Example sentences of "it give [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Insofar as this affected the ECSC negotiations , it gave West Germany a far stronger hand and enabled its negotiators to resist some of the French demands , especially those which were aimed at a deconcentration and decartelisation of West Germany 's heavy industries , and to pursue more urgently its own point of view on the future of the Saar . |
| 2 | The longer they stayed , the more chance it gave Bishop Jon 's army to arrive . |
| 3 | It gave Hugh Lorimer some satisfaction to inform Philip that his son had inherited the estate in Meath and a personal fortune of a quarter of a million pounds . |
| 4 | It gave Ruth time to think and worry . |
| 5 | In practice this agreement reflected yet again the pattern adopted by Shearman in Bedfordshire from 1930 onwards , and in effect it gave university resident tutors freedom to arrange both types of Chapter III courses . |
| 6 | It gave 4W output at a ‘ low ’ distortion . |
| 7 | If it gave Eva pause for thought it certainly did n't show in any relaxation of the pace she set herself . |
| 8 | The parties catered for such large numbers that ‘ it made it virtually impossible to police these events and it gave drug users and drug pushers maximum protection from the police — and all of that was quite deliberate . |
| 9 | As for the mild , ramshackle Austro-Hungarian empire , it gave Bosnia peace and reasonably humane government for a few decades , until Austria-Hungary itself was broken up in 1918 — to the regret , quite soon , of many of its erstwhile subjects . |
| 10 | A fuel tank was shaped into a boat so that when empty it gave 600lb buoyancy in the event of ditching . |
| 11 | In the middle of his sales talk about the land and the area , it gave Kevin satisfaction to say , ‘ I was born here , my brother farms up at Bryanstown . ’ |
| 12 | It gave Brian McMaster , the company 's managing director , the worst night he has ever had . |
| 13 | It gave Raymond Cusick a far greater guarantee of artistic control over the series . |
| 14 | They said it gave people ideas , Dorcas gathered , which were not a good thing unless they were the right kind of ideas . |
| 15 | It gave Felipe de Santis all the cards . |
| 16 | Even Sidney and Beatrice Webb , in their classic history of trade unionism , said of the Act that it gave trade unions ‘ an extra-ordinary and unlimited immunity , however great may be the damage caused , and however unwarranted the act , which most lawyers as well as all employers , regard as nothing less than monstrous ’ . |
| 17 | It gives doctors instructions that if a person has no possibility of rational existence there should be : NO medical intervention or treatment aimed at prolonging or sustaining life . |
| 18 | It gives colleges freedom to decide on the timing of assessment and the provision of resits . |
| 19 | It gives centre stage to women , minorities , exiles , those who 've endured war rather than bright boys brought up on Biggles . |
| 20 | ( b ) it gives learners confidence in their ability to cope with the real situation . |
| 21 | A ‘ full auto ’ button , for instance , is very useful because it gives auto-exposure/auto focus/auto white balance at a single press . |
| 22 | One is that it makes people er it gives people experience of participation which is itself an improving matter . |
| 23 | It gives people Alzheimer 's . ’ |
| 24 | Public relations is thus concerned with a company or brand reputation which must be such that it gives people confidence in the company , providing the company with total credibility . |
| 25 | And above all it gives Stephen Dixon at the Bell a chance to cultivate his clientel . |
| 26 | For the Governor , though , the main benefit has been that it gives prison officers ‘ permission to be concerned ’ in a structured and consistent way . |
| 27 | I am sorry that we have misplaced the Blackpool NDB by .87 of a nautical mile , but we will be correcting it in our free amendment , and at least it gives Mr. Allan something to be caustic about . |
| 28 | The logic of party competition , regular electoral successes by socialist and social democratic parties , rational administration and the control it gives party elites over the state machine have all contributed to the degree of centralization in liberal democracies . |
| 29 | ‘ It gives Queen Bees the freedom to put it in … and just let it be . ’ |
| 30 | Let's say you 're doing acid plus alkali and for some reason you think , Oh well I think it gives carbon dioxide . |