Example sentences of "[pers pn] to give " in BNC.
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| 31 | For example , consider a child who already understands that joint visual reference to an object she is holding , followed by the adult extending a hand with upturned palm , means : ‘ I want you to give me what you are holding . ’ |
| 32 | He asks you to give details of the current football managers who have made only one appearance for England . |
| 33 | ‘ I want you to give attention to my belly button , ’ sighs Mark in ‘ Mother ’ . |
| 34 | ‘ It was good of you to give the shoemaker 's daughter work , ’ Craig said taking a sip of the brandy . |
| 35 | Personally I would advise you to give them your blessing , what with the baby and all . |
| 36 | While we can not provide the details you might want at this time , I 'd encourage you to give us the benefit of the doubt . |
| 37 | ‘ All the books tell you to give it a year . |
| 38 | Invite the person closest to you to give you some honest feedback on the degree of diplomacy you exhibit . |
| 39 | " Well , could you not find it in you to give her your blessings ? " |
| 40 | Your tutor may still call on you to give your own views . |
| 41 | It 's up to you to give him the visual reference material from which he can start planning his camera angles , his cast positionings , etc . ’ |
| 42 | Now I 'd like you to give me your opinions as to the whether is was preventable and whether it was blameworthy . |
| 43 | Now you 'll then have to look and see if they tell you to give it to the nearest metre or the nearest maybe the nearest maybe the nearest point one of a metre or three significant figures or three decimal places . |
| 44 | I do n't want you to give me your answers now , I am as it were giving you the opportunity now , over lunch , to consider this matter . |
| 45 | ‘ In fact , I had intended to persuade you to give up this present arrangement . ’ |
| 46 | ‘ It 's good of you to give up your time like this . ’ |
| 47 | ‘ So Magwitch asked you to give the boy two pounds ? |
| 48 | ‘ Well , I 'd like you to give me the answer to a question . ’ |
| 49 | ‘ Later on , I 'll ask you to give us some help . |
| 50 | Since general public speaking courses are not preparing you to give a particular speech , but to give speeches in general , the first task is simply to get you to stand up in a room full of people and ask you to speak about anything you like for three minutes . |
| 51 | JEWKES : I 'll leave you to give her a little wholesome advice while I step to give some orders about the family . |
| 52 | Just to t to come back to what prompted you to give us that interesting er little evaluation of the the differences that night and day work have men |
| 53 | Everyone can rely on you to give a hand . |
| 54 | I want you to give 'em a jab wi' your needle . " |
| 55 | Well good-bye , it 's been nice knowing you , I 've enjoyed running my hands up and down your spine , it was so nice of you to give me my faith back , we must keep in touch , I do hope you have a nice life , cheerio . |
| 56 | ‘ I 'm asking you to give me credit for knowing what I 'm doing , Josie . |
| 57 | The law does not allow you to give away substantial sums of money , for example to a relative or a charity , prior to coming into care in order to pay a lower charge for your accommodation . |
| 58 | " As you have doubtless guessed , Peter , there is actually another reason why I have asked you to give up your leave . |
| 59 | " I 'd like you to give me the wedding-dress you got from the children . " |
| 60 | I know you will he disappointed but I really would like you to give me a change . " |