Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] gives [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pungent smell gives the impression of a powerful cleaning agent . |
| 2 | Islamic Religion gives a general picture of the development of Islam through the centuries . |
| 3 | Our existing nutritional labelling gives a full description of sugar , fat and fibre content . |
| 4 | This subjective review gives a potential referral rate to nephrologists of 70 patients ( 95% confidence interval 53.4 to 89.3 ) per million population per year or 85.4 ( 65.5 to 109.5 ) per million adults per year . |
| 5 | the red bow on the top parcel gives a final finishing touch . |
| 6 | Mr Johnson 's very detailed text gives a great deal of scholarly information on cultural and language groupings ; main campaigns ; methods of warfare ; life and culture ; technology , dress and art . |
| 7 | She 's all of five feet five but I suppose her slim build gives the impression of being petite … |
| 8 | To be sure , coffee-breaks in molecular biology laboratories are as marked by speculation as in any other field , but the published literature gives the impression that its authors are more concerned with the correctness of their observations than with their significance . |
| 9 | The accompanying sketch gives an indication of the size of the front elevation of the ice-house . |
| 10 | A woman with well-cut permanently glossy hair gives a good impression of being in control of her life . |
| 11 | This concluding part gives the findings of the subsequent Prussian court of enquiry , and describes and illustrates the dormeuse . |
| 12 | Each theoretical framework gives a rather different account of the meaning and significance of major industrial changes as marks of structural change . |
| 13 | La plume of the French translator gives a new aspect to several of our old sweet dishes , among them the trifle which as bagatelle , regains something of its lost charm . |
| 14 | Above : The curved lintel of an old doorway gives an impressive archway feature , while the brick arch , left , makes the most of natural materials to give a sense of timeless elegance . |
| 15 | For example the information within the Oxford English Dictionary gives a description of almost all of the words in the English language and their etymological history . |
| 16 | The Oxford English Dictionary gives no previous examples of this usage , while twentieth-century examples abound , from " I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair " , and " I 'm dreaming of a white Christmas " , to Martin Luther King 's dream of a just and non-racist society , the American Dream itself , and every other advertisement for kitchens and holidays to the sun . |
| 17 | The Oxford English Dictionary gives the original definition : |
| 18 | A slip and lock mechanism allows quick movement of the holding brackets along the steel tube , and a threaded turnscrew gives the facility for a final tighten-up . |
| 19 | The strongly evoked historical setting gives the story substance and originality . |
| 20 | New wide-tread sole gives a superb grip . |
| 21 | A few stuck behind a sink and framed with wooden beading gives the effect of an old-fashioned washstand , and is an easy project to tackle . |
| 22 | A light prism gives a practical example of how the same object viewed from different standpoints gives different images : one person may see only white light while others see all the colours of the rainbow , yet both perceptions are true to reality and not figments of distorted imagination . |
| 23 | The habit of a daily routine gives a comfortable feeling , a feeling of emotional reassurance , of security . |
| 24 | Their outward appearance gives no hint as to the wealth of amazing finds that have come from local beaches in the past . |
| 25 | My hon. Friend gives a timely reminder of the benefits of investment in our roads infrastructure . |
| 26 | My hon. Friend gives an admirable description of the so-called fair rates proposals of the Labour party , to which we do not intend to return . |
| 27 | He believes that ‘ the direct method gives a truer indication of cash flow than the indirect method ’ . |
| 28 | But no less weighty a person than the shadow Foreign Secretary gives the clear statement that it is ’ a firm commitment , costed and clear ’ . |
| 29 | Under these circumstances there is no vibrational structure , and the electronic transition gives an unresolved band . |
| 30 | COOK 'S NOTE : Tuna fish in olive oil gives a better flavour to the salad than in brine ; when the sun is not shining , the latter is reminiscent of the South of France . |