Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pron] [vb mod] [adv] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think it is very peculiar that someone can just give evidence , like Sir Hal Millar , and not be cross-examined on it at all . ’ |
| 2 | It is clear that one can not give a general rule . |
| 3 | The ones who served on the Organising Committee and the embryo Central Authority , and the remainder who joined them on appointment later in 1947 , were quite clear that they would not give up their statutorily entrenched independence to Citrine and Self . |
| 4 | sense in which it 's in their interest not to breach this because you wo n't give them the material they need |
| 5 | Has the hon. Gentleman , who reads with his lips so much that he could almost give lessons to the Leader of the Opposition , read the amendment which deals with precisely this issue ? |
| 6 | He did n't want that and he would n't give up the mistress either — not for three years . ’ |
| 7 | It might not be complete but it 'll certainly give us some of them . |
| 8 | and , and , er of course that the commission looked at this as er , er , as a question to be looked at in the context of the market and of all facts , but they said you , if you want restrictions you can be sure that we wo n't give you any exemption for them , so you 'd better remove every single solitary objection , objec er restriction that we identify , that 's why at the end of the day they got er , it was a very , very strict approach by the commission , you can have nothing which is acceptable , you can get negative clearance but you 've got to be cleaner than clean , whiter than white , so remove every possible restriction . |
| 9 | ‘ Tomorrow , you make sure that he ca n't give details of the formula to anyone else — ever . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Perhaps not , ’ Travis agreed , then said how he 'd dearly love to ring Rosemary at her parents ' home , but that he knew for sure that he could definitely give up even the frail hope he had left of sharing his life with Rosemary if he did that . |
| 11 | but he was , he was that tired but he would n't give in , he kept wanting to see what was going on |
| 12 | Now if you see somebody going into this state , you must give them sugar , it 's no good waiting till they 've fainted or become unconscious because you ca n't give them anything then , can you ? |
| 13 | ‘ It said she hated having to give you up , she 'd hoped to keep you , but this way you 'd have more than she could ever give you , and she knew you 'd be loved , even as much as she loved you . |
| 14 | Not only will this keep the bush compact but it should also give you another flush of flowers . |
| 15 | Well I ai n't got any but they wo n't give me any ! |
| 16 | Manjiku was the creature who wanted to be a woman ; the beast that stole children for his own because he could not give birth to them himself . |
| 17 | But the , the range of colour is sometimes so close and they ca n't give you a great diversity and the light 's shining on it and sometimes the sun coming in |
| 18 | Erm when you see erm Alan John erm if you see them over the next day or two if I can just give you this er these , these little leaflets |
| 19 | Not only is it bulletproof but it will also give you privacy to speak to the ambassador . |
| 20 | Nathan had needed no special arrangements : when very well dressed he looks scruffy — I suppose it must be a gift ; it is certainly true that he could n't give it away — and today he was not very well dressed . |