Example sentences of "[subord] the [noun] could give " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they certainly needed more help than the school could give . |
| 2 | Backgrounds 15,18,21 and 24 gave very low reflectance readings , but were glossy , and at any angle other than the vertical could give rise to specular reflections . |
| 3 | ‘ Stand ’ is proved by the observations of the officer concerned and although it is not necessary to prove the vehicle had been in the offending position for a particular period of time the court may find it helpful if the officer could give evidence , ‘ The vehicle was parked on Bradford Road from 20.00 hours to 21.00 hours etc . ’ |
| 4 | If it ‘ saw ’ a way to take a queen it would do so , even if the opponent could give mate on the next play . |
| 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 . |