Example sentences of "give under [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He learnt then and in later practice how to jump into a bobbing canoe , letting his feet give under him without capsizing the frail Folbot . |
| 2 | He shall feel the ground give under him , if only once , he shall fall , and men shall see him fall , and know him for a man like other men . |
| 3 | One organisation quoted in the survey did provide disturbance payments for recruits but at a reduced level to that given under its relocation policy . |
| 4 | ‘ This is to certify that Color Serjeant William Nicholl served in the 8th ( or The King 's ) Regiment of Foot for a period of Twenty One Years , during which time he has invariably conducted himself as an honest , trustworthy , sober man — Given under my hand at Plymouth , This 4th day of August 1825 , J. Duffy Lf Col Commg 8th or King 's Reg . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Given under my hand , this eleventh day of April , the year of our Lord fourteen hundred and two . |
| 6 | And the Kaiser did everything he could to ensure that his son should be no more than a figurehead in the army given under his command . |
| 7 | Her ankle gave under her and she clutched at the fridge for support . |
| 8 | DULÉ SKIMMED INTO shore silently , under cover of darkness , and threaded through the banana fronds and mango groves to Ariel 's cabin ; a leaf here , a twig there gave under him , but the English sailor posted watch in the clearing was fast asleep and the others would not have woken from their stone weariness if Dulé had hallooed at them . |
| 9 | The ground gave under their feet , a yielding mire of rain-sodden dead leaves . |