist colleague has kindly provided me with a bottle of hydrogen peroxide , and enough hydroquinone for 50 bombardier beetles . |
| 29 | Alan Walker argues that the social security policies have played a central role in puffing people on the margins of society , forcing them into retirement and then providing them with a pension which reduces many older people to economic dependency and even poverty . |
| 30 | And Cardiff knew at last that even if he could ask the question , it could never provide him with an answer . |