Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [pron] [vb base] [adv] give " in BNC.
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1 | Detective Inspector Milsom said quietly , ‘ Because the doctor laid the first slice of the fillet — the piece that you do n't give to guests — to one side of the carving dish … |
2 | There are radiators in the attic but they do not give out much warmth . |
3 | As one pupil succinctly put it ‘ you then treat them without any respect because they do n't give you any , so really it 's just a two-way thing ’ . |
4 | • Nocturnal or crepuscular ( evening-time ) fish may miss out on the food if you do not give them their rations just before lights out . |
5 | And you ca n't do anything about it , because there are so few security firms ; they have a monopoly and they do n't give a shit . ’ |
6 | ‘ A lot of people do n't want to be in the best band in the world because they do n't give a shit about themselves , ’ he remarks flatly , still playing with his half empty bottle of water . |
7 | I tell you this because I know that I can not expect trust if I do not give it . |
8 | These levels are misleading any way because they do not give a true indication of the ‘ quality ’ of the protein . |
9 | I told him he 'd better tell his friends , or his girlfriends , that when they call at our house if they do n't give names , they 're not talking to him ! |