Example sentences of "give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 61 | We group them into species merely as a convenience ; if we did not do so , we could not give them names : hence ‘ nominalism ’ . |
| 62 | The incoming government should give them their marching orders . |
| 63 | A win or draw for the Army will give them their 29th outright title while victory for the RAF will result in the 10th triple tie of the competition . |
| 64 | They might even give them a tip . |
| 65 | It also spoke , however , of ‘ due account of prevailing economic and social conditions ’ — a get-out clause that ministers said would give them free rein while saving the face of parliament . |
| 66 | In spite of these provisions , not infrequently Courts conveyed the view that the Act did not give them power to make orders with a condition of access . |
| 67 | Enid : I would just give them a big hug and tell them not to be silly . |
| 68 | However , an elderly man assured the expedition of the tribe 's ‘ warmest attachment and that they would always give them every assistance in their power ; that they were poor but their hearts were good ’ . |
| 69 | On 19 July Roberts and Cross wrote to Dr John Lawrence at SWWA suggesting that the public had been exposed to a more serious hazard than had been admitted : they were told that they could meet Lawrence but he would give them no information . |
| 70 | The government will give them free farming land and the country is extremely fertile . |
| 71 | The important point is that it should be used at a time when for some reason pressure is to be taken off members of the class — putting them in what is virtually a ‘ spectator ’ role can give them time to recover from what had perhaps been inadequate non-projected work . |
| 72 | We will give them that chance . |
| 73 | I 'll give them a torch . ’ |
| 74 | Here , where it cut the highway , the steep bank of the river would give them protection from the full force of the hurricane . |
| 75 | However deeply you care for your children , without knowledge of how they develop , how their experiences affect their personalities , you ca n't give them this … this birthright you talk about so glibly . |
| 76 | It can give them a chance — certainly often seized by widows in the past — to assert themselves with genuine dignity and authority in the public world . |
| 77 | You 'd just give them a real good biff . ’ |
| 78 | She would not give them the satisfaction of seeing her beg . |
| 79 | ‘ In reporting a problem to the highway authority , ’ the booklet advises , ‘ you should give them as much information as possible about what is wrong and where — give a grid reference if you can . ’ |
| 80 | If anyone telephones , do n't give them your number . |
| 81 | The neurosurgeon who had been in charge of Guy 's case in the hospital would give them no help or advice , and neither did the doctors . |
| 82 | I think I will give them a Brandenburg Concerto . ’ |
| 83 | During the strike , there were allegations that the police used binding-over orders in cases which they knew could never result in convictions but in which they wanted to avail themselves of the opportunity for the imposition of bail conditions which they knew such a charge would give them ( Christian , 1985 : 133 ) . |
| 84 | Before he can deal with them systematically he must give them some permanence of form . |
| 85 | If the cells have a ‘ clock ’ that stops when they leave the zone the time on the clock will give them their position along the axis . |
| 86 | I 'll give them nice dry sense of humour , he thought savagely as he came out on to his floor and lumbered towards room 4038 , I 'll give them nice dry sense of humour and then some . |
| 87 | I 'll give them nice dry sense of humour , he thought savagely as he came out on to his floor and lumbered towards room 4038 , I 'll give them nice dry sense of humour and then some . |
| 88 | I 'll give them the real Henry Farr , and he wo n't just be making witty little remarks about the London orbital motorway either . |
| 89 | Ordinary mortals , however , can visit the area overland by a two-mile circular walk from Bullpot Farm that will give them a hint — but not more than a hint — of the marvels beneath their feet and an appreciation of the bravery of the adventurers who dare to descend from the safety and assurance of daylight into a nether world of total and perpetual blackness . |
| 90 | But in the past there was certainly considerable diversity in secondary schools at least about what subjects were compulsory for all pupils , and how soon they might give them up . |