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 !
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