Example sentences of "[verb] gives [pers pn] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Granting ourselves the time to speculate and dream of a world to come gives us a chance to prepare for and adapt to a future way of life . |
| 2 | S — survey : tackle the whole before you tackle the detailed parts Surveying gives you the measure of the task before you . |
| 3 | Yes did n't buy any new ornaments when I was up in Liverpool cos I did n't see anything that I particularly liked but what Carla has done gives me an idea for making some extra bits for the tree Where did you get that from ? |
| 4 | But the special procedure under which trusts are enforced gives him a right against B. The second point is that the words take the form of a request to the trustee to transfer property to the beneficiary . |
| 5 | At the Royal Institution , one could get popular science of a high standard ; and what was offered gives us an idea of what was seen as important . |
| 6 | The figure I gave you about the amount of money I 've spent gives you a notion about the size of the advance , which was very generous from both Gollancz and the Americans [ Putnam ] . |
| 7 | I collect and season most of my wood , which I feel gives me a head start over the clinical pieces available at timber yards . ’ |
| 8 | The trust my partner and I share gives us the freedom to get on and do things without stopping every ten minutes to check up on each other . |
| 9 | Councillors feel that the fact that they have been elected gives them a right to some independence . |