Example sentences of "[subord] we give " in BNC.
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| 1 | A highlight was a party in the children 's hospital where we gave presents to all of the children , mums and staff as well as handing over medical supplies and a lap-top computer . |
| 2 | ‘ The public are quicker to shift opinion than we give them credit for . |
| 3 | Our feet and legs deserve greater attention than we give because of the abuse they tolerate every day . |
| 4 | He gives back a lot more than we give him . |
| 5 | We give more money to the Common Market budget than we give in aid to the third world . |
| 6 | She came out and said he was definitely still in one piece but probably had cramp or pins and needles so we gave him some painkiller . |
| 7 | ‘ We thought you 'd be having a job getting there so we gave you plenty of time . |
| 8 | By this time we were all soaked to the skin , so we gave up , knowing that she would go off somewhere and have a good sleep . |
| 9 | We were living here and there , and I was looking for investors , so we gave a care-of-Cook 's address . |
| 10 | ‘ Dominic had left his AA card at home — we had a bit of a row about that — so we gave up on the car and decided to go out for a meal . |
| 11 | We did n't want our poor prisoner to get wet , so we gave him a nice yellow raincoat , you see . |
| 12 | Room maids also suggested improving the honeymoon suite , so we gave them a project to look at suitable fabrics and rival hotel suites . |
| 13 | We canvass the widest number of manufacturers possible , and are always aware that many retail outlets can only afford to display a limited range to their customers , so we give contact address and phone numbers as a matter of course . |
| 14 | We 're on the same pitch then , so we give them a game and that would apply in the Premier League . ’ |
| 15 | Just as we give more weight to the views of an impartial judge , one who is not a party to the dispute in question , than to a partial one , so we give more weight to an impartial moral opinion , one expressed by a person who is not directly involved in the situation being assessed , than To an interested party . |
| 16 | However , standards do vary slightly , so we give the best rooms to early bookers . |
| 17 | The trouble about that is , it 's now enforced upon us and that 's official target , we have to set priority of fire certificates because we need the money , bluntly , otherwise we have to find it elsewhere , so we give them a priority that they would n't otherwise have . |
| 18 | ‘ We are non-denominational so we give services for everyone , Methodists , Church of England and Catholics alike . |
| 19 | Provided we give a narrow meaning to ‘ intention ’ the law may well for practical purposes come close to the proposition that it is tortious intentionally to cause damage by any unlawful act , but it has developed by way of distinct , nominate torts and it is necessary to retain that division for the purposes of exposition . |
| 20 | But Francis said : ‘ I know we 've got enough in the side to beat Arsenal provided we give one of our very good performances . |
| 21 | When the promised sprinters were not delivered on time , when the fares increased in proportion to the decline in reliability , when children are stranded because trains have broken down , when Conservative-controlled Suffolk county council subsidises the late night train , and when central Government grant for British Rail goes up , yet the service is still like a lottery , I despaired , I despair , and I will continue to despair until we give individuals , travellers , employees and taxpayers a real incentive to make it work — the freedom to succeed in the private sector . |
| 22 | I do n't think there is any question about that , and I feel like we gave him a good shot at staying alive . |
| 23 | If we give to personally known recipients , we experience gratification while they experience obligation . |
| 24 | I do n't think we will talk sensibly about a Decade of Evangelism if we give a cross theology second or third place in our preaching . |
| 25 | We believe that only the best is good enough for Britain , and that the best will only be accomplished if we give the British people the freedom and the opportunity they need to succeed . |
| 26 | It is possible to live with wild animals , if we give them a little space . |
| 27 | If we give a woman controlled quantities of a substance called human gonadotrophin , we can make her produce ova to order , as it were . |
| 28 | It is no use whatsoever introducing bait at irregular intervals , for the lesson we are trying to teach them will not sink in if we give them time to forget in between each baiting session . |
| 29 | We all like to award ourselves a little extra something if we give up smoking or lose half a stone , so why not allow the child who is doing something difficult an incentive ? |
| 30 | But if we give you information , how do we know you wo n't distort it ? ’ |