Example sentences of "the [noun sg] gives a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the garden scenes , the technique gives a tangible impression of organic growth , of nature recycling itself , now buds and shoots evolving out of the rotting vegetation of last year 's earthly fruits . |
| 2 | The afternoon gives a first real taste of the majestic Canadian Rocky Mountains . |
| 3 | If , as is becoming increasingly common , the contract gives a female executive maternity leave rights which are more generous than the minimum legal requirement , the employer must of course comply with those terms . |
| 4 | The endowment gives a glimpse of Gloucester 's retinue at this early stage in his career and reveals the blurring which existed between his affinity and his brother 's servants . |
| 5 | The endowment gives a glimpse of Gloucester 's retinue at this early stage in his career and reveals the blurring which existed between his affinity and his brother 's servants . |
| 6 | As an example , every three months the buyer gives a 12 months forward forecast . |
| 7 | The grant gives a significant boost to the National Park Authority 's Barns and Walls Conservation Scheme to protect drystone walls and scattered stone field barns in upper Swaledale and Arkengarthdale . |
| 8 | Sometimes the dictionary gives a phrase showing how the word is used . |
| 9 | The light gives a honeyed sheen to the barley and wheat . |
| 10 | The figure gives a detailed breakdown of patients included and excluded from the study . |
| 11 | The review gives a list of such banal items as ‘ older pupils do better … . than do younger ones ’ and calls these our ‘ shattering conclusions ’ . |
| 12 | Plugging these values into the equation gives a radius R of 515mm . |
| 13 | The degree gives a thorough understanding of the social , economic and environmental context of housing , focusing on Scottish housing policy , practice and law . |
| 14 | the degree gives a broad insight into retail operations , concentrating on all aspects of marketing , particularly in JS . |
| 15 | It will be studied by the DoE before the council gives a presentation of its plans in the summer . |
| 16 | A high proportion of Merlot variety in the blend gives a rich fruity style with a good firm finish . |
| 17 | Significantly , the Act gives a foreign investor full protection and ensures that dividends and its stake on winding up are transferable abroad without permit . |
| 18 | If the child gives a written statement to the social worker , the statement itself is first-hand hearsay as it is one stage removed from the child who could give direct evidence of the abuse . |
| 19 | The old man replies kindly , but says there is no mention of salvation in the Good Book ‘ for any but the sinful sons of Adam ’ — at which the lady gives a cry of despair and hurls herself into the sea . |
| 20 | In summary , a 30 second delay in cord clamping with the infant held 20 cm below the introitus gives a higher initial packed cell volume and higher arterial-alveolar oxygen tension ratios ( implying less right to left shunting of deoxygenated blood at cardiac or pulmonary level ) on the first day . |
| 21 | And the process gives a more even mix than conventional melting because the more dense metals do not sink . |
| 22 | There have , of course , been many developments and improvements in the cell-casting method over the years and , while details are not disclosed , ICI has no doubt that its latest version of the process gives a better product than any other . |
| 23 | Causation for Hobbes is , of course , essentially a matter of motion , and his example concerning the circle gives a good initial insight into this . |
| 24 | An O-ring seal in the lid gives a water-tight fit , and a handle in the lid makes it easy to carry . |
| 25 | Sometimes , instead of the article , the leader gives a set of instructions that some or all of the teams should follow . |
| 26 | Either the Psalm gives a very different version of the events of 167 or it refers to some other trouble which has left no trace in our tradition , for instance during the wars of the successors of Alexander at the end of the fourth century . |
| 27 | The end of the Wall gives a powerful impetus for new security thinking , which the West would be foolish to ignore . |
| 28 | The key on the back gives a full list of facilities for each Beefeater . |
| 29 | The house is built on an ‘ L ’ shape , and though it evolved gradually over the fifteenth , sixteenth and seventeenth centuries , the whole gives a uniquely harmonious appearance , which must stem from the use all those years ago of essentially local materials which can not but blend . |
| 30 | The top of the Campanile in the square gives a bird's-eye view of Venice . |