Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] gives [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A basic skill that gives them the greatest start in life . |
| 2 | ‘ What is it about work that gives you the most pleasure ? ’ |
| 3 | She heard that : — — Papa is grown stout and has need of bigger trousers but Mama cries he is more handsome than ever and so do I. I have little time my Lily to write because I am put to Latin with the Abbe which is sore hard work and gives me the headache . |
| 4 | It teaches them responsibility and gives them the chance to work as adults with other adults . ’ |
| 5 | For some , in fact , this meeting may be the only evening out they have during the month ; and it is often the encouragement and moral support they get from the group that gives them the resolve to come at all . |
| 6 | Acting , he told me , was ‘ a wonderful job that gives me the opportunity to drink with some really good friends in exotic places around the world ’ . |
| 7 | Tuesday 's relaxed and informal atmosphere puts you at your ease and gives you the time to think through your current life direction and emphasis . |
| 8 | It 's the mountain water that gives it the taste . |
| 9 | It is this quality that gives them the semblance of life ! |
| 10 | Erm , well C commands roughly it 's just a noun phrase , which can endow the pronoun with a reference or an interpretation , so if Florence saw herself Florence is a noun phrase and gives herself the reference Florence . |
| 11 | And it is this regular aerobic routine that speeds up the body by increasing its metabolic rate and gives it the ability to shed those extra pounds . |
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| 13 | Audrey Slaughter has led the sort of varied life that gives her the experience and understanding for dealing with SHE readers ' personal problems . |
| 14 | They each fall utterly under his spell and promise to obey him in everything , whereupon he tells them that he has to go on a journey and gives them the keys of his magnificent house but forbids them to enter a room which is opened by a particular little key . |
| 15 | All of this gives Dickens a very individual and interesting style and gives you the feeling that every episode is useful and vital in some way to the plot . |
| 16 | After they have gone to the ball , Cinderella , with a giggle , picks up her broom and gives it the same lesson , using it as a partner . |
| 17 | The telephone , therefore , saves time and gives you the opportunity to be more businesslike , if that is appropriate . |