Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] gives [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A basic skill that gives them the greatest start in life . |
| 2 | ‘ What is it about work that gives you the most pleasure ? ’ |
| 3 | She heard that : — — Papa is grown stout and has need of bigger trousers but Mama cries he is more handsome than ever and so do I. I have little time my Lily to write because I am put to Latin with the Abbe which is sore hard work and gives me the headache . |
| 4 | It teaches them responsibility and gives them the chance to work as adults with other adults . ’ |
| 5 | From the committed runner to the occasional jogger , there 's a Mizuno running shoe to suit all abilities that gives everybody the benefit of Mizuno Transpower — a remarkable energy conversion system that absorbs damaging shock and produces extra forward movement . |
| 6 | For some , in fact , this meeting may be the only evening out they have during the month ; and it is often the encouragement and moral support they get from the group that gives them the resolve to come at all . |
| 7 | Acting , he told me , was ‘ a wonderful job that gives me the opportunity to drink with some really good friends in exotic places around the world ’ . |
| 8 | Tuesday 's relaxed and informal atmosphere puts you at your ease and gives you the time to think through your current life direction and emphasis . |
| 9 | The federal civil service is the only part of Canadian society which remotely approaches the bilingual and bicultural ideal : this isolates it from real life in Canada and gives it the tendency , like the Prussian army , to believe that it is the sole repository of national values . |
| 10 | It 's the mountain water that gives it the taste . |
| 11 | It is this quality that gives them the semblance of life ! |
| 12 | Erm , well C commands roughly it 's just a noun phrase , which can endow the pronoun with a reference or an interpretation , so if Florence saw herself Florence is a noun phrase and gives herself the reference Florence . |
| 13 | And it is this regular aerobic routine that speeds up the body by increasing its metabolic rate and gives it the ability to shed those extra pounds . |
| 14 | We 've teamed up with Channel 4 's top show Brookside to bring you an exclusive competition that gives you the chance to be seen on screen in Merseyside 's favourite soap . |
| 15 | Audrey Slaughter has led the sort of varied life that gives her the experience and understanding for dealing with SHE readers ' personal problems . |
| 16 | They each fall utterly under his spell and promise to obey him in everything , whereupon he tells them that he has to go on a journey and gives them the keys of his magnificent house but forbids them to enter a room which is opened by a particular little key . |
| 17 | All of this gives Dickens a very individual and interesting style and gives you the feeling that every episode is useful and vital in some way to the plot . |
| 18 | Singleton has an astonishing three year deal with Columbia that gives him the freedom to make as many films as he can in that time . |
| 19 | ‘ The opening of our new office demonstrates our commitment to our future involvement in Slovakia and gives us the opportunity to continue to build on the excellent relations that have already been established , ’ he added . |
| 20 | The argument could far more plausibly be turned on its head : the ‘ latent function ’ of the operation of unofficial suspect categories may be to make the administration of ( in ) justice more efficient and ‘ rational ’ , which in turn institutionalizes these practices and gives them the status of ‘ due legal process ’ . |
| 21 | After they have gone to the ball , Cinderella , with a giggle , picks up her broom and gives it the same lesson , using it as a partner . |
| 22 | The telephone , therefore , saves time and gives you the opportunity to be more businesslike , if that is appropriate . |