Example sentences of "[pron] or give " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would remind you that I am the captain of this ship and that at sea not even an admiral can take over from me or give orders which I consider to be to the detriment of this vessel . ’ |
| 2 | I think they , if they , I mean as long as they know we are going to tell them or give them something each month they ought , ought to begin to look out for it . |
| 3 | The spherical objects are very fragile and must be guided by Steg , to do this he must either nudge them or give them a quick blow ( erm … yes , fair enough — Ed ) . |
| 4 | Depending on how influential people were , Mickey either nodded at them or gave them a hearty greeting . |
| 5 | I think they either wanted to question you or give you a warning . |
| 6 | If you lost a leg they 'd stick a false one on you or give you a set of wheels . |
| 7 | Even when she was talking to you or giving you your change , you could feel her smile going somewhere over your shoulder as she took in the whole room behind you . |
| 8 | for whom that I had to decide whether I was going to marry him or give him up and decided I could n't give him up so I married him and was extremely happy and was shattered when he died and I , I , a , it went from you know I , I never real , thought I would be as happy , could be as happy as I was |
| 9 | If the plaintiff appears but fails to prove his case to the satisfaction of the court , the court may nonsuit him or give judgment for the defendant ( N 289 ) ( Ord 21 , r 2(1) ) . |
| 10 | ‘ Lisa was in constant agony , but I could n't even comfort her or give her a cuddle because of the plaster . ’ |
| 11 | She nearly always does go to bed with me , if I shout at her a lot or threaten her or give her enough money . |
| 12 | Erm , and now let's see I used to have a file on this , but I might have passed it or given all the stuff away |
| 13 | Luke Calder 's presence at the station was a fact of life , and she had to learn how to handle it or give up her job , and pride would never allow her to do that and let him know he had won . |
| 14 | post it or give it her . |
| 15 | ‘ I would n't demean myself or give your ego the satisfaction ! ’ |
| 16 | Sometimes our neighbours want the things we have , or have the things we want , so we both fight until they take ours or give us theirs . |
| 17 | Respondents are asked to tick those statements that apply to themselves or to give a mini-rating such as ‘ usually/sometimes/never ’ . |
| 18 | Sure , we 've got plenty on them , but as yet no conclusive proof and the three A's — Andropulos , Aristotle and Alexander — are a close-mouthed and secretive lot and we can be certain they wo n't talk to us or give anything away . |
| 19 | er , I 'd believe in theory we could because the lease provides us or gives us the opportunity to do so , but we would not go against the wishes of the residence |