Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] to give " in BNC.
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| 1 | And life was even tougher when I had to give up my job to care for Gran — ’ |
| 2 | Well look folks we 'll have to stop now it 's gone eleven and I have to give a lecture Joy , er that was an excellent er summary , well done . |
| 3 | My appointment was in Alès at eleven and I wanted to give myself plenty of time to find the place , so I decided to leave straight away . |
| 4 | Her looted heart , first ransacked of all that she had to give and then shattered . |
| 5 | All that he had to give her with his mind and body was sucked out of him into her . |
| 6 | A quick sideways prod of the transfer gear-lever was all that I needed to give the big machine the traction of a funicular railway , as if an invisible cable winch was hauling me up . |
| 7 | On the surface the Government 's plan is reasonable because it aims to give employers the right to choose how they negotiate with staff . |
| 8 | Half felt the error was so common that they voted to give up its etymological origin — ‘ to become public ’ . |
| 9 | Saturday morning , and once again a fair and breezy day , so fair that I decided to give myself a holiday from writing , and go straight after breakfast to pick up the supplies I would need for the weekend . |
| 10 | I was surrounded by a crowd of shouting , gesticulating Malts , who pulled at my parachute , lifted my head and drove me so furious that I had to give up the dying idea in order to concentrate completely on kicking every Malt who came within range . |
| 11 | On that licence you have to indicate when you 're going to have erm this market , you have to indicate how many stalls , how many people you expect to attract , the times you 're gon na be open and you have to give a months notice . |
| 12 | ‘ I HAVE REACHED THIRTY AND I WANT TO GIVE UP SEX'N'DRUGS ‘ N ’ ROCK'N'ROLL . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've always been very aware that I needed to give something back after this experience and when I read about the appeal for people prepared to give homes to the Bosnians , I decided it was time I stepped in . ’ |
| 14 | On top of all that Copper has always had a dust allergy and he got very congested so we had to give him powders to keep his lungs clear . |
| 15 | The daughter 's relationship with her mother is at its most intense as she prepares to give birth herself and , in a sense , to step into her mother 's shoes . |