Example sentences of "[vb base] only give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rivers only roll along to brighten up the landscape , and cattle graze only to give life to his drawings . |
| 2 | ‘ There 's an inside to things , ’ he explained , ‘ and print only gave me the outside . |
| 3 | I 've only given a hint of what you 'll get as a Hilton Club member . |
| 4 | But , but the other thing about giving them a standardised test at the re , when when they first arrived with us , is when you get the parent who comes and says well how they were level five in the primary school and you 've only given them level four ? |
| 5 | Yes , but I 've , I 've only given him a lump figure you see . |
| 6 | I 've only given you one sprout so you 're alright . |
| 7 | If I want a charity to benefit by 100 and I am paying tax at 30 per cent , I need only give up 70 . |
| 8 | The tenant , however , need only give such notice as satisfies the terms of the lease . |
| 9 | Farmers need only give their NFU membership number to get 15 minutes of free advice by phoning 0993 706999 which will be available Monday to Friday from 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm . |
| 10 | A man buys a razor and shaving cream and later returns saying you have only given him change for £5 instead of £10 . |
| 11 | Simply to say ‘ I was going to speak to you about a wonderfully deserving and little-known charity but the producers have only given me twenty-two seconds because they 're cutting straight to a sponsored lard-slice in Abergavenny , so I wo n't . ’ |
| 12 | Locke does suggest , indeed , erm and erm the example that , the rather silly example that I just gave is meant to bring this out , erm that of course those who have only given tacit consent are not full members of that civil society . |
| 13 | ‘ Come , sir , my charges have only to give bail against their appearance at the Assize Court . |
| 14 | You have only to give in a few times ( out of many when you stick to your planned ignoring ) to lose the battle . |