Example sentences of "[subord] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | you know , the money is put towards their f food and things , rather than giving it to somebody else . |
| 32 | Miranda taller , with her bushy hair and colouring that the Italians whose paintings she 'd been looking at in the Louvre rendered by priming the canvas with a copper-based green paint , creating a complexion that draws light in rather than gives it out ; Xanthe beside her with her candy radiance of pink and gold , and rounder too , more neatly assembled , wrist to hand , neck to shoulders , ankle to foot . |
| 33 | However , it hardly seems satisfactory to say that it is conscience which tells us that conscience should be at the controls , for presumably self love would say the same of itself if given its head . |
| 34 | However , if given plenty of room it will eventually slowly establish and flourish . |
| 35 | Right , well if give me their address , then we can get a letter . |
| 36 | What happens if give me an scenario , a cautionary tale like the insurance man does to his customers . |
| 37 | The lathes were serviced with a light oil film , draped in it as if to give them an overcoat protection that would ensure their survival against age and wear . |
| 38 | A girl in an apple-green school tunic advanced on me , her hand raised as if to give me a slap . |
| 39 | Without warning she reached her hand sideways and took mine and pressed it , as if to give me courage ; and perhaps to make me identify her with the original , gentle Lily . |
| 40 | He spat on his hands as if to give himself courage , then settled on the wall on his hands and knees . |
| 41 | He paused for a moment as if to give his next words emphasis . |
| 42 | Not close , out a ways , as if giving themselves room to move around in . |
| 43 | She drained her glass and swept her arm upwards , palm extended as if giving me a gift . |
| 44 | She looked across at him as if giving him a final appraisal and checking for further clues in his face , in his clothes . |
| 45 | He repeated the word as if giving it due consideration . |
| 46 | Please could you tell me if giving my tank of Goldfish and Black Moors tonic salt and King British W.S.3 , will cure White Spot ? |
| 47 | Paige had raised her eyebrows at Lori 's claim , but had said nothing , because to give her an opening was only to invite more of the same . |
| 48 | Doctors can convince trusting patients that they will get better even while giving them a course of pills which consist of little more than sugar and water . |
| 49 | The old French military primary trainer is still a very good machine for introducing pilots gently to jets , while giving them lots of fun too , finds Bob Grimstead . |
| 50 | The Fouga , designed as a primary jet trainer , was and still is a very good machine for introducing pilots gently to jets ' special characteristics — while giving them lots of fun too . |
| 51 | It aims to provide the boys with a good education , in a caring environment , while giving them the opportunity to train towards the specific goal of reaching the top 50 in the world , as professional tennis players . |
| 52 | Open/36 is designed to enable System/36 users to move their applications , without recompilation to Sparc systems , while giving them a complete System/36 environment that includes all their familiar tools . |
| 53 | The one , that , even while giving her a verbal warning about her work , he had handed her a very important file to work on — albeit only to ensure she had little time for anything else — must mean that he had received good reports on her ability . |
| 54 | Leaders of the ‘ armed counter-revolution ’ , as Ms Magas calls it , rejected all compromises that might have preserved the outlines of Yugoslavia while giving something to the non-Serbs . |
| 55 | NOTTINGHAM condemned Rosslyn Park to almost certain relegation while giving themselves a glimmer of hope of survival in League One with their first victory of the season , based on three tries by flanker Martin Pepper and 18 points from outside-half Guy Gregory . |
| 56 | He took a surly , sullen and arrogant attitude while giving his evidence . |
| 57 | Voltaire , an altogether more sympathetic figure , who incidentally used to serve himself the best Burgundy while giving his guests vin ordinaire , observed in one of his philosophical tales that la lune de miel is followed the next month by la lune de l'absinthe . ] ) |
| 58 | The merger of the two operations will transform Hawker Siddeley into the UK 's biggest supplier while giving it 10 per cent of the European market - putting it in third place behind the Swedish-Swiss combine Asea Brown Boveri and Siemens of West Germany . |
| 59 | ‘ We 'd all but given you up , Father , ’ said Owen eagerly , holding his stirrup for him while Adam took the bridle . |
| 60 | In their previous league match two weeks ago , they had travelled to Leicester knowing that a win would all but give them the championship , but that day they slumped to a surprise 3–2 defeat . |