Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] could give [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 No whoever gave them the kit could give them the training to go with it .
2 Workers valued the education that the intelligenty could give them .
3 She 'd hoped the dress could give her some colour .
4 She felt too unwell to pursue the point any longer , and , besides , maybe the doctor could give her something for her migraine .
5 Where it was strong , it kept men and women on the land , in so far as the land could give them a living , or sent its excess population along the well-beaten traditional tracks of seasonal migration , like those which took the smallholders of central France to and from the building sites of Paris .
6 ‘ Maybe the Commander could give you a few tips for your essay , ’ he said .
7 But perhaps your first mistake was to think that a shop could give you totally impartial advice — their prime concern was probably to make sure you actually made a purchase and from them rather than elsewhere .
8 If only he knew that no man could give her what he had — thirteen frantic days of excitement and sensuality that would be with her for the rest of her life .
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