Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] give " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Now let me have your own passports and anything that might give a clue to your true identities . ’ |
| 32 | If you expect to be arrested , you clear out everything that might give a clue or be used to incriminate you . |
| 33 | Satisfied that she was safely hidden from view , Benny began swiftly examining the drums for labels that might give her a clue as to what was in them . |
| 34 | " Somebody 's gone to a lot of trouble to remove anything that might give a clue to his identity , " Redpath said . |
| 35 | Well they had a particularly bad time many of them lost absolutely everything and now they 're protesting cos the Lloyds people are only coming up with a nine hundred million pound rescue package that might give them some of them back half of what they invested . |
| 36 | You can never entirely eliminate human error and oversight , but this gimmick of marking replies to searches , etc , minimises the possibility of your forgetting to pass on to your client vital information that might give time to consider whether or not to proceed with the purchase , such as the fact that redevelopment of the area within the next ten years is contemplated . |
| 37 | ‘ Do n't you know anything else about her that might give you a lead ? |
| 38 | One of the world 's hot spots that might give clues for the future . |
| 39 | Erm , would there be anything else on your tapes that might give the game away ? |
| 40 | ‘ What you need is a couple of babies , ’ she observed ‘ That 'll give you something to think about . ’ |
| 41 | But Brett here 's told you the only ones that 'll give any trouble will be the goons wearin' joggin' suits of black , grey or brown . |
| 42 | There 's not many men who are n't even relations that 'd give someone a record player for a wedding present . ’ |
| 43 | WHEN director Alan Rudolph cast cute couple Bruce Willis and Demi Moore in his suspense drama Mortal Thoughts , little did he know the pair would do over $200 million of business this summer ( with Die Hard 2 and Ghost ) , an unexpected boost that could give the arthouse auteur a much-needed hit |
| 44 | There is not the amount of direct questioning that could give an interview the air of a lawyer/witness relationship . |
| 45 | If we win against both Spain and Japan that could give us a shot against South Africa in the quarter-finals , which would be tremendous news for Scottish rugby back home ’ , said Rutherford . |
| 46 | For example , members might claim to be disadvantaged in an open hearing in putting forward a defence that could give rise to legal action for defamation or breach of confidence . |
| 47 | Largest aircraft to leave the Museum and the one that could give the most problems when it comes to moving it , is former Spanish Dornier Do 24 flying boat HD5-1 . |
| 48 | But questions will be asked about a defensive unit that could give away three goals . |
| 49 | Junior and Senior cataloguers participate in a profit-sharing scheme that could give a salary uplift of up to 12% . |
| 50 | After a careful examination of all these factors , the Layfield Committee concluded : ‘ a local income tax ( LIT ) on personal incomes , levied according to where people live , is the only serious candidate for a new source of local revenue that could give a substantial yield and at the same time maintain or enhance accountability ’ ( Layfield 1976 : 190 — 1 ) . |
| 51 | The danger of serious conflict occurring on the border was anticipated in a motion proposed by the United States and carried in the General Assembly in 1949 authorising UNCOK to observe developments on the border and to report back on clashes that could give rise to war . |
| 52 | ( i ) The main requirement of water for textiles is freedom from solid particles in suspension or from substances that could give rise to solids in processing . |
| 53 | The little terraced houses , with gardens front and back , that Loudon advocates have now doubtless been demolished as substandard , for each floor could measure as little as 12 feet by 12 feet ; but they were not only a great advance on the slum housing in industrial towns ; they provided interiors that could give the domestic virtues at least a chance of growth . |
| 54 | ‘ Was it possible , ’ I wondered , ‘ to find a drug that could give each side of my character its own separate face and body ? ’ |
| 55 | It is not hard to find suitable populations of bodies that could give rise to the observed range of crater sizes today — more on this in section 6.4 and in Chapter 8 . |
| 56 | Thank you for sending me further information on your ideas that could give Blaenau Ffestiniog 's market hall a new lease of life appropriate to the Twenty-First Century . |
| 57 | Just now he 's working on a deal that could give him a big say in the life of a lady who 'll ‘ definitely ’ be in the Top Ten within weeks . |
| 58 | C T that could give us C C T plus any other form of constant |
| 59 | On existing membership figures that would give constituency parties 26 per cent of the vote , and the unions 74 per cent . |
| 60 | He longed to do some real work that would give him some satisfaction at the end of a day , yet there seemed to be nothing for him to do . |