Example sentences of "[pron] give of " in BNC.
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| 1 | What measure might I give of Thy Name ? |
| 2 | You really are not so handsome as you promised to be ; and I have long wished , by conversation like this , to do away what mischief the flattering character I gave of you may expose you to . |
| 3 | I was the Christian , I gave of myself completely . |
| 4 | In some ways it is an improvement over yet older versions , sions , but I hope you realise that the information it encapsulates is much vaguer and less certain than the description I gave of what single cells can do . |
| 5 | I remembered that German lad at er sat at side and I gave of one my gun buttons and he gave me this postcard . |
| 6 | May we respect those who give of their time , their friendship and their talents rather than those who strive always to gain more for themselves Amen |
| 7 | I just want to let you know that chief among my criticisms of this report , it is is that it is a total insult to all of you , who give of your time freely to a unique cause to which we all belong . |
| 8 | And he answered : You give but little when you give of your possessions . |
| 9 | It is when you give of yourself that you truly give . |
| 10 | Tho' I highly respect Mrs. Leapor 's character from the account you give of it , yet as she was absolutely unknown to myself , and I am but little acquainted even with her writings , I am upon this account as well as many others , entirely unfit for such an undertaking as you propose . |
| 11 | But talent can be developed and trained and provide a sound basis for you to give of the best there is inside you . |
| 12 | Davis Cup nerves certainly got to them as they started their defence of a trophy they had only just won back for the first time since 1932 but full marks to the British challengers who gave of their best in terms of commitment and attitude . |
| 13 | Thanks were also extended to all the club members who gave of their time and hard graft to ensure that fun was had by all . |
| 14 | ‘ The image you give ’ , Fraser tells Ilse , meaning the image she gives of himself as a boy , ‘ is one of dependency , extreme docility . |
| 15 | This sudden chain smoking was the only sign she gave of emotion . |
| 16 | She wore glasses with brown-winged frames that suited her pointed face and enhanced the impression she gave of being about to become airborne . |
| 17 | No one would accuse the Americans of being frightened of the new , or the Indians of refusing to show emotion , or of inability to communicate , but all need to work in an environment which encourages them to give of their best , and encourages them to look outwards rather than inwards . |
| 18 | The picture we give of them is still that of Posidonius . |
| 19 | From our union we gave of ourselves in what way we could to those who sought or needed our support . |
| 20 | But what is most striking about both books is the sense they give of how desolate and enclosed an adolescence could be , at opposite ends of the society . |
| 21 | For George Eliot , the charm of similar objects inheres in the evidence they give of use : |
| 22 | But there is some instability in the accounts he gives of dark professions of faith , in his acerbities and fatalities . |
| 23 | The details he gives of contemporary medical practice are explicit . |
| 24 | The major example that he gives of informalisation is what he takes to be the decrease of social restraints , particularly in the middle classes , imposed upon sexual behaviour and other connected spheres of conduct . |
| 25 | He is famous for the balls-ups that seem to happen around him , and for the modest , humorous accounts he gives of them . |
| 26 | He simulates the picaresque ingenuousness of the alien , pretending to learn English from the children in order to gain their confidence , and gradually modifying the historical account he gives of himself to meet peoples ' changing conception of him . |
| 27 | Typical of his account is the picture he gives of the festival held at the great Sufi shrine of the Qadam Sharif , which sheltered the supposed Footprint of the Holy Prophet . |
| 28 | And so when he gives us faith , he gives of himself . |
| 29 | To all he gave of himself — warmly , considerately , and empathically . |
| 30 | Just as his theoretical awareness of the importance of sense-experience as a basis for science went along with an increasing interest in practical , experimental investigation of the world , so his theoretical advocacy of Epicurean atomism went along with his actual use of it in his own work ; for example , in an account he gave of various optical phenomena produced by the sun . |