Example sentences of "and [verb] to give [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That suspicion of the referendum or plebiscite which we noted was partly based on the fact that it is a device which had been used by some dictators and despots to give their rule at least the semblance of a basis in popular consent . |
| 2 | These notions are not inconsistent with attaching significance to the provisions of international treaties to which the United Kingdom is a party and seeking to give them effect where possible . |
| 3 | ‘ I suppose you think that your father and I have scrimped and saved to give you children a good education so that you can waste your time and money at the pictures , ’ said Mrs Mallory , pressing down fiercely on a handkerchief . |
| 4 | He widened his eyes , and began to give us directions . |
| 5 | I realised the truth of all I had heard and read and decided to give my heart to Jesus and ask God to forgive me my sins on Wednesday , 13th April in the car on the way home from work . |
| 6 | Well you see I sit down on a I sit down on a fairly regular basis with now and try to give her direction and er point out , and I do make the point , about every time and , right ? |
| 7 | He thus returned to the Soviet capital under very different circumstances from his last visit 22 years earlier , when he had been brought to Moscow and forced to give his approval to the invasion . |
| 8 | Isambard 's men were mad to establish their zeal now , and the woodland rides were not yet too steep and overgrown to give them passage . |
| 9 | He warned his players to expect a hostile reception in England and said : ‘ We came mentally prepared for a hard time and determined to give our answer out there on the field . |
| 10 | A young man who booked into a hostelry in London Road , Reading , and refused to give his name , was suspected . |
| 11 | Tudjman accepted the proposals " in principle " , but Milosevic rejected EC accusations that Serbia was the aggressor in the conflict and refused to give his endorsement to the plan . |
| 12 | ‘ I would kill that damned old woman without a single twinge of conscience , ’ says the former , and proceeds to give his reasons . |