Example sentences of "on [pron] give " in BNC.

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1 He could always pick and choose over whom to arrest and on whom to give the Nelson touch .
2 The following memorandum was presented by Vial , and read by the secretary : ‘ When the Members of the Veterinary College were occupied by objects to which I was in no wise competent I was absolutely silent — but now that it is a question to chuse [ sic ] a convenient situation for the establishment of the College , I think it a duty incumbent on me to give my advice on this important point .
3 I might go out and buy it straight away , I might wait weeks , months before I acquire the particular thing to give to you as a gift , you 've got ta wait on on me giving it to you .
4 The directors have a reasonable time in which to come to a decision , but since section 183(5) of the Act imposes an obligation on them to give to the transferee notice of rejection within two months of the lodging of the transfer , the maximum reasonable period is two months .
5 It was n't fair on them to give them life .
6 And what 's that sitting on my give me a hand for my bed you know .
7 Haldane , according to Drummond , had assured him that he might ‘ depend on all his interest in order to make me happy in every opportunity , in the event on my giveing him my vote & intrest ’ .
8 Your tutor may still call on you to give your own views .
9 Everyone can rely on you to give a hand .
10 I 'm counting on you to give me children , and I wo n't have a slur on their legitimacy . ’
11 A bluff she had perpetrated mainly on herself to give herself the strength to go on living .
12 Harry can not accept the fact that she has activities and commitments that do not directly relate to him , and keeps up a constant pressure on her to give up her job so that they can spend all their time together .
13 The strength of its hold on her gave her goose-bumps .
14 I figured a man like Truro Daine , who is well known for being up to his knees in dirt year in year out , would have a lot of use for their product , and decided to call on him to give a heavy pitch for the latest range of fine-bristled superswift specials .
15 The modern procedure in the action is for the plaintiff to apply to the registrar of the county court , who will see that the goods alleged to have been wrongfully taken are restored to the plaintiff on his giving security to prosecute an action of replevin in the county court or in the High Court .
16 In reality this is inaudible under water so do n't rely on it to give you a reminder .
17 It will be seen that where Lautro is advised to serve or is considering the service of an intervention notice on a member , the rules do not place any obligation on it to give that member any advance warning of the intended action , nor to give him any opportunity to make representations before the intervention notice is served .
18 Though he rightly acknowledges that large parts of the country were unaffected by this enclosure movement , his concentration on it gives us a somewhat unbalanced picture .
19 It shows a cracked wall , painted in grisaille and framed by columns , with a bill posted on it giving the title and author 's name .
20 This Condition can only have effect if it is called into operation by the party wishing to rely on it giving written notice to the other to that effect .
21 However it is n't easy to get reliable information on what to give , and when .
22 Erm , when an application is received for building approval by a District Council , they consult the Fire Authority but there 's no specific obligation on us to give detailed advice .
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