Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] can give [pers pn] " in BNC.

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31 ‘ The idea is we are going to try and do something with his hands to see if we can give him some form of grip . ’
32 ‘ Miss Hatherby says that she can write to the principal of her college when I 'm in the sixth form and see if they can give me a place , ’ Constance said casually when they were sitting on the lawn one afternoon .
33 If you are having a problem coping at home , you should first get in touch with your local social services department , or your family doctor , to see if they can give you some advice or support .
34 Okay just so I can assess whether I can give you reduced cost advice under the legal aid system , are you working at all at the moment ?
35 The first task with a coin , as with any other artefact , is to try to establish its date and attribute it to a place of manufacture and authority , since we must know where and when it was made before it can give us any information about the past .
36 Erm so I was there , at the odd occasions when I can give you a lift up but the they 'll be very odd .
37 I mean he does n't want for nothing , he gets as much as I can give him .
38 Follow me , for I can give you beauty and I can give you joy , and all the delights and all the pleasures of the world …
39 Perhaps you 'd like her to change places wi' me , so as you can give her a cuddle in the night ? ’
40 ‘ As long as you can give me a lift back here this afternoon , ’ I said , establishing some ground rules .
41 There is no point in library staff researching rose varieties for an enquirer , for example , when we can give them the address of the National Rose Society , which we know to be helpful .
42 We guarantee nothing — wild birds are free to go where they wish and , though we can give them the best possible conditions , we can never be certain that they will stand in front of a hide !
43 Now , I 've put this in a as youth , because I do think there are quite a , a large number of young people in this , and erm , as , as broadly across the spectrum er , as , as we can , as we can give it , erm they 're expecting to pay three hundred and ninety five pound of hire charges for the institute and on top of this it 's necessary to hire extra lighting , as the existing sy system is unsuitable for the theatrical use .
44 I 'm given as much independence as they can give me , so I do n't feel I 'm isolated .
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