Example sentences of "give some clue " in BNC.

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1 Mr Lamont has already given some clues about what will replace his former failed policy , but only when we hear Thursday 's statement will we know exactly what he intends to do .
2 We were split into groups and given some clues .
3 Tonight , though , we 're given some clues as to why the bachelor detective leads such a very private life .
4 If immediate chemical and method options are exhausted , without success , the soil attachment mechanism may give some clue .
5 The connections of cortical areas may give some clues about homology .
6 Although this may be a couple of years out of date , it only costs £3 and it may give some clues as to the strength of the company .
7 Nonetheless , the notice sent to Velcro shareholders for the 1991 annual general meeting does give some clues .
8 This may give some clues on how overheating contributes to cot death .
9 Do these odd origins give some clue to the complex and ambitious pieces to which mason is now prepared to put his name ?
10 There 's some crossover , but the three different angles on pop music maybe give some clue as to how three old failed musicians could suddenly get together and write such a series of unpredictable hoots .
11 The five locations are well varied and carefully drawn , with each having its own character and ‘ flavour ’ — their names give some clue as to what you can expect : - ‘ Dungeon Delirium ’ , ‘ Submarine Insanity ’ , ‘ Manhattan Madness ’ , ‘ Alaskan Ice Cream ’ , and ‘ Spaceship Frenzy ’ .
12 The ARC/INFO programmer 's guide ( Aronson 1985 ) give some clues as to what to expect , but the actual file structure can only be determined by inspection .
13 Certain themes emerge from this discussion of patterns of kin support in the past which give some clues to the type of social processes that underlie the giving and receiving of support in families , and the principles upon which it is based .
14 Although DNase I footprints can only provide a crude estimate of ligand site size , the footprints with sequences such as ( TAA ) 4 CG(TTA) 4 give some clues as to the orientation of the drug molecule .
15 Sometimes , earthworks of ridge and furrow or narrow early enclosed strips remain to give some clue to the course , but elsewhere the boundary itself must be the clue to the former existence of such an arrangement .
16 Indeed I hoped that this book might begin to give some clues about the origin of the tingle or the goose-pimples ; but I was disappointed .
17 This happens to some extent with ordinary languages : in Malagasy one has to make it clear whether a ‘ we ’ is inclusive or exclusive , while in Navajo using the verb ‘ to go ’ requires one to give some clues about returning .
18 The question is important because it gives some clue as to the likely rise in the long-run house price to income ratio ( because demand for housing has shifted upwards , while supply remains relatively constant ) .
19 ‘ Something as curious as the monarchy wo n't survive unless you take account of people 's attitudes , ’ the Prince told an interviewer in 1982 , in a remark which gives some clue to the task he set himself .
20 This book gives some clues , albeit unwittingly , as to why advocates are so disliked .
21 The investment slump gives some clues to the real cause of the recession : a decision by businesses to react to growing uncertainty by sharp cuts in investment , stocks , output and employment , even though demand growth was slowing only gradually .
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