Example sentences of "or [adv] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do occasionally get calls from people who 've dialled a number listed in one of the ads only to find that it 's wrong — an old lady in Dunfirmline insisting that she 's definitely not selling a Malmsteen Strat — or perhaps giving the ‘ unobtainable ’ tone on a number which does n't exist . |
| 2 | For those old people who want to continue living outside institutional life , it means in many cases living alone or away from their children and grandchildren , or perhaps giving up their own homes to live in ‘ sheltered accommodation ’ overseen by a warden and social workers . |
| 3 | But I think they 've more or less given up the ghost . |
| 4 | I 'm thinking actually of here in the university itself , we 've got three different groups in those areas that are now collaborating , and I think we 've got a good chance of _ especially in the area of schools curricula — but also in the area , I think , of helping business people , and I 'm thinking now of senior management , who might be your and my age , Brian , for whom computers did n't exist when we went through university or college , erm who 've probably more or less given up any hope of understanding it and understanding the computer boffins who have taken over — almost taken over the company at times , one suspects . |
| 5 | Within an hour hundreds of spadefoot males were bobbing like so many light balloons on the pool 's surface , each every second or less giving voice to a single loud ‘ Wah ! ’ . |
| 6 | So that , no matter what they do , they are more or less giving the same performance each time . |
| 7 | I more or less gave up cottaging for a while . |
| 8 | A science founds itself , Canguilhem suggests , on its method : ‘ When it became apparent that every science more or less gives itself its given , and thereby appropriates what is called its domain , the concept of a science began to place more emphasis on method than on object ’ ( 1980 : 38 ) . |
| 9 | Although it can not be entirely free of period distortions , it shows more modest fluctuations in fertility than the TFR and in particular gives an estimate of fertility of over 2 children for most of the time since 1972 , not the 1.8 or so given by the IFR . |
| 10 | views that hold a good life to be readily achievable only in certain well-defined types of social structure , or only in a society that works concertedly for the realization of certain higher human capacities and the suppression of baser ones , or only given certain types of economic relations among men . |
| 11 | TEST_MODE — is an input parameter specifying whether the procedure is to enter all eligible modules ( TEST_MODE = FALSE ) or only give a report of what modules could be entered ( TEST_MODE = TRUE ) . |
| 12 | The Chief Constable fussed around the Bishop , the press had been shut up , or anyway given a damn sight less than they would have been if it had n't been a priest 's body , or rather , head . |
| 13 | Was pocket money earned or just given ? |
| 14 | She could have passed by without rumbling the Josephites , or just given them a light pasting and taken their food and fuel . |
| 15 | All you need to do is pop in to your local Radio Rentals shop … or just give us a quick call . |
| 16 | They 'll be sitting there , probably in the lounge , wondering whether Father 's going to feed them anything or just give an impromptu lecture on cancer of the colon or tapeworms , when he 'll sidle up to somebody , look round to make sure everybody 's watching , then in a conspiratorial stage-whisper say : ‘ See that door over there ? |
| 17 | Mums who struggle for 12 hours or more to give birth look with envy on those lucky women who have short labours of two to three hours . |
| 18 | Presumably either a creditor or a debtor could commit the offence of ‘ Knowingly or recklessly giving false information to the Director ’ , which carried a penalty of £400 , two years in gaol , or both . |
| 19 | The cops believe they have both participated in an alleged crime and wish to get one or both to give evidence . |
| 20 | The position of each piece in space can be disturbed slightly or grossly to give , respectively , either positional tolerance checking or exploded views . |
| 21 | It would not matter whether the consent was expressly or impliedly given , i.e. there is no theft from a company when it has consented to the taking . |
| 22 | However , the Government do not appear to be currently giving any commitment to provide funds or even to give British Rail the necessary borrowing authority . |
| 23 | They would rather ring for a cab for you , or even give you a lift home , than have to deal with any attack that could be made on you on your lonely way home . |
| 24 | Bosses were warned yesterday that secretaries have the power to banish them to the back of aircraft or even give them a poor hire car . |
| 25 | Morally , end French believed have in view and tactics to achieve such end are to be condemned and US can not be party to return pre-war status or even give such appearance without risking destroying large amount confidence natives still have in US . |
| 26 | They would n't say anything , sign anything , or even give their addresses . |
| 27 | For five hours he did n't once open his mouth to offer advice or even give an opinion and , when he checked the takings at the end of the day , although we were two shillings and fivepence light from a usual Saturday , he still handed over the sixpenny piece he always gave me at the end of the week . |
| 28 | For very young children our Multivitamin Liquid can be mixed into milk or diluted fruit juice , or simply given on a spoon . |
| 29 | Experience tells us that many people who take up jogging , cycling , and other aerobic routines often sustain injuries , or simply give up after a short time . |
| 30 | Use a ridge-filler to even out nails , act as a base coat for polish or simply give nails a chic natural-looking gloss . |