Example sentences of "[noun sg] gives off [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The transatlantic telephone gives off a mocking , heard-it-all-before echo . |
| 2 | Each abdominal ganglion gives off a pair of principal nerves to the muscles of its Segment . |
| 3 | Anteriorly the frontal ganglion gives off a frontal nerve which passes to the clypeus , and a pair of lateral roots connect the frontal ganglion with the tritocerebrum . |
| 4 | In particular , the period drum gives off a dismal rattle that haunts the slow movement and makes the transition to the first movement recapitulation even more arresting than usual . |
| 5 | The root gives off a chemical which incites the worms to hatch and crawl into it . |
| 6 | They may both be the most humble men in Christendom , but their fiction gives off a sulphurous whiff . |
| 7 | Above them , a small incense burner gives off a languid and heavy , musky scent . |