Example sentences of "gives [pron] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : it gives me hope for the future of the planet that people can work for a solution to poverty and problems and can enjoy life at the same time . |
| 2 | To beat the World No. 1 , even in an exhibition , gives me confidence for the future . ’ |
| 3 | Such an in-depth analysis of last season 's loss of form obviously gives me food for thought and deserves a similarly constructive reply . |
| 4 | She gives me antibiotics for my heroin addiction . |
| 5 | The Roman Emperors were much more slippery than anyone gives them credit for . |
| 6 | A source of particular vulnerability for the agencies is that in its reorganization of the water industry the 1973 Water Act gives them responsibility for the management of the great majority of sewage treatment works , which in many areas are themselves significant — often principal — sources of pollution . |
| 7 | Only those whose prodigious skill gives them leverage for negotiating secure contracts are prepared to forsake higher education for sport . |
| 8 | We explained how the enjoyment of reading helps to develop children 's imaginative and aesthetic lives , enriches their use of language , introduces them to our cultural heritage and gives them opportunities for cultural analysis . |
| 9 | She had a number of very enthusiastic friends who did the research and , and generally assisted her , but everybody gives her credit for , not only working in New York , but it actually was not Federal legislation , they had to work state by state . |
| 10 | Since 1981 she has been feature-writing for the bi-monthly alumni magazine of the University of Massachusetts , which gives her scope for science reporting and reporting on contemporary issues . |
| 11 | Here she gives her predictions for the week ahead and answers your letters |
| 12 | Any plan or project that exercises your mind and gives you food for thought is good for you now . |
| 13 | Having been disinherited by his father he finds employment at a fashionable hairdresser 's which gives him materials for composing ‘ those brilliant efforts of genius , his fashionable novels ’ . |
| 14 | Allan Fromme , a clinical psychologist and therapist , gives his reasons for believing that persistent , excessive punishment is a policy of defeatism : |
| 15 | Polybius gives his reasons for reporting the figures : " so that it may appear from actual facts what a great power it was that Hannibal ventured to attack , and how mighty was that empire boldly confronting which he came so near his purpose as to bring great disasters on Rome " ( 2.24.1 ) . |
| 16 | His death is a sin offering , he gives his life for us , he dies for us , but , as far as I can tell , the New Testament never answers this question : To whom is the sin offering given ? |
| 17 | This gives us space for others , allowing us to show kindness and understanding and helping us to live appropriately with others . |