Example sentences of "[conj] give [pers pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Troilus has nothing which is obviously valuable to defend or give him guidance . |
| 2 | ‘ The best defence for our colonies , as well as for our coasts , ’ he had argued the previous year , ‘ is to have a squadron always to the westward … [ which ] may in all probability either keep the French in port , or give them battle with advantage if they come out . ’ |
| 3 | Now of course from the special school point of view they will say well many efforts are made to attempt to bring community life into the school and to have children erm or give them experiences in the community , so that you provide both a sheltered environment and also the opportunity to learn in the wider community , and this debate is something of a dilemma erm I do n't know that any body can give a definite answer to it . |
| 4 | He did not hand out sayings of Jesus in a little red book , or give them Christmas presents . |
| 5 | Nothing could shake his calm or give him pause . |
| 6 | An inscription on the record of the performance runs , ‘ Give me sodomy , or give me death . ’ |
| 7 | Contrast of ideas vividly expressed : Give me liberty or give me death ! |
| 8 | Hardy Amies and other designers lend or give me evening wear . |
| 9 | You may find that after an initial burst of enthusiasm , your employers run out of steam and seem reluctant to fund you on courses or give you conference or study leave . |
| 10 | Maybe not having what we crave for is exactly what we need for our development or to give us time and the space to reflect on what we truly want ! |
| 11 | I do n't think it 's necessarily about teaching er children primarily about sex or about sexual pleasure , I think it 's all , initially , about personal hygiene and then developing that into how they can make their life safer for themself , or giving them choices to say , well I can choose to become pregnant or not to become pregnant and , I think it 's more about choices rather than saying orgasms and erm sexual pleasure , or |
| 12 | I caught myself shouting at people or giving them lectures about elementary things like the importance of oiling their bikes ( I later discovered that oiling bikes in dusty regions wears out the moving parts rather than preserving them ) . |
| 13 | The leader either numbers each pair or gives them names such as apple , banana , cake , or other fruit . |
| 14 | The Aragonese were politely told by Edward ( in January 1283 ) that ‘ we are bound by kinship and by homage to the king of France , nor does it behove us to rebel against him in any way , nor to do anything to arouse his anger nor give him offence ’ . |
| 15 | I gathered , however , that they expected it to continue to get worse and that there was nothing they could do except give me vitamins . |
| 16 | I had a friend who suffered from twisted testicles so I made sure part of my sponsorship arrangement is that I 'm provided with decent shorts with inner briefs that give me support . |
| 17 | We did pain relief and I did all my exercises , had films , talks , books that give me advice and everything , dead good they are . |
| 18 | He says unkind things that give me pain , Harry . |
| 19 | At the Stella Artois Grass Court Championships , he showed once again , that give him grass , a ‘ bat ’ , and he is surely the best striker of a ball in the world . |
| 20 | I 'm sure it was that give him trouble . |
| 21 | In an organization , they may rarely come to the attention of a predominantly male management in ways that give them power and encouragement . |
| 22 | It is clearly seen in water and grass in the milking cows and in the cows that give us meat . |
| 23 | In the meditative life , we exchange the worldly things that give us delight for the full commitment of loving God above all . |
| 24 | We have begun to measure these trees , noting characteristics that give us clues to their genetic relationships : these trees , growing under plantation conditions , will eventually tell us whether we really have collected new genes useful to farmers who grow cocoa . |
| 25 | This area is the Coulin Forest , bounded by roads that give it detachment from other high ground , its mountains forming a compact group but individually having distinction of character and outline , some being of arresting appearance . |
| 26 | A new bank account that give you independence and freedom to choose how to organise your money the way you want , when you want . |
| 27 | I think more than anything I enjoy the freedom and there are two things in life that give you freedom . |
| 28 | Now , if for no other reason than to give me pleasure , will you please smile ? ’ |
| 29 | members to members , and not perhaps for officers to interfere too much other than to give you background information , and it has been falling off , let me just say that . |
| 30 | Most people had come to understand the danger posed by Hitler 's Germany ; but they decided to delude themselves into believing that giving him Austria and Czechoslovakia would buy him off . |