Example sentences of "it give [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor , critics pointed out , did it give blacks automatic access to home ownership in previously white areas . |
| 2 | Yeah , so give you some knowledge about the level of your group would n't it and what does it give chance to do ? |
| 3 | As inspirational pronouncement rather than an operational blueprint , not only did it give expression to and authority for the idea that a fairer , juster society should be created , as the inalienable rights of man required ; but more , it asserted that thanks to machinery powered by steam it could be . |
| 4 | The third and most lengthy phase of the operation to save the tower will involve pumping water into the land at strategic points ‘ to make it give way to the north ’ . |
| 5 | She heard it give way and then plunge into the water . |
| 6 | Not only did it give prestige and add a sense of urgency to an undertaking , it also exerted the pressure of old feudal practice upon vassals to join their lord in person . |
| 7 | And since even a polygonal story should have at least two sides in all international farewell orgies , how about packing it in and having a bash at normal behaviour eh , so as to get bashed again as whipping boy despite my morseled-out attempts to break free or go shiating on , turning the other cheek to sheer cheek as sitting target for the unclear missiles of affreux dizzy acts or as wailing wall of blame beyond the demarcation line or bowstring frontier that will boomerang back and much joy may it give me. ( 102 ) |
| 8 | The Centre 's goal is to create quality jobs for the local community — not only does it give start-ups a hassle-free environment in which to get their business going , but as they expand , they inevitably take on more staff . |
| 9 | The marriage ceremony is not a process whereby a wife abdicates her role in the decision-making process , nor does it give husbands the right to unilateral decisions . |