Example sentences of "[conj] he [vb mod] [adv] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is the hon. Gentleman saying that he would not give it the limited powers of disposal available in clause 4(4) ( b ) ? |
| 2 | There are , however , clear attempts to make us giggle , like when the Swamp Thing ( Dick Durock ) conceives a passion for Heather Locklear 's leading lady but tells her that he ca n't give her the love she wants because he 's a plant . |
| 3 | I had hoped that on my twenty-first birthday I would discover more about my future , but Mr Jaggers explained that he could not give me any more information , except that from now on I would have five hundred pounds a year to spend as I liked . |
| 4 | Nathan had needed no special arrangements : when very well dressed he looks scruffy — I suppose it must be a gift ; it is certainly true that he could n't give it away — and today he was not very well dressed . |
| 5 | He tells me that sometimes my desire verges on cannibalism , and that he can not give me what I want . |
| 6 | He 'd never had affection so he could n't give it . |
| 7 | Mike in the audience and he 'll probably give me a rollicking afterwards , cos I have n't prepared anything about this and I suspect I wo n't be able to speak till the red light . |
| 8 | At the beginning of the school year , Mr Bailey , the head teacher , would remind the staff about various rules at the school and he would also give us his view about clothes . |
| 9 | We always had to chase after him for it and he 'd never give her more than a pound a week . |
| 10 | As soon as you shall have considered the whole subject the First Commissioner will be glad to receive from you probationary sketches of the Plans and Design generally , and he will then give you further instructions with reference to the future preparation of detailed plans , specifications and estimates . |
| 11 | Churchill knows he 'll never win this war , but he ca n't give it up ! |
| 12 | He asked Stan for a job but he would n't give him one |
| 13 | ‘ He admitted that there was someone else , but he would n't give me any details . |
| 14 | Alexander asked if the doctor knew what that something was , but he could not give him any answer . |
| 15 | ‘ Because he could n't give me names , only descriptions . |