Example sentences of "give [pron] " in BNC.

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31 That he won a points decision against the Californian Mark Wills at Wembley will give them some reassurance that the British heavyweight champion could give a reasonable account of himself against an opponent who will not crumple easily .
32 However , they do know that winning Group F might give them an easier game in the second round ( against the runners-up in Belgium 's group ) than they would earn by finishing second , when they would face the second-placed side in Argentina 's group .
33 However , they do know that winning Group F might give them an easier game in the second round ( against the runners-up in Belgium 's group ) than they would earn by finishing second , when they would face the second-placed side in Argentina 's group .
34 Waddle may give them this on the left , but it would surely have done no harm to start the match with Dorigo 's dash instead of the perennial , peripheral Pearce .
35 They have accepted a compromise deal which will give them a special allowance for working an extra hour in the morning and late at night under a new roster system .
36 They pass the ball sweetly , create space effortlessly , and in Alemao , Branco , Valdo , Dunga , Mozer and Jorginho possess players who should give them a formidable momentum next summer .
37 You could at least give them about £100 to pay for their expense .
38 If he can convince the 19m north-easterners that he and his recently formed New Aspiration Party will give them a better deal , and he manages to form an electoral pact with the honest and popular governor of Bangkok , he could be on the way to becoming Thailand 's next prime minister .
39 Excuses abound : world markets have collapsed , diet-conscious Europeans are eating less red meat , some people in Britain fear it will give them mad cow disease .
40 This could give them almost 16% of Fleet/Norstar .
41 Business fliers fly with the airline that will most quickly give them the necessary coupons to go to , say , Hawaii with the family .
42 Over other property of an infant , neither parents nor guardians have now — if they ever had — any effective powers , except such as a will or settlement or an order of the court may give them ; they can not , for instance , give a valid receipt for a legacy or money payable to the child .
43 Faced by the weakest bowling attack ever to leave Australia , the England batsmen had made hay , none more so than the captain , and some people felt that the confidence this built up would give them a lift in the Caribbean .
44 Parents know what their children are longing for and will give them what they want , even if every piggy bank in the house has to be broken open .
45 ( ‘ I 'd give them six months , survival when they leave here , ’ the doorman had told her . )
46 If he gave Lee the torch , he 'd let Jack and everyone else know where they were by mucking around with it , and if he did n't let him have it , he 'd most likely give them both away by having a scene .
47 They made an agreement that she would give them her left-over flowers for their shops .
48 Decide what you 'll give them . ’
49 He had these weights — dumbells like — and he said if anybody could lift them over their heads , he 'd give them a gold watch .
50 A teaspoon of domestic antiseptic , like Savlon , in their water will give them a much longer life .
51 At least it would give them some idea , at least they would now understand how things were .
52 Their reward must be such as may give them that rank in society which so important a trust requires .
53 This would give them the outline : the immortality of the soul , heaven and hell , the Trinity , the saving mission of Jesus Christ , his passion , resurrection , and ascension , his judgement of the world , the gospel .
54 Their natural curiosity and concretization of ideas will often give them a certainty of their own that makes much more sense .
55 Additionally , a lot of poor quality hay or grass will only give them a huge belly , and little flesh over the ribs and along the spine .
56 When the excitement is over , your jumper will be stomped to death in the dirt ; and the horses will all drift back to see what other amusements you can give them .
57 I kept starting new regimes , then finding I could n't give them up .
58 He would give them the note ; and then he would have a method of beating the rhythm for several bars and — and this was always remarkable — the choir would enter with a sound that had an unbelievable power and precision in the attack .
59 I remember getting off the plane and being asked by the press photographers if I would give them a salute .
60 All of them would live more happily if they and the world remained in ignorance , and to try to achieve that I would give them the one gift I could .
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