Example sentences of "[subord] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To decide , for instance , who will do the caring and where gives everyone , including the older person , a chance to make their wishes known . |
| 2 | It is worth noting that Sir John Reresby appeared twice after his first entry , presumably as the owner of empty houses , and that women who were heads of households were often described as widows rather than given their Christian names . |
| 3 | Wise Speke analyst John Dean , says : ‘ Whessoe and Varec have been known to one another for some considerable time although given their emphasis on different geographical markets they have rarely found themselves in direct competition . ’ |
| 4 | She had felt she 'd die rather than give him the satisfaction , but now she 'd have to be clever , for by implication she had denigrated his power and his commitment to protect her . |
| 5 | In which case she might just as well be punctual for their mutually unwelcome assignation , rather than give him cause for further sarcasm at her expense ! |
| 6 | In cases involving more than one child , the circular advised that it might be better for the local Board of Guardians to test the widow 's need by offering to take the children into the workhouse rather than give her outdoor relief . |
| 7 | She felt a moment of sorrow for the Jan Mayen 's crew : Dutchmen who had brought their little ship to Portsmouth when Holland was overrun by the Nazi armies , choosing to leave their country and fight on with the British Navy rather than give their ship into enemy hands . |
| 8 | So , rather than give it all up and find another movie , they bought the licence to the film 's soundtrack ( a rather haunting piece by Vangelis ) which , surprise surprise , was called ‘ Blade Runner ’ ! |
| 9 | Nevertheless , there was a strong tendency in some constituencies for voters to " plump " for one candidate and waste their second vote , rather than give it to someone from the opposing party . |
| 10 | I can do nothing to help except give them good references and a few quid to tide them over . |
| 11 | I gathered , however , that they expected it to continue to get worse and that there was nothing they could do except give me vitamins . |
| 12 | Sheriff Higgings told Arthur that he could do nothing other than give him a custodial sentence . |
| 13 | We are planning to get another newsletter out before the next one to give you all the details but if you want to know how to label the stuff before than give me a ring |
| 14 | Feeling battered in mind and body by the time Laura announced that she felt able to take a break — and how about an early lunch ? — Anita could do no more than give her a dumb nod of agreement . |
| 15 | I can do no better than give it my full recommendation . |
| 16 | My father may leave everything to me , but I frankly would n't know what to do with it other than give it to Jamie . ’ |
| 17 | If that did n't work , it was more logical to let her express her anger in the safety of her mother 's arms than to give her an irrelevant bottle , dummy or biscuit . |
| 18 | Now , if for no other reason than to give me pleasure , will you please smile ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Adolph , I would like nothing better than to give you the chance to start your life again , but Colonel Goreng … he 's the cautious one . |
| 20 | members to members , and not perhaps for officers to interfere too much other than to give you background information , and it has been falling off , let me just say that . |
| 21 | It is only recently that I discovered that we are all born potentially good , demanding love and wanting nothing more than to give it in return . |
| 22 | The trick is to keep the line direct to the float , without disturbing the float more than to give it a slight lift . |
| 23 | Wandering in the road , although giving you good all-round vision , puts you at the mercy , even late at night , of the local juggernaut or aspiring Grand Prix racer . |
| 24 | They argue for the empowerment of subordinated groups , rather than giving them selective access to existing hierarchies ; for the ‘ democratization ’ of the curriculum by reorganizing knowledge to advantage the disadvantaged ; and for special teacher training for teachers to assist girls in resisting the sexist demands of their schools . |
| 25 | What other things , what other things other than giving them actually |
| 26 | Rather than giving her any other jobs . |
| 27 | I got pregnant because you spent all my life filling my head with romantic ideas rather than giving me any practical advice . |
| 28 | But Whitehall should contract out as much as possible of this research to industry itself rather than giving it to government establishments . |
| 29 | Giving credit for extended periods is always more risky than giving it for shorter periods . |
| 30 | Antenor de Santa Cruz , commander of the Amazon , spoke on behalf of the military when he pledged to fight any defence of the ‘ environment and minorities ’ and to ‘ occupy the [ Yanomami ] area , rather than giving it up . ’ |