Example sentences of "we [vb mod] give [pron] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 They hurt , sometimes excruciatingly , but on the deepest level of all , it is somehow ‘ all right ’ ; and out of the praise and gratitude and joy that spring from it when we can grasp it , I think that we may give ourselves permission for the more mundane , but wonderfully healing emotion of happiness .
2 But I do n't think we should give her too long , cos she 's got herself into .
3 ‘ Speaking of Aunt Maureen , do n't you think we should give her the good news ? ’
4 They would want a lot ; there is no reason that we should give them everything they ask for .
5 There is no one else on the Tory Benches , so perhaps we should give them time to get someone in to act as the Minister 's runner .
6 I think we should give them two
7 Do n't you think we should give him the benefit of the doubt ? ’
8 ‘ I think we should reinforce the fence with fine mesh , and we should give him somewhere to hide — a place inside his enclosure where he can feel safe . ’
9 Madam , I 'm gon na ask you to say in those circumstances that we should give him the maximum discharge .
10 I do n't think he has that many visitors and I feel we should give him all the support we can . ’
11 Not only was US advice on war plans to be sought and heeded but ‘ we should give our views on organization and training of army and advancement of senior Viet officers ’ and there should also be some Franco-American rather than Vietnamese control over the ‘ dilatory fiscal collections ’ of Vietnam .
12 Perhaps it is not an ideal system — some day no doubt the MR will be appointed by competitive examination in Law Reports , but it is our system for the present ; and we should give our party arrangements a wrench if we throw it aside .
13 which is brilliant din , din , din , we should give it to Phil for his dad
14 I would say that to we should give you a bit of freedom in terms of price , therefore I think we should er allow you to spend up to say five thousand pounds ?
15 Mother is ill and the doctor says we must give her these things at the end of the letter , but we have n't got enough money to get them .
16 We must give him nourishment for it 's a very lowering , debilitating disease .
17 If he needs an aperient we must give him something which is not too irritating to the alimentary canal , such as castor oil .
18 If he is writing down his ideas and expressing his experiences this is a lot and we must give him his due and his head .
19 We must give him a name until we know who he really is , ’ she said .
20 We must give them whatever they want . ’
21 We must give them suitable materials to work with — suitable tools — brushes , paper , paints , etc .
22 And to stimulate their observation we must give them suitable subjects , within their personal experience — and we must see that they get the experience of looking and observing the visual world around them .
23 If we believe , and many of us do , in unitary local government — one door to knock on and one set of people to hold to account — we must give them something to do other than riding around in a civic car pretending that they are important and delivering nothing , responsive to no demands , not aspiring to change and improvement , and not even doing what the Conservatives of old did in the Chamberlain era when there was the sort of socialism that is now anathema to the Tory party .
24 ‘ But those other poor souls , whoever they are , we must give them a decent burial . ’
25 in the room we must give it
26 ‘ I 've told her we 'll give her a lift as far as Malaga and that 's what we 'll do . ’
27 Nah — we 'll give her something to make her feel like one of the Blessed , and ship her off to Heaven happy .
28 Oh Maggie is erm fine where is she at the moment , oh she 's at Hexham right well we 'll give her a call at Hexham and say this is where your new assignment is going to be .
29 We 'll give her a belt , see if that stops it . ’
30 We 'll give her a corn dolly .
  Next page