Example sentences of "gives [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I enjoy using the Schut paper because the variety of weights and textures gives me the perfect surface for my work , from very detailed illustrations to the more spontaneous watercolours . ’ |
| 2 | This gives me the terrible dichotomy of knowing that during the stalking season I would dearly love to ruin the day for the fat boors crawling all over Scotland , puffing in their tweeds , but I would hate to disturb Ted and his colleagues at their job , which pays their grocery bills and is their only source of income . |
| 3 | Whatever I use , whether it is a crystal ball , a pack of cards , or an article belonging to somebody , it is simply a stageprop ; something that gives me the right vibrations and helps me to see the right pictures . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The wave is my lover and she gives me the ultimate orgasm . ’ |
| 5 | As one planner told SAVE , ‘ A few letters from potential purchasers asking about a neglected listed building gives me the necessary ammunition to persuade my council to serve a Repairs Notice on the owner . ’ |
| 6 | Bah , the professor always gives me the dirty jobs while he plays with his monster . |
| 7 | ‘ That man gives me the sodding creeps , ’ Sam said as we disembarked . |
| 8 | This gives me the basic framework on which to elaborate . |
| 9 | This gives me the basic framework on which to elaborate . |
| 10 | To mark his disapproval of my doing so he gives me the wrong ticket and some change , of which the amount , as far as I can see , bears no relation to any previous transaction between us . |
| 11 | well that was an old banger were n't it ? , she always , she always gives me the little bags on the carpet , aye bags |
| 12 | And the earth gives them the O.K. |
| 13 | All boys when about 12 undergo a great increase festival , the Sari , their second ‘ lessons in wizardry ’ , which gives them the internal clothing of the hunter and fisherman . |
| 14 | In a constitutional democracy , there are individuals whose status or office gives them the automatic right to be heard . |
| 15 | This gives them the major role in making decisions about the most important school resources . |
| 16 | He then gives them the following details . |
| 17 | Tenderness is just something that women like because it gives them the upper hand . |
| 18 | It gives them the upper hand . |
| 19 | I paused before replying to her , because if you pause before replying to people it gives them the foolish idea that you 've actually listened to what they 've said , and I said of course darling . |
| 20 | Style I incorporates back and sides of Indian rosewood or similar , an ebony fingerboard , ivoroid binding , dot markers and chrome Schallers , while Style II gives you the all-out luxury treatment , including back and sides of Brazilian rosewood , flamed maple or koa , herringbone binding , a bound fingerboard , diamond position markers , gold Schallers with ebony , gold or pearloid buttons , and so on . |
| 21 | This comfy willow chaise longue gives you the perfect excuse for relaxing and putting your feet up . |
| 22 | This is a combined account for borrowing and saving which gives you the automatic right to borrow money . |
| 23 | You add on that fifty percent or whatever it happens to be to the hundred percent which gives you the new figure . |
| 24 | The old fare multiplied by one point one seven gives you the new fare . |
| 25 | And that gives you the other minor interval . |
| 26 | A loving partner 's selfless support gives you the extra edge you need to succeed . |
| 27 | A loving partner 's selfless support gives you the extra edge you need to succeed . |
| 28 | That makes you a full member , it gives you the right to vote , it gives you the right to stand for public office , it gives you the right even to hold public office . |
| 29 | It gives you the exclusive right to reproduce your work . |
| 30 | Bracing the right side gives you the only opportunity to use the left side to start the forward swing smoothly and efficiently . |