Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb base] [adv] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You have to get yourself worked up a little bit , or you do n't give your best . ’ |
| 2 | You should be glad that I do n't give you false looks or smiles . |
| 3 | It certainly has no basis in the figures that I have just given him in answer to his question . |
| 4 | I 'm supposed to think that you 've just given me the OK . ’ |
| 5 | No my philosophy with customer relations has always been that you do n't give somebody a refund , you give them some tickets to fly again so it 's keeps them flying |
| 6 | Some of you may not know that you have recently given me two lovely present , the first , for my birthday , being a beautiful flower arrangement which gave me great pleasure , particularly as I live in the centre of London and my nearest ‘ garden ’ is Regent 's Park ! |
| 7 | ‘ I see a lot more than you 've ever given me credit for ! ’ he retorted curtly . |
| 8 | ‘ There 's always this fear she wo n't be able to cope , so you do n't give her the difficult jobs ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ So you do n't give us full marks , Mr Didier . ’ |
| 10 | The exception to this is the police , who have had by far the largest addition to that , they have n't lost money when they lost S S A , erm , we have been ge , extremely generous to them , far more than to any other committee this year , erm , and although we have n't given them money for , to pay awards because we do n't know exactly what it is . |
| 11 | I would agree with you that if the if we have gone along and said to people , well er yo , we 've got alternative accommodation for you and they have n't wanted to go then , well I 'm sure that we hope not to give them that er er , alternative accommodation er , and it 's not in our interest at all to er , keep er , places empty , and further more we have n't really got er enough er , alternative places to put er , these er tenants in so I 'm that it 's as the result of the sort of dwellings that er we 've er we now find ourselves with as a result of the er initial buildings in the first place . |
| 12 | We must also recognise that we have not given them the support and management guidance on practical recruitment that they , as volunteers , need . |
| 13 | They 'd also like comments from this Parish Council , and it was odd that they have n't given us a sketch to look at . |
| 14 | oh yes he said I 've worked it out those extra hours I 've paid you for them but I thought you actually worked for them for nothing and I 've just given you a bonus |
| 15 | And I do not give you permission to fling yourself at her feet , grab her hands and weep into her palms . |
| 16 | And I have already given you my opinion . |
| 17 | And Dr Neil , staring at her wine glass as though it were a bomb , said , ‘ Trust me McAllister ; alcohol will do you nothing but good after your adventures tonight — you will sleep well , and I have already given you my word that I will behave myself . ’ |
| 18 | I tell you this because I know that I can not expect trust if I do not give it . |
| 19 | I just think it 's wrong because every day a tiny bit the ground loo looks much much better than if I do n't give them for weeks an they do , well . |
| 20 | ‘ Tell me , my young friend , ’ he went on , ‘ those orders you have to shoot me — if I do n't give you the money you want — who gave you such orders ? ’ |
| 21 | But , but the other thing about giving them a standardised test at the re , when when they first arrived with us , is when you get the parent who comes and says well how they were level five in the primary school and you 've only given them level four ? |
| 22 | And you have n't given yourself a drink . |
| 23 | What if she do n't give me a loan of it , what if she tells me , you know , ‘ eff off , ’ or something , and by the time you come to the door , he 'll go like that , ‘ Just keep the lawnmower ’ , you know what I mean . |
| 24 | Oh yeah , if she do n't give you a cheque |
| 25 | Well Hayden says to me , if you go either give me a ring , he said , and I . |
| 26 | But I do mean it : if you do not give me my answer now , I shall have to go , for ever . ’ |
| 27 | • Nocturnal or crepuscular ( evening-time ) fish may miss out on the food if you do not give them their rations just before lights out . |
| 28 | If you do not give us this information , or you give false information , you may be subject to a penalty of £50 for the first offence and £200 for any subsequent offence . |
| 29 | If you do not give your consent , or your reasons , we will hear the complaint of this citizen without it . ’ |
| 30 | Because if you do n't give yourself time nobody else will . |