Example sentences of "that [pron] [vb mod] give [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I also needed to be knowledgeable about the procedures , likely outcomes and prognosis so that I could give full and accurate explanations to Mrs Allen . |
| 2 | In his speech , Charles praised my ‘ sterling contribution ’ to the school and shortly after it Paul came up to me and made the touching suggestion that I should give some classes in the summer term — if I was still free . |
| 3 | At this point I 'd just like to comment on Virginia Bottomley 's contention that she 'd give twenty four percent to Social Services extra in S S A to the ac for the Act . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought at least to have taken Harry off your mind , ’ said Owen wretchedly , ‘ so that you might give all your heart to this . |
| 5 | I hope that you will give this reply as prominent a place in your paper as you did the original article and we trust that in future you will ring this Company for comment before publishing incorrect material which is misleading and biased . |
| 6 | We made it clear that we would give further consideration to it once the Barber judgment was clear , and that is precisely what we are beginning to do . |
| 7 | From this it follows that we could give some account of what it might mean to ‘ change the context ’ in the sense in which Fillmore ( 1977 : 119 ) envisages this when he says ‘ I … find myself asking what the effect would have been if the context had been slightly different . ’ |
| 8 | I believe that it is nonsense that we should give such asylum seekers any form of accommodation . |
| 9 | We hope the exercise will provide the Council a clear context and direction for its work ; one that we can give whole-hearted support . |
| 10 | This is a completely new way of funding the universities , and although we think at Birmingham that we can give good value for money and provide a good education at a fair price , this is new territory for us and there could be some surprises on the way . |
| 11 | I think if we do that we might both discover that we can give each other a great deal of pleasure . ’ |
| 12 | We also have to run three miles in full kit ( forty-four pounds including rifle and helmet ) in thirty-three minutes ; and demonstrate that we can give first aid , among other tests . |
| 13 | They instructed us to tell the promoter that they would give some money towards the gig 's adverts in the local papers . |
| 14 | Many will be familiar with Graham Gibbs ' Twenty Terrible Reasons for Lecturing or Donald Bligh 's What 's the Use of Lectures ? ( see Suggestions for further reading at the end of this chapter ) and most will have been intellectually persuaded that they ought to give fewer , better lectures and devote their remaining teaching energies to small-group learning — i.e. tutorials and seminars . |
| 15 | It is a common mistake to buy large trees in the belief that they will give quicker cover . |
| 16 | The government said that it would consider lifting the state of emergency still in force in Natal , and that it would give immediate consideration to repealing the Internal Security Act . |
| 17 | One danger in giving such an opportunity might be that it would give greater scope for industrial policy ( ‘ European champions ’ ) proponents , not least within the European Commission : however , that is not a reason for preventing DGIV from considering the point in a particular case , however sceptically . |
| 18 | The ANC was strongly opposed to such a meeting on the grounds that it would give undeserved legitimacy to Buthelezi by treating him as a leader of equivalent standing . |
| 19 | The effect on listed adjoining properties , Donithorn , Riley House and er , the other one , the name escapes me at the moment , erm , and that it will give insufficient curbage to Riley House when er , whatever development takes place there . |
| 20 | ‘ He said he was poor , but that he would give all his money to bring us together . |
| 21 | I thought for a moment and came up with a suggestion that he should give some sort of honour , an OBE or the like , to the cricketer Basil D'Oliveira , who had been shabbily treated by the South African government . |
| 22 | May I suggest that he apologises in a broadcast from No. 10 Downing street , which I understand he occupies temporarily , and that he should give some thought — |
| 23 | The strict rules of evidence do not apply in arbitrations ( Ord 19 , r 5(2) , Term 3 ) , but , of course , the district judge or other arbitrator may feel that he should give less weight to evidence which is hearsay than to evidence which is direct . |
| 24 | It is essential that the project manager organizes the project so that he can give uninterrupted thought for adequate periods to the key results areas . |
| 25 | It is unlikely that anyone will give full or truthful answers in an interview to questions that concern sensitive , embarrassing or possibly criminal aspects of their lives . |