Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] give [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do my bedroom out every day — sweep it and dust the furniture and I do something else every day , like I dust the tops of the cupboards or I give the wardrobe a polish . |
| 2 | If you only get vocabulary where you give the item in English there is a risk that you will miss common words where there is no equivalent in English . |
| 3 | ‘ How do you know what impression I have , and what makes you think that I give a damn what you and that boy get up to in your spare time ? ’ |
| 4 | The fish gives a little , so I give a little , which is a mistake , for the fish takes advantage of my generosity and dives again for whatever refuge it seeks under the raft . |
| 5 | She could not have borne it if he were suddenly to change his mind and demand that she give the whole thing up . |
| 6 | ‘ Do n't tell me that you give a damn , ’ she said , ‘ do n't tell me that I 've been anything to you but a brief interlude . ’ |
| 7 | The only conditions the Taxman lays down is that you give the same amount regularly for at least four years and that you are a UK taxpayer . |
| 8 | One way in which he does that he thinks is by plural voting , that you give the educated more than one vote , he says we have to make sure the educated do n't form their own class with their own class interests , but , but giving the educated a bigger say will lead us to make better decisions he thinks . |
| 9 | Erm the managing director in front of Mr erm said to me , It wo n't affect your wages but what we will ask is that you give the company car back until a period of time that your wife passes a test in which case it can be given to your wife as indeed managerial status Mr . |
| 10 | and so it 's very important that you give the bearing correctly . |
| 11 | It 's important that you give an accurate description of your occupation to your intermediary or insurer as this will affect your premium and the terms and conditions of your policy . |
| 12 | Once you give the matter some thought , you 'll see the fitness of it . |
| 13 | However , standards do vary slightly , so we give the best rooms to early bookers . |
| 14 | The main advantage of elicitation procedures is that they give a relatively high degree of control over areas of linguistic ability which are being assessed . |
| 15 | They move by suddenly flexing the hinder end of their body so that they give a little skipping jump . |
| 16 | Another more important criticism of Marx 's and Engels 's technological sequences comes from the fact that they give the impression that progression through these technological stages was an inevitable progression from lower to higher . |
| 17 | It is here that it seems to me that there are basic problems which are not thought through , and moreover that moves are made which are deceptive , in that they give the impression that a solution has been found where in fact the main issue has not been tackled . |
| 18 | Since only the United Nations can do the job of peacemaking , is the Minister concerned that just over half the value of the assessments on individual countries for last year has been paid , and will she therefore press other members of the international community to ensure that they give the United Nations the resources to do that necessary peacemaking and peacekeeping job ? |
| 19 | But it is in their generalized role as the preventers and headers-off of criminality that they give the greatest value to schools as well as to young people and their families . |
| 20 | Individual negotiations are inevitably led by the benefits that they give an individual . ’ |
| 21 | Some breeders fear that this method might not always be successful , so they give the process a little assistance . |
| 22 | 6 Individual voters are rational and informed ; they have an appreciation of their own best interests ; and so they give the parties programatic support and vote according to the parties ' past or prospective action in office in the light of their own knowledge and interests . |
| 23 | In other words , they demand that he give a lead ; meanwhile , however , countless obstacles are placed in his path to prevent him from actually exercising leadership . |
| 24 | The speed limit on our motorways was reduced the other day , and I give a cheer for that . |
| 25 | I assure the hon. Gentleman that my hon. Friend and I give the matter a high priority . |
| 26 | If I give a hitcher a lift I expect social interaction and ca n't abide the ones that use me like a bus service , mute to the point of rudeness . |
| 27 | If I give a commitment , I like to stick to it . |
| 28 | I made the same point in the previous chapter but it may help if I give a concrete example . |
| 29 | If I give no clues , they may never become aware of the power of specialising . |
| 30 | ‘ You are a gentleman , Signor , you will understand if I give no names . |