Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [modal v] give [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could put him into the scale alongside Joseph and Tarquin Poulteney-Crosse whom she believed culpable of murder , or she could give him the benefit of the doubt . |
| 2 | Crime Prevention Officer : at the local police station — he or she can give you the names of local locksmiths and security firms and will visit your home to assess your security needs . |
| 3 | The Mailing Preference Service ( MPS ) can ensure that you come off mailing lists , or it can give you the option of staying on chosen lists . |
| 4 | ‘ Or he 'll give us the slip . ’ |
| 5 | All of them would live more happily if they and the world remained in ignorance , and to try to achieve that I would give them the one gift I could . |
| 6 | I handed over my life 's savings and promised that I would give her the other nineteen and six before the year was up . |
| 7 | ‘ But you were right when you insisted that I must give myself the opportunity to learn my true feelings , although … ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , you were always a fool , Neil , always — a fool to think that I would be content to live on nothing with a younger son and a fool to reject me now that I can give you the life which you ought to be living . ’ |
| 9 | There was no way that she would give him the satisfaction of seeing her emerge later in the evening with puffy red eyes . |
| 10 | Now he was insisting that she should give him the dress she was wearing to pay off the debt . |
| 11 | His silence encouraged her to be even more frank , and , looking to where the moonlight caught the line of his strong jaw , she said , ‘ I know you appreciate the help I 've given by stepping in to take Stella 's place , and for that reason I doubt that you would give me the sack — or tell me to go . |
| 12 | However , I am doing as the Daily Mirror suggested , and am contacting you in the hope that you can give me the answer . |
| 13 | It 's not just the better the members that we 've got working in the Health Service , it 's about everybody in the room and everybody in the country who wants to use it and we 've got ta get it a bi a bit higher up on the agenda at this union and I hope Mick , that you can give us the confidence and give us the commitment , that that 's what we 're gon na get from this union . |
| 14 | I am sure that you will give him the same affirmation and support you gave to me when I arrived . |
| 15 | However , if you feel the buyer 's going to present a business problem we show them the buyer 's guide and a business card so you can give them the buyer 's guide , explain what it 's for and then give them your business card and then that buyer 's guide to look for business card . |
| 16 | Madam , I 'm gon na ask you to say in those circumstances that we should give him the maximum discharge . |
| 17 | We provide a platform for people to earn substantial money erm you know the only guarantee we give you is that we will give you the opportunity . |
| 18 | instead of saying , telling the er insurance people that they 'd give them the bills and they could pay them as they came in , he said they 'd got a lump sum . |
| 19 | ‘ … entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar , that he may give me the cave of Machpelah , which he owns ; it is at the end of his field . |
| 20 | Just le lea you 're leading them home so let them pick a bit of grass and then you go on into the yard and I 'll give them the breakfast , they have their breakfast and while they 're eating their breakfast you 're doing your horse and you get finished and then you go and have yours . |
| 21 | Maybe we 'll come across a friendly native with a forked stick going in the right direction and I 'll give him the big-screen smile and hand it over . |
| 22 | Now , come into the workshop and I 'll give you the boots I want delivered . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Pop over in an hour , ’ said Joe , ‘ and I 'll give you the wallet . |
| 24 | And I 'll give you the old name for it . |
| 25 | Yeah erm you give you give you give me the money now and I 'll give you the elephant later it 's just round the corner . |
| 26 | You get scratching those heads and I 'll give you the answer in three minutes from now . |
| 27 | Ask me again in a couple of months , Fran , and I 'll give you the answer then . ’ |
| 28 | Ages is n't it I thought I 'd tidy up in his desk and I was just going through the mound of papers , and I said here you are here 's your licence , finish it off , fill it in , and I 'll give you the cheque . |
| 29 | what did the Catholic policeman say , give me a boy until he 's seven and I 'll give you the man |
| 30 | He said I ca n't I 'm here on my own , he said get a cab and I 'll give you the money back , so anyway I rung Pauline 's husband up Steve and he said I 'll take you , I said to Steve I 've got ta get there for one o'clock cos I said I really do feel that if I do n't see him before he goes I ai n't gon na bloody see him , he was ever so good , he were here at twenty to one , got straight in the car put his foot down , went to the General and just as I got in the door Steve do n't worry about me parking , go , I 'll find you , just get in there , I ran through the bloody doors , ran up the stairs cos I knew |