Example sentences of "she [vb mod] give " in BNC.

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1 Carrie had n't wanted to show her , in case Hepzibah should feel she ought to give them parting presents as well , but now there was no help for it .
2 She looked back at the cupboard , wondering if she ought to give any other heart drugs .
3 Matron says she may give you a hand today — or , indeed , at any time when things are slack on the wards . ’
4 But Jane 's angry husband George said last night : ‘ She may give a laid back impression but she is remarkably alert .
5 Indeed , she may give to a litter of mixed paternity .
6 When you visit your doctor , he or she may give you an prescription .
7 If her aim is to control she may give up .
8 No , she may give me her money and my legitimate heir , and that is all .
9 She may give me six inches in my height , but what she tells me , goes . ’
10 It 's something she may give up or she may not .
11 He agreed to pay them but told Gina she must give some Italian lessons or something in future if she wanted to treat herself to things like that .
12 Joan too had heard the current gossip and had lain awake for much of the previous night , persuading herself it was a fabrication and that she must give no heed to wagging tongues .
13 They told her she must give up Christianity and deny , not only God and all the saints , but her father , her mother , and all her friends .
14 Already exhausted from her night 's activities , she was also acutely aware that she must give no sign of tiredness for fear of arousing suspicion .
15 As she talked Eva revealed it was not just that she was coming back to God , but that she had realised she must give her whole self to him for the ministry .
16 In his frustration and anger , he had told her that she must give herself as well before he would take them .
17 The shape of the budget line changes to 175 ; after point 7 the individual can consume more of good X , but to do so she must give up some quantity of good Y. In the example shown the new welfare maximum for the individual is on the corner point , 7 .
18 Similarly another teacher felt that she should give firm scolding to an extremely active young boy who continually left his place during story time .
19 He sang in the words of the aria that she should give him her hand and put his out to her , but she pretended not to understand .
20 She should give his hello to any of the boys who were still around and in the meantime could think of the home they were going to build in South Africa .
21 If it remains in the NHS she should give an assurance that the quality of service will be improved , presumably both by refurbishment of remaining facilities and by a relaunch of the NHS nursing home project .
22 Signora Puglia was consulted and she suggested that she should give me private lessons after school to bring me up to the standard of the others .
23 Now he was insisting that she should give him the dress she was wearing to pay off the debt .
24 All the same she did n't see why she should give in without a fight .
25 She does love her job , but the family are hoping that she might give up , at last — we 've had enough worry .
26 This made it all the harder for the mother to treat the ailing youngster and she might give up on the treatment for this reason .
27 ‘ I thought she might give us a mention but to get a personal donation like this is more than we could ever have hoped for . ’
28 She might give us lunch arid that 'll save him some money .
29 Her heart was so strongly on the side of his that she feared she might give way .
30 Only now , with the promise of the strength she might give him , could he afford the luxury of thinking so closely about himself ( you had to have armour in the city , you had to know where you stood ) .
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