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 . |