Example sentences of "it give the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It gave the poor girl hope , where there was none . |
| 2 | Ownership of this asset accordingly conferred unchallengeable power and influence on a comparative minority , while at the same time working it gave the overwhelming majority of the population their livelihood . |
| 3 | It gave the European plan anonymity by not identifying the author of the plan , while his own copy under his own initials and those of his secretary would tell Mueller and his Detroit colleagues that he had a hand in its formulation , which is what Mueller and Muldoon wanted people to think . |
| 4 | It gave the European Court of Justice the power to fine governments contravening EC law . |
| 5 | An obvious trophy , it afforded irrefutable proof that the victim was male , and obtaining it gave the additional satisfaction of dishonouring the corpse . |
| 6 | One diplomat observed : ‘ The national colloquium and the discussions leading up to it gave the lower ranking researcher better status , and a feeling of more involvement in his work . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We dropped the name ( and image ) because it gave the wrong impression by sounding like an extension of an army camp , ’ says a Raleigh International spokeswoman . |
| 8 | The name change was necessary , it was argued , because the original name referred to a single event that had taken place over a decade previously , that it gave the wrong image , and did n't properly describe the work being done by the organisation . |
| 9 | For a moment the android was perfectly still , then it gave the slightest nod . |
| 10 | Originally it gave the same reading as the theatre score ; Purcell made the alteration in order to bring it into line with the printed version . |
| 11 | It has already been stated that the miracle is important because it gives the clearest reason why Jesus healed . |
| 12 | In fact , the consolidated balance sheet is published for little more than completeness : it gives the net debit balances and net credit balances for the organization to be carried forward to the new financial year . |
| 13 | It gives the sequential development of 111 items , selected from the pragmatic , semantic and syntactic systems , grouped into ten major levels . |
| 14 | By curving up its abdomen it gives the false impression that it is about to strike with its tail . |
| 15 | Conservative MP Warren Hawksley says it gives the wrong message to young people . |
| 16 | I do n't think we ought to provide it because that just means it gives the wrong impression to the officers I have to say . |
| 17 | When you have read ( and re-read ) your Medau News we hope it gives the same feeling . |
| 18 | It does , nevertheless , have one benefit in that it makes the identification of the Z3 Carbonate relatively easy because when combined with the leaching profile at the top of the formation , it gives the sonic log a characteristic D-shape which is unique to the Z3 Carbonate ( Fig. 28 ) . |
| 19 | The second item of erm correspondence is from Bromley 's Bromley 's Social Services , if you remember , we 've got this on going campaign on home helps and along side that we 've got erm , we did hear of t his home shopping erm campaign that Bromley do , apparently quite successfully , the MP has mentioned that , so I thought I 'd get some details of that erm , it gives the whole procedure for , for the er shopping and the delivery and the Social Services pay out for it , they pay a charge , erm if you 'd like this copied , I could get copies for the next meeting , but meanwhile I 'd recommend that erm we take it up with Benefits Action tomorrow on the campaign . |