Example sentences of "[vb mod] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Must give ye the question ! ’ he grinned sheepishly and staggered back a step . |
| 2 | ‘ She will , my dear , I promise , but you must give her a chance . |
| 3 | I felt that if , for perfect reasons of conscience , I could not fight for her , I must give her up for ever . |
| 4 | But seeing the pleading in her eyes and aware that she was on the very brink of womanhood , he knew that he must give her her head and allow her to marry if that was what she wanted . |
| 5 | Mother is ill and the doctor says we must give her these things at the end of the letter , but we have n't got enough money to get them . |
| 6 | So I must give her a ring this week actually . |
| 7 | Other people may keep talking at you as a means of reinforcing their relationship to you : ‘ I matter to you , so you must give me plenty of airtime . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You must give me the size , ’ said Myeloski . |
| 9 | ‘ You must give me your solemn assurance on three counts : that you will not seek to discover the identity of my client , that you will not ask for any further assistance if the venture should prove to be unsuccessful and finally that you will not discuss this matter with any other person ; this stipulation to include even members of your own family and your circle of personal friends and acquaintances . ’ |
| 10 | You must give me , sir , all my own way . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh God , Rory , I 've got to tell somebody , but you must promise ; you must give me your word you wo n't breathe a word to anybody else . |
| 12 | ‘ You must give me more information . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ You must give me the recipe . ’ |
| 14 | At length Raynor said , very softly , ‘ Before we go farther , you must give me your promise that whatever happens inside here , whatever is said , you will not leave my side . |
| 15 | ‘ You must give me your absolute fullest attention . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You must give me an answer or I shall have to leave the house . |
| 17 | That must give me till about lunch-time . |
| 18 | But you must give me leave to confide in the prince , and I make the same promise for him . |
| 19 | On our return to the schooner we found Mr. Gould no longer firm in his former determination to depart immediately , and on my telling him he must give me his hand in pledge that he would stay here and work longer if necessary , he , after a little hesitation , consented . |
| 20 | As far as I am aware , there was good feeling between the candidates during the election , and I was somewhat surprised to read in Susan Crosland 's splendid biography of her husband that Roy Hattersley had told him I was angry that he was standing , and that he must give me his support before the first ballot or I would have no interest in him . |
| 21 | When a weak-form word is given stress for the purpose of emphasis , e.g. : ‘ You must give me more money ’ |
| 22 | They too wish to display their dancers ' bodies at their fullest extension , therefore they must give them time , rhythm and space in which to move . |
| 23 | Before he can deal with them systematically he must give them some permanence of form . |
| 24 | We must give them whatever they want . ’ |
| 25 | It pointed out that a prisoner might die , before the information had been extracted , if the torture was too severe : ‘ One must give them pain to make them respond quickly , to make them afraid , not to kill them , but to bring them close to death . ’ |
| 26 | Their demands are simple : the adventurers must give them something to eat if they want to pass unmolested . |
| 27 | I was one of those asked to provide an opinion or two for the Murray investigations , and must give them credit for thoroughness of their enquiries and for most of the conclusions they reached . |
| 28 | " People are always telling other people to do that kind of thing , " said Clelia , " it must give them a vicarious thrill . |
| 29 | We must give them suitable materials to work with — suitable tools — brushes , paper , paints , etc . |
| 30 | And to stimulate their observation we must give them suitable subjects , within their personal experience — and we must see that they get the experience of looking and observing the visual world around them . |