Example sentences of "gives a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harriet 's explaining that she gives a service , something about helping people realize their dreams . |
| 2 | ‘ A good dealer gives a service — everything I sell is in perfect condition and I buy back my stuff if need be . ’ |
| 3 | Britain is virtually the only country with a major collection which gives a service of this kind for all subjects . |
| 4 | They provide a breadth of experience and a presence that gives a service to pupils throughout the school . |
| 5 | He said that he who gives a service is worthy of his hire |
| 6 | It will be studied by the DoE before the council gives a presentation of its plans in the summer . |
| 7 | It gives a completeness or feeling of ‘ coming home ’ to finish up in the key you started with . |
| 8 | This gives a breathing space for people to establish a sense of their capacity to live without drink . |
| 9 | This gives a route to acetic acid , selling for about £310 a tonne , that is more economic than the one from say , ethanol , at around £470 a tonne . |
| 10 | Promising a passage of music so delicate that only those with keenly refined hearing will perceive it , the Doctor gives a recital — in total silence . |
| 11 | The satirical phrase used to embarrass the ‘ Action Men ’ is that they have the ‘ John Wayne syndrome ’ ; the fact it is Wayne rather than Rambo who is used to ridicule them gives a clue that it tends to be the older members of the force who use the term to describe the exuberant younger policemen . |
| 12 | Torque back-up or rise gives a clue to what will happen when an engine , spinning at full ( rated ) or pto speed , meets an increase in load — a boggy patch or hill . |
| 13 | This gives a clue to the location of Swinsto Hole , five minutes north-west and to Simpson 's Pot , over the wall in the next allotment east : their entrances are small and , masked by long grass , need a search but both admit to major cave systems . |
| 14 | The bonding of atoms via their electrons plus the temperature they function at , gives a clue as to how molecules form . |
| 15 | Lazaris suggests that whatever we most pride in ourselves gives a clue to our Ego 's fantasies . |
| 16 | The word ‘ rehabilitation ’ gives a clue as to how these aims are being achieved . |
| 17 | This logic gives a clue as to how the problems of sectorization and staffing were to be approached by Exeter managers . |
| 18 | The England boss is too much of a diplomat and never gives a clue to his plans , but I am sure a no-nonsense chap like you will not fudge the issue . |
| 19 | This gives a clue to a major problem : the way services are described . |
| 20 | An organiser rushes up and gives a mass of leaflets to a man dressed in combat gear near me . |
| 21 | A good selective bibliography gives a bird 's eye view of the subject literature , and where a reliable source of this kind already exists , stock revision in the subject area is considerably simplified . |
| 22 | But , as she demonstrated so memorably in last year 's auspicious Prom performance , it holds no terrors for the young soprano Galina Gorchakova , who gives a performance of thrilling virtuosity and commitment . |
| 23 | He gives a performance by combining his mannerisms , including a smile turned tentatively on and off like a light bulb and the stooped strut of an over-age Holden Caulfield . |
| 24 | ‘ Redgrave gives a performance of storming physical and emotional conviction as Miss Amelia , the heroine of Carson McCullers ’ strange fable . ’ |
| 25 | The second term is related to the deviation from ideal behaviour and gives a relationship between the second virial coefficient B and the interaction parameter χ 1 |
| 26 | Instead of a blessing , he gives a question : ‘ What is your name ? ’ |
| 27 | Boots ( retail division ) also gives a guarantee to employees moving a second time if property prices are rising . |
| 28 | ROLLS-Royce unions are threatening a ballot on industrial action unless the aerospace giant gives a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies at crucial talks today . |
| 29 | Er acid and alkali er it gives a water and sal . |
| 30 | From now on ignorance will be no excuse and if a doctor gives a pill or an injection it is up to each player to make sure it 's not on the list of banned medicines . |