Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [pron] give " in BNC.

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1 well you do n't have to go where you give you one
2 I must apologize if I gave the impression of trying to keep these from you , as you ( perhaps jokingly ) suggested .
3 Erm I do n't know if I gave you , and if I did n't I need to , the things that I 've called recordings logs , that are different than meeting logs .
4 and said well I 'll do an extra shift , I 'll do an extra week shift if you give me my job back it 's a shame
5 Ranking means nothing and it is very sad to see Andre having such poor results in tournaments and rather puzzling in view of his amazing results in Davis Cup ; one wonders if he gives too much to that at his own expense !
6 What would Fen say if she gave him a truthful answer , told him that Hugh had done her a good turn , jilted her before she could make the most dreadful mistake of her life ?
7 Despite some significant developments by BBC and Marconi engineers , the system still did not give better quality than 78rpm discs ; it only succeeded because it gave longer running-time , and it had lower running-costs because the tape could be magnetically erased and reused .
8 Our advice is to take time to find out what they really want before they give away the sites to the private investors , because when they have done this , they ca n't erm participate in what is really developing .
9 I already had permission to search all the surrounding fields , so I waited until the field was harvested before I gave it a thorough going over with my detector .
10 His jaw cracked as he gave another cavernous yawn .
11 They must not be forgotten for they gave their lives in defence of values which are under more bitter attack now all over the world than ever before . ’
12 He looked very doubtful when I asked certain questions and laughed me to scorn when I gave my verdict .
13 As far as John was concerned the Girls did not exist once they gave up dancing .
14 Erm yes three pictures that you might like to sell if you give me a price for them .
15 Ca n't do that See what happens if I give you them .
16 But what happens if he gives it to his wife ?
17 Nick Kent , Mick Farren 's ‘ Sinking Of The Titanic ’ , Paul Morley , Ian Penman 's pseudo-Structuralist ramblings , ‘ Capitol Radio ’ EP , The Lone Groover 's codpiece , Tit Pics , Herbal High , Imagine if they gave a war and nobody came , SOD .
18 However , Wanderers are true amateurs on the field and will no doubt battle until they give up , so let's hope Athletico can keep up the good work and send them home with three lost points and the Samaritans ’ telephone number .
19 I had figures which actually showed what people were watching what they would do if you gave them five to seven more hours of spare time a week , all the things they would like to learn about that they have n't already learned about .
20 ‘ Imagine how much more good you could do if you gave your whole life to teaching ! ’
21 What would you do if I gave you the jade ?
22 They say that 20 per cent of American motorists who can run cars on unleaded petrol are switching back to lead because it gives a better performance .
23 There is a road along the glen to its head and , although the sight and sound of motor cars in places of quiet beauty is always a disturbing distraction , the road in Glen Nevis must be accepted because it gives an opportunity to inactive or disabled visitors to see the natural wonders and splendours of this spectacular defile between high mountain ranges .
24 At the first hearing , she had a gloomy , slit-mouthed sidekick with the worst case of acne I 've seen since I gave up computer programming , but this time he was n't there .
25 And it does n't matter whether we give him bad vibes .
26 Watching him , Julia remembered Mark Heathwood 's descriptions of the favourable impression Kesselring had made when he gave evidence at Nuremberg .
27 Tchaikovsky was the first to break that mould when he gave the Sapphire Fairy ( now one of Florestan 's sisters ) a solo to a 5/4 time signature .
28 But one of her proudest moments as an ambassador came when she gave a lecture to 2,000 fellow scientists in Kyoto — and there was only one woman in the audience .
29 Do you think if I , do you think if I gave him a fright , s see the , time he says he 's going off to his granny 's and I say away you go , and my mam says she 's not taking him .
30 ( 3,500 calories is equal to 1lb of fat — 1lb every week that you would not have to lose if you gave up sugar . )
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