Example sentences of "could give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If only there were a little chocolate bar we could give her . |
| 2 | He would have liked to say I 'd rather you stayed , except that he had no real reason , or no reason he could give her easily . |
| 3 | ‘ Now you tell me , Father , what man in this parish could give her the comforts she 's used to ? |
| 4 | Who around here could give her the life and comfort she gets here ? |
| 5 | Peace of mind was all he could give her . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't think there 's any need for blood letting , but if she 's still not well tomorrow you could give her an infusion of mistletoe . |
| 7 | I could give her all the facts and figures . |
| 8 | Others were disturbingly abstract , and Hawk could give her no clue as to their exact meaning . |
| 9 | You could give her er erm er wr , give her the address of Friends of the Earth , London . |
| 10 | could give her a ring , find out what school she 's at and then |
| 11 | Now she could choose second-rate happiness , cosseted and protected by a man who could give her anything she wanted , except the marquis . |
| 12 | He lay in the bed , touching Emily with fingers too rough for her skin , wondering what he could give her that would even approach what he thought of her ; waiting to be gone to his own place . |
| 13 | It was ridiculous , for the flimsy garment could give her no protection , but nevertheless she felt very vulnerable without them . |
| 14 | Would n't she be far better off with Dunbar , who could give her everything she wanted ? |
| 15 | But not the depth of love he , Harry , could give her , he told himself , as he turned back towards Charles Street in the hope of finding Alice there . |
| 16 | Why , oh why , was n't it Harry who could offer her the life Pogo could give her ? |
| 17 | I do n't like to ask you but me mam asked you me to ask you if you could give her something for to give her some energy , she 's sleeping all the time now . |
| 18 | At first she had been shy and reluctant — until she discovered the power over him this could give her — that she could always command his interest and attention by resurrecting some memory long buried by forgetfulness and , sometimes , shame . |
| 19 | But , however much her body yearned for submission , to let her will melt away in the pleasure Luke 's expert hands could give her , still in the background of her mind was a sense of holding something back . |
| 20 | She felt too unwell to pursue the point any longer , and , besides , maybe the doctor could give her something for her migraine . |
| 21 | She 'd hoped the dress could give her some colour . |
| 22 | He pressed a kiss to her lips , his mouth warm and sweet and tender , and she responded eagerly , wanting the reassurance only he could give her . |
| 23 | His hands moved over her with knowledge now , stroking , caressing , bringing her within minutes to the point where she was clinging to him , wanting only the satisfaction he could give her . |
| 24 | If only he knew that no man could give her what he had — thirteen frantic days of excitement and sensuality that would be with her for the rest of her life . |
| 25 | Even now as she looked into those harsh , compelling features , she knew only a terrible longing to simply throw herself into his arms , to find the sanctuary and warmth only he could give her . |
| 26 | Well it could give her something to talk about but she 'll be more worried office experience and how old she is , and all this lot ! |
| 27 | At the start of my period of being harassed , I went down to my local law centre to see what help they could give me . |
| 28 | I wonder if you could give me any information on osteospermums . |
| 29 | ‘ I Spent yesterday at Eastleech , Highworth and Letchlade , searching for her , but none of her relatives could give me a clue . |
| 30 | I would be pleased if you could give me details of how to rewire it , or a drawing of the wiring setup . |