Example sentences of "gives them the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 All boys when about 12 undergo a great increase festival , the Sari , their second ‘ lessons in wizardry ’ , which gives them the internal clothing of the hunter and fisherman .
2 In a constitutional democracy , there are individuals whose status or office gives them the automatic right to be heard .
3 This gives them the major role in making decisions about the most important school resources .
4 Tenderness is just something that women like because it gives them the upper hand .
5 It gives them the upper hand .
6 I paused before replying to her , because if you pause before replying to people it gives them the foolish idea that you 've actually listened to what they 've said , and I said of course darling .
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