Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] give [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So that give you any ideas about this . |
| 2 | On operating systems we wanted to be as truly hardware independent as we can , so we have chosen to operate potentially under any Posix-compliant operating system , so that gives us all the flavours or brands of Unix and a number of proprietary mid-range operating systems which are achieving Posix compliance as time goes by . |
| 3 | so that gives us this and so if I said erm and that 's a all right we 'll leave that as twelve X squared minus one . |
| 4 | So that gives you this fits with this pattern acid carbonate they all give a salt apart from the hydrogen one they all give water as well and this one gives a C O two . |
| 5 | So that gives you seven , which brings you up to thirty nine , forty six , taking into account that one . |
| 6 | Er so that gives you another five or ten years before the dry rot sets in . |
| 7 | In the early months of her grief , you and her other helpers may need to listen endlessly and give her quiet comfort during her episodes of extreme anguish and emotional excursions into the past . |
| 8 | The doctor had been in and given her some sleeping pills . |
| 9 | Overseas exploration and colonial settlement opened up vistas of fabulous riches ; the existence of the barbarians could no longer just be taken for granted ; they had to be fitted in and given their proper place in the ordinary man 's picture of world geography . |
| 10 | but they do sort of come in and give you some idea do n't they ? |
| 11 | Alice and Unice came in and gave her little nods , and sat down and knitted . |
| 12 | The farmer 's wife invited us in and gave us cheesy , potato turnovers — it would not be polite to refuse . |
| 13 | The nurse came down and gave me some medicine which totally knocked me out . |
| 14 | Do come along and give our two teams your support . |
| 15 | Sh they 're like all clubbing together and giving her some money to go in with cos she 's got to have some money to go in with . |
| 16 | Yet his subjects had a right of resistance , of rebellion against him , if he failed to rule them justly and to give them due protection . |
| 17 | Then the courts interpret such phrases so as to give themselves more or less control as they wish . |
| 18 | When my brother looked through his new spectacles into the Cinemascope format of the wide mirror I saw that he gently let his lower jaw fall a little so as to give himself more of the thin-faced appearance of Hank R Marvin in Summer Holiday . |
| 19 | It is worth noting that Sir John Reresby appeared twice after his first entry , presumably as the owner of empty houses , and that women who were heads of households were often described as widows rather than given their Christian names . |
| 20 | In cases involving more than one child , the circular advised that it might be better for the local Board of Guardians to test the widow 's need by offering to take the children into the workhouse rather than give her outdoor relief . |
| 21 | So , rather than give it all up and find another movie , they bought the licence to the film 's soundtrack ( a rather haunting piece by Vangelis ) which , surprise surprise , was called ‘ Blade Runner ’ ! |
| 22 | They argue for the empowerment of subordinated groups , rather than giving them selective access to existing hierarchies ; for the ‘ democratization ’ of the curriculum by reorganizing knowledge to advantage the disadvantaged ; and for special teacher training for teachers to assist girls in resisting the sexist demands of their schools . |
| 23 | I got pregnant because you spent all my life filling my head with romantic ideas rather than giving me any practical advice . |
| 24 | Rather than giving her any other jobs . |
| 25 | Sure enough she offered straight away and gave me some lipstick as well . |
| 26 | She pulled away and gave herself some time rolling and lighting a cigarette . |
| 27 | A representative sample of the adult British population was asked : ‘ If the company you work for had to move its premises , do you think you would or would not move with it and find a new home if it moved more than 50 miles away and gave you financial help to move ? ’ |
| 28 | What matters about lying is giving people false beliefs , just as giving them true ones is what matters about telling the truth . |
| 29 | So come on and give us some respect . |
| 30 | People can not work effectively and give their best if they are worried about unreliable childcare arrangements or children who are unsupervised . ’ |