Example sentences of "[conj] you [verb] to give [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Politicians do n't have time to read screeds , so you have to give them short , pithy things to look at , We were doing all this anyway , of course , but the chaps at Barton , including Andy , are working on it much more effectively since we were able to say definitely that the DTI civil servants were agin them . |
| 2 | Still , I do n't suppose a high intelligence is one of her assets , and you have to give her ten out of ten for persistence . |
| 3 | I 'll give her a dose now , a small dose , and if you have to give her some tonight make sure it 's a very small amount . ’ |
| 4 | But there 's two ways of getting them off if they do latch on to you , one is to burn them off with a cigarette or a match and the other way is to use rock salt , and if you put rock salt on them they then just come off so that 's a little bit erm more humane for the leeches but it depends what you feel about them really as to whether you want to give them another chance . |
| 5 | ‘ And when you need to give her more chloroform , ’ he said , ‘ hand the leg you are holding to Rose — you may take them both on your shoulders if you will , Rose ; it 's important that she does n't regain consciousness during the actual birth . ’ |