Example sentences of "to give [pers pn] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say to do that they need the Government to give them more money . |
| 2 | Is it that we help publishers to clear their excess stock to give them more space and money to print something else ? |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps some people need a psychological or emotional crutch before their faith will come back or to give them more confidence . |
| 4 | His condition is said to be stable and detectives at his bedside are hoping he may be able to give them more information about the attack . |
| 5 | We can even see pseudo-ethnic groups being invented for political purposes , as in the attempt by some of the British left to classify all third-world immigrants as ‘ black ’ in order to give them more leverage within the Labour Party for which most of them vote . |
| 6 | I shall invite Roirbak and Malamute here for a meeting to give you more freedom . |
| 7 | He says to me , ‘ Tip , I 'm going to give you more money than anyone 's ever given a caddie before , but just look after my clubs . |
| 8 | To give you more room to relax , it is wider than before with greater leg room . |
| 9 | Charlotte seemed too distracted to give him much attention . |
| 10 | Irritating as Miss Kenton 's behaviour was , I could not afford to give it much thought , for by then the first of the guests had arrived . |
| 11 | The close association between the visual and the cultural may explain the reluctance of some teachers to give it much attention . |
| 12 | After every fight , he says , he thinks about retirement and he intends to give it more consideration that usual in the New Year , vowing that when he quits he 'll do so as world champion . |
| 13 | The long cooking time will give a brown skin but you could brush the turkey with brown seasoning or tomato purée to give it more colour . |
| 14 | This depends upon whether the Appeal Committee decides that it will have to adjourn the hearing and carry on with it later because some new and important information has been produced , or because the Committee want you or the Council to give it more information . |
| 15 | Is the autopsy going to give us much idea when Angela Morgan died — I mean within a day or so ? ’ |