Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | B and K claimed that the Board should give them sufficient information to enable them to answer the case against them . |
| 2 | A call to your local Trading Standards Department may give you information about the state of the business and your next step . |
| 3 | The following books on different aspects of dealing with stressful tension may give you new ideas . |
| 4 | The following case study may give you some idea of what is involved . |
| 5 | We may also draw attention to the fact that it is possible logically , even if not biologically , to use old , with the same effect as it has in the phrase Charlie 's old school , in combination with the word mother ; the incongruity of the result should give us a very sharp view of the difference between the ordinary referential variation of adjectives used relativistically , and the semantic effect produced by the difference in type of relation at work in ( 33 ) and ( 34 ) . |
| 6 | ‘ The results of the experiment should give us a better understanding of the way that normal growth takes place in plants and will also help to provide information for the design of plant-based life-support systems , ’ Dr Briarty explained . |
| 7 | Sir Patrick Mayhew and Mr Dick Spring must give him his answer tomorrow , in terms that everyone can understand . |
| 8 | In many cases , mummy used to give you a sweet to ‘ make it better ’ or because you had been ‘ good ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ The Radnor Walk episode would give you something to get your teeth into . |
| 10 | Political circles were shocked and surprised by the outcome , apart from the Prince himself , who had never doubted that universal suffrage would give him what he wanted . |
| 11 | We need to beware of thinking a psychoanalyst 's couch would give us enough excuses either to blow away all our adult responsibilities , or to explain in detail every feature or peculiarity of our present thoughts or behaviour . |
| 12 | A lunch break would give him his chance , forcing him to make a decision whether or not to delay his own sustenance in order to overtake us as we crammed fruit cake into our faces . |
| 13 | Ever the optimist , Davies she was saying that the extra 's day 's practice would give her ‘ a headstart over the rest of them ’ . |
| 14 | The near future will give us the answer . |
| 15 | In the same way that the agent will give you a package to the Canaries or go-as-you-please trek in the Himalayas , so the centre may attach an inquirer to a study visit to Sweden with 20 others or arrange a single stay in Peru . |
| 16 | Joining our graduate training programme will give you the specialised skills and knowledge needed to work on such sophisticated design and operations . |
| 17 | Even if it is not , we hope this chapter will give you some ideas on what to expect and what to ask for . |
| 18 | But that is simplifying it too much ; for it is like learning how to ride a bike : you can read about the technique , but only lots of practice will give you a feel for it and the essential balance you need . |
| 19 | People will back you 101pc now so any venture or enterprise you put into practice will give you all a chance to pull together to attain an aim . |
| 20 | Analysis of the structure of a church by reference to the architectural styles and fabric will give us some idea of how the building has developed . |
| 21 | If the blood test shows you are not immune , one injection will give you the protection you need . |
| 22 | If the blood test shows you are not immune , one injection will give you the protection you need . |
| 23 | The company reckons that the cash injection will give it enough ‘ flexibility ’ to further develop its other profitable product monitoring and medical businesses . |
| 24 | At least , that 's the financial advice any Arsenal fan will give you after the way they toyed with and destroyed Coventry using an explosive cocktail of skill , imagination and old-fashioned strengths . |
| 25 | You can train to be a Navy Cook without any particular previous formal qualifications , although any knowledge you bring from a technical college will give you an advantage . |
| 26 | Moreover , I shall not try to determine what kind of phenomenon consciousness is ; the task here is rather to see whether the machine analogy can give us a way of talking about it , whatever it is . |
| 27 | Unless the agent can give you figures showing that it really will pay you to cash in your present policy and take out a completely new one , keep it on and top it up with another , smaller policy . |
| 28 | Nurses : Your district nurse , health visitor or continence adviser can give you practical advice on how to manage . |
| 29 | Only such anthropology can give us the all-round vision of primitive man and primitive culture . ’ |
| 30 | There are four areas in particular where new research and established practice can give you a good framework and background knowledge for your care . |