Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [modal v] give [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not one per cent here and a half per cent there , but a cut which will give small businesses an immediate boost and spread confidence throughout the economy . |
| 2 | She was reported as saying that the trial had taught her one important lesson as a barrister — how the victim feels — and called for changes in the law which would give greater protection to victims . |
| 3 | If the child gives a written statement to the social worker , the statement itself is first-hand hearsay as it is one stage removed from the child who could give direct evidence of the abuse . |
| 4 | I just wanted to s erm congratulate er whoever it was and put together the curriculum er programme which secured the three quarters of a million pound for all those which will I , I think I can understand extremely competitive and I would like to erm give credit to there because that will be enormously for the business which will give proper jobs er which is er very useful to the environment and , and , and really just to record erm that , that particular er success . |
| 5 | Waddington announced on March 21 , 1990 , that in the light of new submissions from lawyers representing six men — the " Birmingham Six " — sentenced to life imprisonment in 1975 for the bombing of public houses in Birmingham in 1974 [ see pp. 26870 ; 27346 ] , the Devon and Cornwall police would now investigate the matters raised by such submissions , and that following the outcome of the inquiry he would give further consideration as to whether his intervention in the convictions of the six would be justified . |
| 6 | It is refusing to say how much cash it will give this year . |
| 7 | I think the advice I would give any mother of an anorexic is to tell them how awful they look ! |
| 8 | I 'm working on the production of a culture from placental tissue which can give reliable results in toxicity tests . |
| 9 | For Clare Short and Jo Richardson , this is undoubtedly accentuated by the support they can give each other in a world where all the benchmarks are male , where rivalry is high and trust low . |
| 10 | We therefore propose to introduce legislation which will give individual employees the right to join the union of their choice , free from interference from any arrangement between trade union bosses which is designed to deny them that choice . |
| 11 | The regional officers also wrote to the Chilean authorities calling for the prompt introduction of legislation which will give official licenses to the many community radio and TV stations that hitherto have been operating under severe restrictions . |
| 12 | The Liberal Democrats say the purchase of a London City Licence by a motorist wishing to drive into central London would entitle the driver to a ‘ Freedom of the City ’ pass which would give free travel to public transport in the central area and free car parking at out of centre park and ride sites . |
| 13 | A senior staff member should contact the resident 's doctor who will give further instructions . |
| 14 | ‘ In that kind of form they will give any team in the country a game . |
| 15 | Surely it must be tantamount to neglect of the safety of our railways if we do not spend more and more money on a system which can give early warning . |
| 16 | This way we would give each student on our list a two-digit number , from 01 to 50 , and then run through a page of random numbers , using them in two-digit sets , until we had got ten within the range of 01 to 50 . |
| 17 | The GATT talks are motivated by a desire for a world free market which will give greater power to multinational corporations and less power to national Governments . |
| 18 | One national newspaper is offering a bottle of champagne for the first reader who can give more information about Norma 's former boyfriend . |
| 19 | When the court is considering making a costs order against a party it must give that party an opportunity to make representations as to why the order should not be made ( FPCR , r22(2) ) . |